Tag: Paralysis
Spine therapy works on dogs, may help humans
By Lee Bowman, Scripps Howard News Service
Researchers have successfully tested injections of a liquid polymer to heal spinal injuries in dogs in an experiment...
Study on dogs yields hope in human paralysis treatment
Researchers have successfully tested injections of a liquid polymer to heal spinal injuries in dogs in an experiment that also offers hope for preventing...
Paralyzed in Florida, man moving to Utah in hopes of walking again
BY TAL ABBADY - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - (KRT) - He once was a swimmer and scuba diver whose idea of a...
Lucky dogs help spinal cord injury research
Injured animals received a polymer that lets nerve cells repair selves in Purdue/Texas study.
Madeline and Fred Pernell will never know exactly what happened with...
Preventing Permanent Spinal Cord Injury
Injections of a man-made liquid may some day help treat spinal cord injuries and prevent permanent paralysis, according to an animal study.
One day, ambulances...
Stem cell from umbilical cord blood used to treat paralysis
By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
SEOUL -- South Korean researchers say they've used stem cell therapy to enable a paralyzed patient to walk after she was...
Give A Cheer! Cheerleader Regains Ability To Walk
Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury Is 6 To 12 Percent
A young New Jersey woman paralyzed in a cheerleading accident fought to get back on...
Family pins hope on research
4-year-old injured in 2003 accident making progress
By Lisa Scheller, News Editor
He careens through his house in his wheelchair, zipping from one room to another...
A bike for the paralysed
By Jane Elliott - BBC News Health Reporter
People paralysed by spinal cord injuries could soon be able to go out cycling.
Scientists say the tricycle,...
Fundraiser set for quadriplegic mom
A family still recovering from a ghastly car accident last year will hold a benefit Thursday to raise money for specialized surgery for the...
