Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Research
No traffic fines for research
AB 1657, which would devote $1 from certain traffic tickets to fund spinal cord injury research, is well-meaning but misguided. If the state is...
$4 Million Gift Aids KU Medical Center’s Spinal Cord Injuries Repair Program
Each year, an estimated 15,000 Americans are diagnosed with spinal cord injuries. Of these, about 10,000 will be permanently paralyzed. Until recently, these individuals...
Axon Regrowth with UC San Diego Prof. Binhai Zheng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CNeV8kgFh8
UC San Diego Neurosciences Professor Binhai Zheng shares information about research on regeneration after spinal cord injury.
Israeli Research Gives Hope for Spinal Cord Injuries
What’s the most catastrophic illness that can befall us? To me it’s a spinal cord injury (SCI) that results in total paralysis.
During a recent...
University of Louisville researchers help paraplegic stand with breakthrough research
A team of scientists from the University of Louisville and two California universities have used electrical stimulation and rehabilitation to help a paraplegic man...
New Method May Quantify Response to Spinal Cord Injury
Inflammation after a spinal cord injury is nonresolving, and can be characterized by quantification of lymphocytes using resolution indexes (Ri) and resolution plateaus (Rp),...
Philanthropist Christine E. Lynn Donates $10 Million to Name the Christine E. Lynn Human...
Nick and Marc Buoniconti hosted a dinner tonight honoring philanthropist extraordinaire Christine E. Lynn’s $10 million donation to name the Christine E. Lynn Human...
Fish offer clues to spinal cord renewal
Spinal cord injuries are devastating, but fish may be the key to finding a cure.
Research shows adult fish that sustain a spinal cord injury...
Seeking Spinal Cord Injury Patients for Research Using Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Participants must be 18-64 years of age with no history of schizophrenia, or alcohol or drug abuse within the last year.
This study uses a...
Research shows regenerative benefit of MultiStem after spinal cord injury
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Athersys, Inc. announced a joint scientific study on spinal cord injury will be published today in...
