Tag: Urinary Tract Infection
Creative physical therapy improves lives of people with paralysis
Every 41 minutes someone sustains a spinal cord injury. Almost half of these injuries are due to Motor vehicle crashes, followed by the next...
Ex-Kwantlen student launches paper while coping with spinal-cord injury
Starting a student newspaper is a challenge under the best of circumstances. Doing this while partially paralyzed takes it to a whole new level.
These...
New UAB lab helps spinal cord patients cope
A new lab at UAB's Spain Rehabilitation Center offers spinal cord injury patients a look at how technology can help them overcome disabilities, particularly...
Nerve repair, biodetectors, proton therapy, microscopic medical devices
Biomedical research highlights of AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition in Boston, Oct. 19-24
1) CELL "PRINTING" PAVES WAY TO ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
Despite the success of...
Paraplegic turns trailblazer
It's 4.5 hard miles down the Bright Angel Trail to Indian Garden, not far above the floor of the Grand Canyon, and 4.5 even...
Stem cell research expands as more applications are tested
It's been almost 20 years since Dr. Sam Weiss, professor and researcher at the University of Calgary, made the stunning confirmation of the existence...
A fine balance
LA JOLLA, CA— Once a toddler has mastered the art of walking, it seems to come naturally for the rest of her life. But...
Protein shown to play a key role in normal development of nervous system
Findings may someday inform treatments for spinal cord, other nerve injuries
A protein that enables nerve cells to communicate with each other plays a key...
Grand Lake teen readjusts to life at home after nearly fatal car accident
As he was growing up in Grand Lake, everybody knew Zack Peterson as the kid with the big smile and the tousled blond hair...
Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk
TSUKUBA, Japan - A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for...
