Tag: Spinal Cord
Nanomedicine opens the way for nerve cell regeneration
The ability to regenerate nerve cells in the body could reduce the effects of trauma and disease in a dramatic way. In two presentations...
Celebrating Silver
There is something faulty about using the word "handicapped" to describe Stephanie Dodd. A spinal cord injury left her legs paralyzed, but she has...
Stem Cell Research Facilities at UC San Diego Will Grow, Thanks to $2.8 Million...
Newswise — The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Human Stem Cell Core Facility, which supports multiple research projects using stem cells to advance...
Determined 2 Heal
The Determined2heal Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation. The foundation was created after Josh Basile, a Maryland teenager, suffered a spinal cord injury...
Doctor says ‘golden age’ of spinal cord injury treatments a decade away
TORONTO (CP) - Arms trembling, Nicholas Schoenhoff pushed himself up from his wheelchair, grabbed a pair of silver canes and took a few wobbly...
UofL to play host to top spinal cord injury experts
13th annual Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust Symposium
The meeting, focused on new research and treatments for spinal cord injury, is co-sponsored...
More Americans seek treatment overseas
SOME DRAWN BY LOWER PRICES, OTHERS BY NEW, ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
McKINNEY, Texas -- Two weeks after Tonya Winchester graduated from high school, an 18-wheeler slammed...
What is Spinal Cord Injury?
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as mobility or feeling. Frequent causes...
Someone to lean on
Living with a spinal cord injury is like riding a roller coaster, said Nathan Walters, who suffered an injury that left him in...
MRI to predict recovery after spinal cord injury
Spinal Cord Injury and MRI
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiologists can better predict the likelihood of full or partial recovery of patients with acute...
