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Yearly Archives: 2008

Transplanted fat cells restore function after spinal cord injury

Fat cells treat spinal cord injury Tampa, Fla. (Dec. 10, 2008) – A study published in the current issue of CELL TRANSPLANTATION (Vol.17, No. 8)...

Centre for Spinal Cord Injuries

The Association for Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injuries (ARSCI) recently announced the forthcoming launch of Sri Lanka’s first ever Rehabilitation Centre for Spinal Cord...

InVivo nears human trials of spine-injury treatment

Spinal cord injury treatment maker InVivo Therapeutics Corp. has successfully wrapped up preliminary primate studies and is now looking to secure funds to go...

A wheel hands-on experience

IT’S been two minutes and I’ve already got a nasty sweat up. The carpet looked easy enough, but even my slight frame caused the wheelchair...

Collaboration Between Burnham And HeadNorth

HeadNorth Foundation has pledged $975,000 to Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) to support cutting-edge stem cell research. The funding, part of HeadNorth's Chronic...

Crackdown urged on ‘rogue’ stem cell clinics

Treatment benefits exaggerated, risks underestimated, researchers warn Stem cell clinics promising costly cures for everything from Parkinson's disease to spinal cord injury grossly exaggerate the...

Beyond disabilities

Interacting with people who use mobility aids Probably the most recognisable form of Disability is physical. Yes, it is absolutely true! People using crutches, a...

A Will to Walk

Accident victim determined not to spend life in wheelchair ORANGE CITY -- While some people stroll through life with ease, Joshuah Roy shuffles along inches...

Obama policy a lift for stem cell researchers

Stem cell research advocates have waited nearly eight years for the policy change President-elect Barack Obama has signaled he'll make in the early days...

Will to Walk

Joshuah Roy learns to walk again