Tag: Medical Research
Through new therapy, some partially paralyzed patients approach walking
DALLAS — It takes a body harness, a sophisticated exoskeleton and a quarter-million-dollar treadmill, but Albert Pruitt walks.
Pruitt, who has been partially paralyzed since...
Hoping to walk again
WILLIAMSPORT -- Robin Larson had just turned 20 when he and his buddies decided to play water tag in a pond. He dived in,...
Key lawmakers oppose easing stem-cell rules
A car wreck more than 20 years ago left Danny Heumann paralyzed from the chest down.
The Ann Arbor man now runs an organization that...
Christopher Reeve Foundation Opposes Administration’s Research Budget
SHORT HILLS, N.J., PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF), a national, non-profit organization dedicated to funding research for cures and treatments for spinal...
Paralyzed football player making strides
Nat Little gently wraps his arms around Tamela Johnston and squeezes with all the strength he can muster.
"Good," the personal trainer tells him. "It's...
New hope for spinal cord injury patients
ISLAMABAD: Tiny nerves taken from the rib cage, fortified with a powerful growth inducer and transplanted in the spinal cord significantly reversed paralysis in...
Game control gives disabled chance to play
Nintendo has been in the technology spotlight since announcing plans for a video-game controller that can be used with only one hand.
But a disabled...
Bringing The Promise Of Stem Cell Research A Step Closer To Reality
Treena Arinzeh, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) who is one of the USA's leading stem cell...
‘Hwang myth’ spurs dubious stem cell tests
Rush to develop therapies leaves 12 dead, 80% in worse condition
KOREA - Hwang Mi-sun, 39, was once hailed as proof that miracle cures can...
Lawsuit raises liability issues
Officials, coaches still support sport
When a former high school gymnast in Sioux Falls filed a negligence lawsuit against her coaches, her school and a...
