Tag: Spinal Cord
Stem-Cell Breakthrough
It's a chilling thought. In the coming year, 130,000 people worldwide will suffer spinal-cord injuries—in a car crash, perhaps, or a fall. More than...
RHI Researchers Awarded $240,000 from Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Board
RHI RESEARCHERS AWARDED $240,000 FROM INDIANA SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN INJURY RESEARCH BOARD
(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana announced today that two of...
Walk On Final
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-yLrpeS4wQ
"Walk On SCI Recovery Project" is an initiative of SCI Australia to bring the world leading Project Walk Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Program to...
Spinal Cord Injury Research Focus of Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Grant
Support from the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation will allow a Medical College of Wisconsin faculty member to research whether neurally modified cells derived from...
Craig Hospital remains in top 10
Englewood’s Craig Hospital was ranked as one of the top 10 rehabilitation hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report, the hospital...
TD Canada Trust boosts spinal cord research
Wheel to Walk Canada got a big boost earlier this month, in the form of a $2,500 donation from TD Canada Trust. The funds...
Spinal Cord Injuries – Is there Hope?
Turning tragic events into opportunities for others
There are many flashing lights in our lives – when we see “green” we speed right on through...
The dormant potential of damaged nerve cells
Damaged nerve cells in a finger will regrow, but those in the spinal cord do not. Why the difference? Scientists at the Max Planck...
Hope is a river
David Estrada lost the use of his legs, but not his will. Now, at Spaulding hospital, he and other paraplegics are learning to row, strengthening body and mind as they wait for a cure.
Breathing On Their Own
ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, spinal cord injuries force more than 11,000 people into a wheelchair. In the most serious cases, just taking...
