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Disabled students find Western’s Hill accessible

Rob Scott has to get up the Hill, hunt for a parking spot and get to class on time. The Bowling Green sophomore does all...

JHM Alliance Awards Foster Technology Development

The JHM Alliance for Science and Technology Development, a group of high-level business executives that assists School of Medicine faculty in commercializing their inventions,...

Top riders raise spinal injury awareness

Mary King, Jeanette Brakewell, Francis Whittington and other top riders are hosting a series of training demonstrations to raise money and awareness for Spinal...

Christopher Reeve Foundation Unveils New Name Honoring Dana Reeve’s Legacy On First Anniversary of...

Organization to be known as Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation reflecting partnership, courage and compassion of the Reeves SHORT HILLS, N.J., March 1 /PRNewswire/ --...

Rejection of stem cell procedure dashes hopes

Karen Jones dreams of being able to use her hands again. But the 29-year-old Auckland tetraplegic fears her brightest hope may be dashed after a...

Quadriplegic Looks for Improvement After Stem Cell Treatments

LAYTON, Utah (AP) -- Some miracles take a lot of work -- and even more time. After a five-week stay in a hospital in China...

Firefighter is an inspiration

Milpitas Firefighter Sean Simonson didn't face flames or rescues in 2006, but as he fought a spinal cord injury that left him immobile after...

New sports program to benefit disabled soldiers

The Department of National Defence is working with the Canadian Paralympic Committee on a program called "Soldier On" to help members of the military...

Fast and slow – How the spinal cord controls the speed of movement

Cornell research may have implications for treating human ITHACA, N.Y. -- Using a state-of-the-art technique to map neurons in the spinal cord of a larval...

Fundraising for charity at the Ironman

A small group of dedicated competitors are aiming to achieve more than just completing this weekend's Ironman at Taupo. They will be completing a fundraising...