Tag: Paralysis
New spinal cord injury therapy developed
NEW YORK, July 25 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists have developed a new spinal cord therapy that helps the body permanently recover from...
Paralysis Victim Uses Record Jury Award to Give Back
Family of Man Confined to a Wheelchair and Attorneys Donate $1 Million to The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A man left forever...
Radiation therapy combined with microsurgery shows promise for curing injured spinal cord
Research on rats with crushed spinal cords, similar to human injury, reveals that treatment soon after injury combining radiation therapy to destroy harmful cells...
Insurer ordered to pay after herpes leaves man paralyzed
An insurance company has been ordered to compensate a Lower Mainland man after a sexually transmitted disease left him a Paraplegic.
Randolph Charles Gibbens lost...
Local woman’s death points to trampoline risks
Last week's death of a Loveland woman while she jumped on a trampoline with her children was rare, but injuries on the device are...
What are the effects of SCI?
The effects of SCI depend on the type of injury and the level of the injury. SCI can be divided into two types...
First steps on a long road
One evening this March, at a military hospital in northeast China, Paraplegic Jason McCue moved his legs.
It happened when the 31-year-old Calgarian was watching...
Blood clotting protein may inhibit spinal cord regeneration
Fibrinogen, a blood-clotting protein found in circulating blood, has been found to inhibit the growth of Central Nervous System neuronal cells, a process that...
Trials on spine injuries
VICTORIANS with severe spinal cord injuries may become part of an international clinical trials to confirm embryonic stem cells can help them walk again.
Leading...
The Daniel Heumann Fund for Spinal Cord Research Joins the Christopher and Dana Reeve...
Heumann Appointed Member of Foundation Leadership Board
SHORT HILLS, N.J., /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF) today announced that Daniel Heumann and...
