Tag: Spinal Cord
US lifts some restrictions on embryonic stem cells
When President Barack Obama eased limits on taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research, the big question became how far scientists could go. Friday, the government...
Magnesium efficacy in a rat spinal cord injury model Laboratory investigation
Object: Magnesium has been shown to have neuroprotective properties in short-term spinal cord injury (SCI) studies. The authors evaluated the efficacy of magnesium, methylprednisolone,...
Spinal patient spins a comeback
Therapy "a 24/7 job": Ten years after a skiing accident, Leah Potts stays driven.
Ten years ago, Leah Potts was a patient at Craig Hospital,...
PossAbilities participating in the Run Through Redlands
For the second straight year, the Run Through Redlands is teaming up with PossAbilities to welcome wheelchair athletes to the events.
A community outreach program...
Magnesium Improves Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Improves motor function and spares white matter
MONDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Magnesium treatment shortly after spinal cord injury in rats improves motor function...
Wearable robotic suit could help disabled to walk
Cyborg-type exoskeleton for use after strokes, spinal cord injuries
A Japanese company has created a robotic exoskeleton that is designed to help make disabled people...
Learning to live a new kind of life
Gothenburg teen with spinal cord injury learns about change
She’s paralyzed from her belly button to her toes but Aubrey Freeze was more than ready...
Injured hockey player, Derek Zike, recovering well
Ann Arbor -- Derek Zike and his family do not shy from stating the truth.
Derek's life will never be "normal" again.
But normal is a...
Bad to the bone
After trampoline flip nearly paralyzes Oswego teen, he and surgeon warn to think first before jumping into play
Kameron Botka of Oswego says he has...
Axons Necessary For Voluntary Movement Regenerated
For the first time, researchers have clearly shown regeneration of a critical type of nerve fiber that travels between the brain and the spinal...
