Tag: Spinal Cord
N. Texas Paraplegic Talks About Spinal Cord Injury
One of the people injured Saturday, when the Dallas Cowboys training facility collapsed, was scouting assistant Rich Behm. He is now paralyzed from the...
‘I took control of my life’
There can't be many men who don't go to their own weddings. But that's what happened to Peter Joyce on his big day in...
Spirit of this ‘country boy’ thrives despite his paralysis
Christopher Crosby can't breathe on his own or move most of his body.
Somewhere, the 27-year-old has found the spirit to keep fighting for his...
Ray of hope for patients with spinal cord injury
LUCKNOW: Pace of life subdues with age. For 56-year-old Saroj things may be worse. She fell from her roof-top in Basti last week and...
HEALTH AND WELLNESS: True grit
Suffering a broken neck and severe spinal cord injury, David Sparby is determined to regain the use of his legs
David Sparby has been a...
Bay Area firms lead the way in stem cell research
Batches of human embryonic stem cells that hold the promise of treating spinal-cord injuries are being grown inside a Peninsula laboratory — ready, and...
South Florida Quadriplegic Touts New Paralysis Study
A new study released Tuesday shows roughly one in 50 Americans has some degree of paralysis, which is five times more people than doctors...
One Degree of Separation: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury in the United States
According to a study initiated by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, there are nearly 1 in 50 people living with paralysis -- approximately...
The quest for a cure: Stem cells’ potential for 10 vexing illnesses
With President Barack Obama's recent lifting of the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, scientists now have new prospects for developing...
Researcher use brain interface to post to Twitter
In early April, Adam Wilson posted a status update on the social networking Web site Twitter - just by thinking about it.
Just 23 characters...
