Tag: Quality Of Life

Acorda Therapeutics CEO Inducted into Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame

HAWTHORNE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.® (Nasdaq:ACOR) today announced that Ron Cohen, M.D., its President and CEO, has been inducted into the SCI Hall of...

Court to decide if stem cell surgery is covered

ADRIAN — A Manitou Beach man told a jury Tuesday about regaining some control over the lower part of his body after a stem...

Seahawks fullback Mack Strong ends career after neck injury

KIRKLAND, Wash. - Seattle Seahawks fullback Mack Strong has a spinal cord condition that is ending his career immediately - but not affecting his...

Transplants Using Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Restore Functions for Spinal Cord Injury Patients

PrimeCell Therapeutics Provides Research Support Preliminary Results Involving 38 Patients Presented at 2007 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PrimeCell(TM) Therapeutics LLC http://www.primegenbiotech.com/pg08/) today...

Everett’s mom worried but optimistic

At the bedside of paralyzed Bills player, sheembodies can-do spirit for the long road back She arrived at Millard Fillmore Hospital dressed in her Sunday...

Bills Everett Undergoes Surgery for Spinal Cord Injury

Reserve Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett suffered a horrible injury to start the second half of yesterday’s game against the Bills. And now,...

Mobility treatment

A team at University College London is developing a spinal canal implant that could improve the quality of life and life expectancy for people...

Paralysis victim ‘returned to life’

As he'd done so many times before, Jonah Shea tackled the chilly waters of Cape Cod Bay by running and diving in head first. The...

Arts Alliance America to release Reeve documentary

Portion of DVD revenue to be given to foundation Arts Alliance America in November will release Hope in Motion, a two-part documentary on Christopher...

Christopher Reeve Foundation Spinal Cord Injury Research Network Receives DoD Grant

Newswise — A multi-million dollar grant from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) will allow six hospital centers, including the Methodist Neurological Institute...