Tag: Paralysis
SCI Outcome: Environmental Factors Linked to Mortality
Just got the latest issue of Spinal Cord, the official journal of the International Spinal Cord Society. This publication is the mother ship for...
The paralysis buster: Jab and exercise combination could help sufferers regain the use of...
A jab that helps heal damaged spinal cords and eases paralysis is being developed by British scientists.
It is hoped that patients such as car...
Oldest Known Paralyzed Human Discovered
The remains of a man who could be the world's oldest known paralysis victim have been unearthed by Australian bio-archaeologists in northern Vietnam.
Found at...
‘You’ve got to keep going’
Jill Mason embodies challenges, successes of people living with spinal-cord injuries
One of the annoying things about life with two paralyzed legs is time, Jill...
Paralysis is a Catastrophic Injury
For an injury to be considered catastrophic, it must occur without any warning. It must also disrupt your life is some way, whether by...
Stem-Cell Breakthrough
It's a chilling thought. In the coming year, 130,000 people worldwide will suffer spinal-cord injuries—in a car crash, perhaps, or a fall. More than...
Spinal Cord Injury Research Focus of Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Grant
Support from the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation will allow a Medical College of Wisconsin faculty member to research whether neurally modified cells derived from...
Spinal Cord Injuries – Is there Hope?
Turning tragic events into opportunities for others
There are many flashing lights in our lives – when we see “green” we speed right on through...
How you can help our most severely wounded warriors
Today's Care. Tomorrow's Cure.
Half of what we do here is about the care! And as many of you know, care costs a lot.
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Paralyzed with 7-14 Days to Decide on a Test
In January 2009, Geron, a biotechnology company located in Menlo Park, California, got FDA clearance to inject spinal cells derived from human embryonic stem...
