Tag: Medical Research
Designers roll out their latest lines: Chic wheelchairs
If you can't stand up, stand out.
That has been Marilyn Hamilton's motto ever since she was paralyzed from the waist down in a hang-gliding...
Human Stem Cell Transplants Repair Rat Spinal Cords
Science Daily — Human nerve stem cells transplanted into rats' damaged spinal cords have survived, grown and in some cases connected with the rats'...
Local Surfing Community Supports UC San Diego’s Spinal Cord Regeneration Research
Newswise — With unsteady hands, San Diego resident and surfing enthusiast, Tony Mezzadri handed over an oversized check in the amount of $17,000 to...
GRAViTONUS Gaming System For Quadriplegics
Any person with physical disabilities is entitled to active interaction with all aspects of social life, independent personal life, self-determination, freedom of choice, as...
Stem-Cell Refugees
Yanks are flocking to China for therapy
August, 2002. Chuck Melton, a burly 24-year-old factory worker, is living a good life in southern Illinois. He...
Paralyzed Stanley teen vows to walk again
STANLEY -- Kayla Spano's bedroom mirrors that of most other teenage girls.
Keepsakes such as homecoming corsages and cheerleading memorabilia crowd the built-in shelves, and...
Robotic Exoskeleton Replaces Muscle Work
Science Daily — A robotic exoskeleton controlled by the wearer's own nervous system could help users regain limb function, which is encouraging news for...
Christopher Reeve Foundation Awards Over $700,000 in Quality of Life Grants
SHORT HILLS, N.J., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF) announced today that it has awarded $717,404 in Quality of Life grants...
Rolling with style
A group of specially designed wheelchairs built in Fresno rolled down a New York fashion runway during the city's renowned Fashion Week as part...
‘Exciting times’ for spinal cord research
Thank you Prime Minister Stephen Harper! Thank you Rick Hansen! Thank you Tony Clement and Steven Fletcher! Thank you, thank you and thank you....
