Tag: Mobility

Adult Stem Cell Research Benefits Spinal Cord Patients Like Christopher Reeve

Lisbon, Portugal (LifeNews.com) -- Before his death, Superman actor Christopher Reeve captured the hearts of millions with his deeply felt pitch for taxpayer funding...

The Advocate

Don Reed, a tireless proponent for stem cell research, is on a quest to see his son walk again IN AN AUDITORIUM at San Francisco's...

JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury, gait, stroke, power mobility, and more

JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury, gait, stroke, power mobility, and more Feasibility of Functional electrical stimulation for control of seated posture after spinal...

‘Lord of the Rings’ director makes donation to UCI stem cell research

Gift will support next generation of stem cell scientists Irvine, Calif., July 14, 2006, Peter Jackson, Academy Award-winning director of the “Lord of the Rings”...

Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury

Newswise — More than 250,000 people in the U.S. are suffering from long-term spinal cord injuries, with more than 11,000 new occurrences taking place...

Scientists bridge’ spinal injury nerve gap

Like linemen stringing an electric cable over a gorge, a research team co-directed by a Cleveland scientist has devised a way to coax nerve...

Barbara McKee: Walking can wait

To buoy up the spirits of the Disability community, scientists have dragged out the rats again. Researchers at Johns Hopkins released a report of 15...

Swiss make breakthrough in spinal research

Novartis has begun clinical trials on humans with acute spinal injuries after Swiss scientists successfully re-grew nerve fibres in monkeys' damaged spinal cords. It follows...

PIMCO Founder And Wife Donate $10 Million To Stem Cell Research At UCI

Sue J. Gross and William H. Gross have made a $10 million gift to UC Irvine to support stem cell research. Two million dollars...

Basile Reaches Further Ahead

It will be two years ago this August that Josh Basile’s life took an irreversible turn on the shores of Bethany Beach, Del....