Tag: Medical Research
Stem-Cell Tech Improves Spinal-Cord Injury
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- A new stem-cell technology has allowed rats with spinal-cord injuries to walk again within two weeks, an advance...
Bladder Management, Age Tied To Urinary Stones In Men With Spinal Injury
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A variety of factors, including age at injury and type of bladder drainage, appear to influence the risk of...
Paralysis Cure Worth Waiting For
Every time I turn around I seem to read about some paralyzed person who's traveled to a far-flung country for a miracle treatment not...
stepnow.org
The purpose of the site is to explore and develop global plans to aid in the fight for a cure for paralysis. This is...
Spinal Cord Cures in China
China could provide a new network to safely test therapies for paralyzed patients.
A growing number of patients are heading to China for experimental therapies,...
Stem cell implant is outside mainstream
SOUTH BEND -- In his quest to help victims of spinal cord injury, Dr. Steven Hinderer admits he's ventured outside the comfort zone of...
UI Research Aims To Help Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Richard Shields, Ph.D., University of Iowa professor in the Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, can foresee a time when it might...
Spinal cord injury treatments studied
IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 5 (UPI) -- University of Iowa scientists say early intervention and electrical stimulation can reduce Osteoporosis and Atrophy caused by...
Spinal Cord Injury Research Advocate at Keene State College
KEENE, N.H. 4/3/06 - On Wednesday, April 12, Travis Roy, the author of Eleven Seconds: A Story of Tragedy, Courage, and Triumph, will...
Brain Cells From Adults Repair Spinal Cord Injury in Mice
Scientists from Canada have found that spinal cord paralysis in rats can be eased / repaired by transplanting brain cells taken from the adult...
