Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Preventing Permanent Spinal Cord Injury
Injections of a man-made liquid may some day help treat spinal cord injuries and prevent permanent paralysis, according to an animal study.
One day, ambulances...
Replicating an Eel’s Nerve Circuitry May Aid Paralyzed People
Source: Johns Hopkins University
In a collaboration blending biology and robotics, researchers are unraveling the circuitry in an eel’s spinal cord to help develop a...
Paralyzed man is recipient of holiday spirit
Strangers, friends and family are remodeling Jesse Freeby's house to make it wheelchair accessible
DENNIS McCARTHY
MILWAUKIE -- Jesse Freeby never realized how many friends he...
Stem cell basics, minus opinions
There are few controversies that polarize individuals as does the one surrounding stem cell research. I will attempt to take a very difficult subject...
Wireless reconnects spinal patients
By Jon Fortt - KNIGHT RIDDER
Stephen Suer has a passion for books, scuba diving and road bikes: He's not your typical banker.
But his life...
California’s New Stem-Cell Initiative Is Already Raising Concerns
By JOHN M. BRODER - New York Times
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 - As California moves to begin a lushly financed program of embryonic stem...
Stem cell from umbilical cord blood used to treat paralysis
By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
SEOUL -- South Korean researchers say they've used stem cell therapy to enable a paralyzed patient to walk after she was...
Most spinal-cord injury patients suffer ‘abnormal’ pain: poll
Three-quarters of paralyzed spinal-cord injury patients suffer from persistent abnormal pain, according to a study released Friday.
A group of spinal cord injury patients and...
Stem cell therapy helps patient walk again, South Korea
A team of Korean researchers claimed Thursday they had performed a miracle by enabling a patient, who could not even stand up for the...
Give A Cheer! Cheerleader Regains Ability To Walk
Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury Is 6 To 12 Percent
A young New Jersey woman paralyzed in a cheerleading accident fought to get back on...
