Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Hwang Woo-suk No Great Loss
The hopes of many quadriplegics (like me) and otherwise injured individuals have been dashed since Korean stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk, who claimed to be...
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...
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
In order to assist the 7,800 individuals who sustain a SCI each year, and the 400,000 persons living with spinal cord injuries, the National...
The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
In 1985, Barth A. Green, M.D. and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti helped found The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis after Nick’s...
Friends For Michael
The organization, which was originally founded to help Michael with immediate financial burdens, has turned into much more. We are now a non-profit 501(c)(3),...
VSEL Q & A
Question: What are stem cells?
Answer: Stem cells have the potential to develop into different cell types in the body. A repair system for the...
Rays Littlestar (from his book – The Little Star that Couldnt Twinkle.)
This is for my dad and a journal for me. On May 2, 2005 he suffered a C5 Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. I would...
U of L researchers find adult stem cells that could lead to cures, resolve...
University of Louisville researchers have coaxed stem cells from adult mice to change into brain, nerve, heart muscle and pancreatic cells - a discovery...
BOOK – Alternative Medicine and Spinal Cord Injury
Studies indicate that 40% of Americans use some form of alternative medicine; for individuals with long-term disabilities, learning about their options is even more...
Christopher Reeve Foundation
The Christopher Reeve Foundation is committed to finding treatments and cures for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders, and...
