Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Research
Rick Hansen and Dr. Charles Tator discuss spinal cord injury in Canada
TORONTO, May 10 /CNW/ - On May 11th celebrated athlete and Order of Canada recipient, Rick Hansen, will deliver the inaugural ThinkFirst Canada lectureship...
Prevent Spinal Cord Injury At All Ages
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Augusta, GA —Someone in the U.S. sustains a life-changing spinal cord injury every hour, but prevention takes only a second.
Spinal cord injuries...
Battling paralysis
Americans' love affair with automobiles has come with a cost higher than the price of the cars. Although stroke is the leading cause of...
Injury led to Kentucky research fund
A tragic car accident helped turn Kentucky into a national hub for spinal cord research.
In 1993, state Sen. Tim Shaughnessy's niece, Maggie Brooks, was...
University of Louisville, Kentucky centers develop treatments, create hope for spinal cord injuries
A bullet remains lodged in Michelle Alexander's spinal cord nearly six years after her husband shot her four times — instantly paralyzing her —...
California funds UCI basic research on stem cells
Marian Waterman, Aileen Anderson awarded $2.6 million in CIRM grants
Irvine, Calif., April 29, 2010 — Two UC Irvine scientists will receive grants totaling more...
Simvastatin protects bladder and renal functions following spinal cord injury in rats
Urinary bladder and renal dysfunction are secondary events associated with spinal cord injury (SCI) in humans. These secondary events not only compromise quality of...
Chitosan Offers Hope For Spinal Injury Patients
Richard Borgens and his colleagues from the Center for Paralysis Research at the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine have a strong record of inventing...
Stem Cell Treatments Might Soon Cure Paralysis
Hans Keirstead, a researcher at University of California, Irvine, is set to begin a small human trial of his embryonic stem cell treatment on...
Canadian Provinces Pledge Millions for Spinal Cord Injury Research
On the final day of the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Premier Gordon Cambell told the press that BC would give $25...
