Tag: Medical Research
Uric acid and spinal cord injury treatment
A novel approach from Rutgers holds potential for Central Nervous System damage
NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Uric acid is commonly associated with the excruciatingly painful...
Turning pain to gain
BARTLETT -- More than 18 years ago, 20-year-old Dale Spencer of Bartlett tripped and fell by a set of railroad tracks while taking a...
Risk vs. hope: Heading overseas for stem cells
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - David Aldrich, 49, was paralyzed in a boating accident more than four years ago, and had made his wishes known....
Despite his terrible injury, he still rides the wave of life
Among the many stories of human courage and achievement, Jesse Billauer's might be one of the most inspirational.
Born in California in 1979, Billauer...
Virtual-reality systems help with disability rehabilitation
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — On most days, a tumor on Zvulun Muola’s spinal cord keeps him confined to a wheelchair, but today he...
Surgery seen to aid bladder control
WASHINGTON - Needing a wheelchair isn't always the biggest complaint of people left paralyzed by spinal cord injury — it's also the loss of...
Stem cell research bill a go
TRENTON | After two years of political give and take, both houses of the Legislature passed a $270 million bond measure that advocates...
New stem cell technique — no embryos used
Only women could be treated with unfertilized egg method
Scientists have found a way to make stem cells from unfertilized eggs, suggesting a potential alternative...
Chrysler Group Makes Three-Part Holiday Donation
- Chrysler Group donates $50,000 to the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan to fund therapy programs to increase mobility - Chrysler Group also sponsors Michigan...
ThinkFirst speaker has firsthand story Crash victim shares his bad decision to drink and...
Cardington man hopes message helps others
CARDINGTON - Jeff Radel is reminded on a daily basis what drinking and driving did to his life.
The...
