Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: Nonprofit Organization

The roots of the Stem Cell Controversy

The argument surrounding the research is multi-faceted. Here's a look at the science, politics and campus reaction behind the debate. Although the ethical debate concerning...

Stops Pulled on Nerve Regeneration

By Gabe Romain, Betterhumans Staff "Stepping on the gas" could lead to better spinal cord treatments A two-pronged strategy of enhancing growth and halting growth inhibitors...

JUST LIKE FLOATING IN SPACE

Wheelchair users dive at Monterey aquarium It was 5:15 p.m. and Steve Lyon was preparing to get vertical for the first time in two weeks. Zipped...

Current Understanding

To understand how treatment for spinal cord injury can be improved, it is important to understand the normal spinal cord and its functions, how...

Shepherd Center plans $48 million expansion

Shepherd Center, an Atlanta hospital specializing in care for patients with catastrophic injuries and illnesses, plans a $48 million expansion that will nearly double...

American Soldiers Reunite with Iraqi Child

Andrews Air Force Base Saturday evening, February 28, 2004 Washington, DC – Two American soldiers who recently returned to the United States after completing their...

The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA)

NWBA MISSION STATEMENT A Winning Strategy The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is the nation's oldest and largest Disability sport organization. Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado,...

Veterans Groups Express Need for Mandatory Funding of VA Health Care

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As veterans across the country continue to face health care rationing and longer waiting times due to inadequate...

Key advance reported in regenerating nerve fibers

Two-pronged approach synergizes growth Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School have advanced a decades-old quest to get injured nerves to regenerate. By...

BOEC lands “Quality of Life’ grant

BRECKENRIDGE - The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) has awarded the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) a $10,000 Quality of Life Grant as part...