Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Brain-computer interface begins new clinical trial for paralysis
BOSTON Scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have initiated the BrainGate2 pilot clinical trial to expand restorative neurotechnology research for some patients with...
Your Mother Always Said You’d Break Your Neck If You Did This
According to a recent study commissioned by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, there are over 200,000 people living with spinal cord injuries caused...
The smile his parents could not live without
The heart-breaking story behind the Beachy Head tragedy
With his sunny nature and joyful little face Sam Puttick would have made a heartbreaking poster boy,...
Chicago Based Reproductive Genetics Institute maintain world’s leading supply of Stem Cell Lines
(Chicago, IL) In an unimposing brick building located in the heart of Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, lives a repository of information that could lead...
Are disabled teachers getting a raw deal?
Riccardo Paffetti was left paralysed after a sledging accident but six months later he is teaching again. Other disabled teachers aren't so fortunate.
It is...
Suddenly disabled, D’Andrea invests his money in hope and ‘trust’
Stem cells, disabled access are paralyzed man’s focus
Dan D’Andrea is young enough and hopeful enough to believe that, yes, he might someday walk...
Quadriplegic triumphs over tragedy to help others
Paul Jacobson, 45, will receive the 2009 "Victories of Spirit" Award from the Sharp Healthcare Foundation on Friday, June 5.
“If you’re driving along the...
Fundraiser hopes to raise money for those with spinal-cord injuries
Hal Hargrove Jr. had a decision to make, one that would affect him and those around him for the rest of his life.
After a...
Event gets the wheels turning
Basketballs bounced, wheels turned and the whistle was blown for yesterday's official kickoff of Barrie's seventh annual Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion event.
The annual...
BBC journalist Frank Gardner on life in a wheelchair
Frank Gardner, the BBC journalist who has spinal-cord injuries after being shot in Saudia Arabia, swaps tales of life in a wheelchair with our...
