Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: University of Wisconsin

Improved understanding of early spinal cord development paves the way for new treatments

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are developing the means to turn stem cells into a wide range of specific types of spinal cord...

Quadriplegic Man’s passion for paddling helps other disabled people adjust

We take so much for granted, but there are those around us who make us feel comfortable with the world no matter what it...

‘What I can do, not can’t do’

Four years after life-changing accident, he's back in the race Jake Anderson is a competitor. A captain of the Chanhassen boys hockey team in...

Engineer aims to grow spinal tissue in lab

For a soldier who suffered a spinal cord injury on the battlefield, the promise of regenerative medicine is to fully repair the resulting limb...

Laying a foundation for treating ALS, spinal cord injury

This story starts in 1955, upon the death of Albert Einstein, when the pathologist charged with performing the famous scientist’s autopsy stole his brain. Fast...