Tag: Spinal Cord
Paraplegic from Spain is making strides in therapy here
Oscar Segovia pedaled a stationary bike in a crowded gym. He'd already done some stretching and gone for a short walk. After lunch, he...
Govt backs Wallaby gene research
THE Victorian government has backed a $12 million study of a wallaby species that might lead to better treatments for cancer and spinal cord...
Preclinical And Clinical Testing Of New Therapies
Researchers have identified a wide variety of potential therapies for spinal cord injury. To efficiently evaluate these therapies, however, investigators need to carry out...
Linux on Power from IBM for Critical Stem Cell Research
Department of Molecular Biology Displaces Dell, Turns to IBM for Crucial Technology
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 1, 2004 - Today at a press conference in...
Most pros risk injury, not death
"You've heard the saying, 'I'm going to break my neck trying?' Well, that's pretty much me."
Hard hits, 99 mph fastballs and errant pucks don't...
Concert to benefit spinal cord injury victims
While shooting footage last fall for the film adaptation of "Friday Night Lights," the quintessential novel about Texas high school football and the young...
Reeve encourages audience to push for social change
Activist and former actor Christopher Reeve speaks to a packed audience at Irvine Auditorium last night. He advised students to follow their morals.
Bringing audience...
A man of motion
Jonathan Dehaas doesn't remember the motorcycle accident that robbed him of the use of his legs.
The first time he opened his eyes after the...
Their lives go on
When 40-year-old Mindy Idaspe learned she would never walk again due to a spinal cord injury in 2002, she was heartbroken. A nurse and...
New Acute Injury Unit At Groote Schuur
The transfer of the acute spinal cord injury unit from Conradie Hospital to Groote Schuur promises better service delivery to both patients and staff.
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