Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Dole recounts war experiences, recovery in new book
TOPEKA, Kan. - He lay in the dirt on Hill 913 for hours, drifting in and out of consciousness, unable to move or feel...
Expression profile of EphA receptors after spinal cord injury in adult rats
Researchers are looking at molecular activities that occur early in development that "come back" after trauma, such as a spinal cord Lesion.
They observed such...
New Avenues of Research Open for Treating Spinal Cord Injuries
Concerted National Effort Needed To Develop New Therapies
Washington, D.C. - infoZine - Recent discoveries about the Central Nervous System's capacity for Regeneration and repair...
Scientist envisions electronic solution to damaged nervous systems
ST. PETERSBURG - Sam Schmidt was a rising star in the Indy Racing League in the late 1990s. He was a fun guy who...
Blue bracelets – a step toward a cure?
For Chaz Southard, hope exists in the form of a blue plastic bracelet.
"People naturally ask why you're wearing the bracelet and what it's for,"...
Recovery process slow, continuing for Ringling football coach
An old adage says, "Time heals all wounds." While the axiom may have a more emotional meaning, for Ringling football coach Rick Gandy, it's...
Back on His Feet
MIRACLE man John Burgess is back on his feet and defying doctors' diagnosis just six months after being told he might never walk again.
Doctors...
Whatever it takes
She's strapped into what looks like an adult version of a baby walker. Amy Foels doesn't care. "Whatever it takes," she says. She's a...
Wrestling Coach Temporarily Paralyzed By Injury
Coach Considers Himself 'Blessed,' Not Lucky
BALTIMORE -- A high school wrestling coach who was 15 minutes away from being paralyzed says he's blessed.
On Nov....
A Stem Cell Christmas Miracle?
A report earlier this week that South Korean researchers have used stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood to help a woman with a...
