Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery

Active teen readjusts after paralyzing hunting accident

Thomas "Jay" Harn is just 16, but he's had a passion for hunting since he was barely kindergarten age. On Nov. 5, the Banks County...

The State of Stem Cells, 2006

Hwang Woo-suk's reputation, and the hopes of millions of disabled people, balanced precariously on the outcome of the investigation into his alleged cloning successes....

Poised for the next step

College student ready to undergo experimental stem cell transplant MISHAWAKA -- Joey McTigue relies on his muscular shoulders and arms to pull himself down the...

Advocates hold out hope for stem cells

NEW YORK -- Having spent 23 years in a wheelchair, Wall Street analyst Henry Stifel keeps a close eye on spinal cord research. And...

Girl’s family pursues treatments

DETROIT - Laura Jackson doesn't want to wait for a cure. Paralyzed in May 2003 while performing a backward flip in a cheerleading stunt, Laura,...

Erythropoietin Holds Promise In The Treatment Of Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a two-step process. The primary injury is mechanical, resulting from impact, compression or some other insult to the spinal...

Center for Spinal Cord Injury

As a leader in the treatment of spinal cord injury (sci recovery), RIM sees more SCI patients than any other program in Michigan....

Christopher Reeve Foundation Commemorates First Anniversary Of Christopher Reeve’s Passing

Foundation to “Go Forward”; Vows to honor legacy and fulfill vision of former Chairman SHORT HILLS, N.J. – October 10, 2005 – In commemoration of...

Stem cell hope for spinal injuries

(CNN) -- Scientists in the U.S. have successfully used neural stem cells to regenerate damaged spinal cord tissue in mice, raising hopes that the...

RUSSIAN STEM-CELL THERAPY

We are a part of a global community in which the devastation of spinal cord injury (SCI) bows to no flag, and solutions will...