Tag: Spinal Cord Injury

Stem-cell research: “It’s where most of my hope lies”

It's been nearly two years since David Busta held a book in his hands, combed his hair, pedaled a bike or took a step...

SINGING IN THE RAIN

Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and actor Billy Bob Thornton brave the elements for a worthy cause. "Only country music fans would do something like this!"...

disabled job despair

Getting a job if you're sick or disabled can be an uphill struggle. Less than 40 percent of all disabled people in the Netherlands...

Stem cell quest takes family to Bahamas

FENTON TWP. - Giving Karly Pollack a second chance at a normal life may come from an experimental stem cell transplant not performed in...

Straight talk on stem cells

Stem cells are in the news. I know that you are working on stem cell research. Tell us a little about your work. My research...

Yale researchers receive $4.5 million grant to study spinal cord repair

Yale researchers Stephen G Waxman, MD and Jeffery D Kocsis have received a $4.5 million grant from the Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Research and Development...

Eye for excellence

Decatur man 2nd in national archery contest A second-place finish in a national archery competition would be enough to make most people brag. But not for...

Robot aids the spinal-cord injured

Lokomat helps people with paralysed legs simulate walking movements In an attempt to get the brain to signal the body to walk again, doctors are...

Patients Speak Out on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, patients gathered for a press conference on Capitol Hill to echo the Congressional calls on President Bush...

Lawmakers in U.S. House Propose to Expand Stem-Cell Funding

June 23 (Bloomberg) -- A Republican and a Democrat in the U.S. House introduced a measure that would lift President George W. Bush's limits...