Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Purdue licenses paralysis treatment to Indiana-based Andara Life Science
Purdue Research Foundation has signed a license agreement with Andara Life Science Inc. The agreement grants the company exclusive commercial rights to a platform...
Dr. Vidya Jayawardena gets Earnest Bors Award
Vidya Jayawardena, MD, SGU '93, received the Ernest Bors Award for Scientific Development for her work on Bacteriuria in Neurogenic Bladder and its significance...
Volunteers help improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, April 17-23, Canada’s Man In Motion, Rick Hansen, extends his gratitude to the volunteers of Belleville who make...
American Football most likely to cause neck injury
According to new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, (American) football beats hockey and soccer for the dubious distinction of the...
New Shriners hospital to be built in St. Louis
The Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children recently announced that it has approved the construction of a new hospital to replace the...
Facts about spinal injuries can reduce first aid fear
Before doing so, immobilize the head as much as possible using rolled up shirts, blankets or towels and check for neck and back injuries....
Company gets rights to paralysis treatment
By Max Showalter, Journal and Courier
A life sciences company formed just four months ago in the Purdue Research Park has been given the green...
New Business Holds Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
(Indianapolis) – A new business venture was announced Thursday which could revolutionize treatment for people with paralyzing spinal cord injuries. The news is another...
Arena player dies from game injury
An Arena Football League lineman died yesterday after suffering an apparent spinal cord injury in a game against the Dragons in Los Angeles.
Al Lucas,...
UCI Skips HQ for Stem Cell Work
By Rick Reiff - Orange County Business Journal Staff
Ten areas are bidding to become the headquarters for the California Institute of Regenera-tive Medicine, the...
