Tag: Medical Research

Christopher Reeve Foundation Announces the Launch of SupermanTag.org

Tags Favored by Hollywood Trendsetters Now Available on Official Website SHORT HILLS, N.J., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF) today announced the...

A SUPERMAN TO YOU, A SON TO HER

Years ago, when Barbara L. Johnson talked to friends about her son Christopher Reeve and his plans to pursue an acting career, her response...

Remaking the connection

After suffering a spinal cord injury that paralyzed him from the chest down, 13-year-old Matthew Sanford coped by distancing himself from his body. During painful...

Disability doesn’t keep this sailor ashore

Any sailor will tell you that being out on the water can be an escape from your problems ashore. For Curt Leatherbee, sailing is especially...

Stem Cells Help Repair Paralysis in Mice; A Recipe for Humans?

(Bloomberg) -- Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to restore function in the legs of paralyzed mice, raising hopes they may some day...

Beijing “Miracle” Cures with Cells from Abortion are Bogus say US Researchers

LOS ANGELES, June 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An independent study has disproved the claims of “miracle” cures made by a Beijing doctor, Hongyun Huang,...

Helping The Paralyzed Walk

New Research Is Offering Hope One doctor is taking a pro-active approach to muscle stimulation in patients who have damaged nerves. This remarkable treatment is...

Wheels in motion for new park

After an early-morning downpour, it looked as though the 300 participants in Sunday's 4th annual Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion race might have to...

Backers to push stem cell issue across country

Chris Bell, a Democrat running a longshot campaign for governor of Texas, asserted divine support for turning stem cell research into a major wedge...

Paralyzed hockey player speaks at Chamber meeting

LEOMINSTER -- The roar of the crowd, his coach's tap on the shoulder, the face-off right beforehand. Travis Roy, a former Boston University hockey player,...