Tag: Spinal Cord
Cord Blood Awareness Month- Understanding Still Low, Despite Medical Advancements
SAN BRUNO, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite rapid advances using a child's own cord blood stem cells in regenerative therapies to repair damaged...
Soon, wheelchairs controlled by tongues
WASHINGTON - Scientists have developed a novel headset that makes it possible for a person suffering from spinal cord injury to precisely control a...
XenoPort Reports Positive Results from Phase 2 Trial of Arbaclofen Placarbil in Spinal Cord...
XenoPort Reports Positive Results from a Phase 2 Trial of Arbaclofen Placarbil in Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Spasticity
SANTA CLARA, Calif.- XenoPort, Inc. announced...
What Is ASIA Impairment Scale
The ASIA impairment scale describes a person’s functional impairment as a result of their spinal cord injury.
A- Complete
No motor or sensory function in the...
Mayo Clinic Guide to Living with a Spinal Cord Injury
Demos Health is pleased to announce the publication in partnership with the Mayo Clinic of the "Mayo Clinic Guide to Living with a Spinal...
Scientists extract pluripotent stem cells for medical use from an unexpected source… hair
If there was anything good that came from banning embryonic stem cell research during the Bush administration, is that it forced scientists to find...
Play on Canada’s Man in Motion to debut at Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
TORONTO — When Gemini Award-winning writer Dennis Foon was asked a year and a half ago to pen a play on wheelchair athlete Rick...
UAB to Host Consumer Conferences for People Spinal Cord Injury and People with Traumatic...
On Saturday, August 29, 2009, people spinal cord injury, people with brain injury, and their families are invited to UAB to hear speakers discuss...
Rock and roller finds new purpose
CHICAGO (WBBM) -- For 39-year-old George Flores, harps are his life.
"I'm not the guy that plays the instrument, but I am the person...
Research Seeks Cure For Central Pain Syndrome
Those with spinal cord injuries, who have multiple sclerosis, or who've suffered a stroke are also often diagnosed with central pain syndrome.
It's a...
