Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Research
New Rehabilitation Research Demonstrates Functional Improvements in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Newswise — STONY BROOK, N.Y., October 8, 2012 – A series of rehabilitation studies published in the September 2012 issue of the Archives of...
Canadian stem cell trials impeded by federal regulations, doctors say
When a Swiss-based researcher announced this month he had achieved some improvement in profoundly paralyzed spinal-cord-injury patients with an injection of stem cells, he...
Governor Brown Vetoes Paralysis Cure Research Bill
The Governor of California has just dealt a devastating blow to paralysis cure research.
Yesterday afternoon, driving home after a trip to Sacramento to talk...
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...
