Tag: Nonprofit Organization

Some Right-to-Life groups support stem-cell bill

Conservative and right-to-life groups contacted Wednesday embrace the advancement of a bill in the state House to establish a public bank of umbilical cord...

Handgun surcharge urged for research

Paralyzed patients, advocates make plea MacArthur Williams was shot in Roxbury as he changed a tire on his Hyundai so he could go to work...

The Teddy Pendergrass Alliance Star-Studded Gala

Philadelphia, PA -- After a near fatal car accident changed his life dramatically nearly 25 years ago, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, is using his voice...

Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

Ourmission is to unite and empower those physically disabled by paralysis,their families, and their supporters.  We commit our skills toprovide resources, tools, information and...

Volunteer Finds Her Role in Helping

“People have helped me my entire life; I'm tired of that. I want to help people,” 25-year-old Zan Peavy insisted. On her first disaster...

Christopher Reeve Foundation Unveils New Name Honoring Dana Reeve’s Legacy On First Anniversary of...

Organization to be known as Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation reflecting partnership, courage and compassion of the Reeves SHORT HILLS, N.J., March 1 /PRNewswire/ --...

Fast and slow – How the spinal cord controls the speed of movement

Cornell research may have implications for treating human ITHACA, N.Y. -- Using a state-of-the-art technique to map neurons in the spinal cord of a larval...

Cord blood promises life

A state Senate bill calls for a program to educate expecting parents on the benefits of donating umbilical cord blood to stem cell research. MORE...

Stem cell agency awards millions

20 state universities, labs – including UC Irvine – share nearly $45 million. BURLINGAME -- California's stem cell agency on Friday doled out nearly $45...

Skiing for all

WILLISTON -- It has been about a year since a spinal cord injury resulting from a snowboarding accident left Eric Rose in a wheelchair....