Tag: Spinal Cord

Kelly Brush- Skiing with a purpose

It would be understandable if Kelly Brush filled her days with what-ifs. What if the fencing along the giant slalom course at Jiminy Peak had...

Tiffany Jones battles back from tragic accident

Some people believe everything happens for a reason. Even a tragedy, difficult at first to comprehend, may leave the survivor feeling that he or...

Cyberkinetics’ Andara™ OFS™ Therapy Featured in Presentations at the AANS/CNS Meeting

Researchers report that people with spinal cord injuries treated with Cyberkinetics’ Andara™ OFS™ System showed significantly greater neurological improvement than those in a separate...

Spinal cord survivors share stories

SIOUX CITY -- One minute, Jon Schuetz was riding a motorcycle under a sunny Florida sky. The next minute, he was on the ground,...

Manitoba gives $3M boost to spinal injury treatment

The Manitoba government will spend $3 million over the next five years making sure people with spinal cord injuries receive the most up-to-date services. Premier...

Injury fund fees shifted to all drivers

INDIANAPOLIS — State Senators gave a boost Wednesday to efforts to put Indiana at the forefront of medical research to treat patients with spinal...

Father Muller to host seminar on Physiotheraphy

Mangalore February 27, 2008: The Department of Physiotherapy, Father Muller Medical College is organizing Two day workshop on "Physiotheraphy Management of people with Spinal...

Nano Scaffold Developed To Rebuild Nerve Damage

ScienceDaily (Feb. 27, 2008) — A Monash University PhD student has developed a new technique that could revolutionise stem cell treatment for Parkinson's disease...

StemCyte Expands Support of World Renowned Spinal Cord Injury Researcher Through Agreement with Rutgers...

StemCyte, Rutgers Sign Research, Licensing Agreement for Novel Human Umbilical Cord Blood Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury Being Developed by Wise Young, M.D., Ph.D. NEW...

Overturning 2006 vote favoring stem cell research is criminal

Fifteen months ago Missourians passed the Missouri Stem Cell Amendment to protect research for lifesaving cures that could benefit 125 million Americans. On Feb. 20...