Tag: Paralysis
Inside Out | Grateful for an infection? In a way, yes
I knew there was no cure for my paralysis. Nor was there any hope for my baldness. But this was an infectious-disease doctor on...
New Research On Spinal Cord Injury Funded By Speeding Fines
More than a dozen Rochester scientists seeking ways to reverse or lessen the effects of paralysis and other effects of spinal cord injury will...
Slippery-slope concerns are valid
JUST when you think the debate over embryonic stem cells can't get any more degraded, an outfit called the Campaign to Defend the Constitution...
Everyone is a Player
The paralyzed patients at Rehab Hospital are taught how to relearn their skills and sports
DAWNA ZANE has won the marathon in Honolulu, paddled in...
Paralysis risk too great for Caracella
COLLINGWOOD footballer Blake Caracella announced his retirement from AFL yesterday after learning he risked possible paralysis if he played again.
Caracella was involved in an...
Independence Now receives Quality of Life grant from the Christopher Reeve Foundation
Independence Now, an organization that assists people with disabilities to live more independent lives, has been awarded a Quality of Life grant in the...
New Israeli patent gets a leg up
For many stroke victims, one of the most debilitating results of their condition is the paralysis of a limb.
For the thousands of Americans who...
Thank You from The Christopher Reeve Action Network
First of all, thank you for your tireless dedication. Without your help, the historic passage of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R. 810)...
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...
Local Scientists Have High Hopes For Stem Cell Use
Scientists believe harnessing stem cells could be the Holy Grail in finding cures for hundreds of diseases.
In San Diego, scientists from four of the...
