Hypothermia treatment helps officer walk again
Doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital successfully used a new procedure to help Miami Police Officer Manny Gomez walk again after he suffered a spinal...
Improving Recovery from Spinal Cord Injuries: New $3.7 Million Grant Will Create Comprehensive Rehabilitation...
Georgetown To House One of Only Six Similar NIH-Funded Programs in the Country
March 6, 2006, Washington, DC — Each year, nearly 11,000 Americans suffer...
As new budget is considered, fight is on for federal funding
WASHINGTON - The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center in Short Hills, N.J., is mobilizing a big political effort to fight President Bush's...
Jesse’s Story on Tour – Overcoming Adversity
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 3 March, 2006 : - - For the past 10 years, Jesse’s entry into the world of public speaking came...
SCI Prevention is Crucial to Decreasing the Impact on Individuals and Society
Newswise — According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), an estimated 250,000 to 450,000 people in the United States are living with...
Finding may lead to new therapy for nervous system disorders
Stem cells obtained from adult nasal passages can be transformed into nerve cells that restore mobility and function to rats with spinal cord injuries,...
City Theatre casts actor who uses wheelchair in role of disabled character
Breaking Down Barriers
When handsome, California-blond Tobias Forrest steers his wheelchair onto the stage of City's Theatre's Lester Hamburg Studio for this week's opening of...
Rehab Methods Equally Good at Restoring Walking Ability
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 - When getting patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries back on their feet and walking, either of two rehab approaches...
Olympic flag passed onto Vancouver mayor for 2010 Winter Games
TURIN, Italy -- The Olympic flag has been passed to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Games.
Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan accepted the five-ringed flag from...
Scientist Hopes For Stem Cell Success
(CBS) If paralyzed people are ever going to walk again, it might be because of the scientist in this story. His name is Dr....
