Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Research

Spinal cord research gets boost in funding

Stem cell research that could offer hope to spinal cord injury victims has received a massive boost in Canada, with a C$2.3million grant allowing...

Spinal-cord research earns national honor

Dr. Anthony F. DiMarco, a physician at Metrohealth Medical Center in Cleveland, is making a difference in the lives of patients with spinal-cord injuries. His...

Targeted molecules play only minor role in axon repair

Discovery underscores difficulties in developing regenerative spinal cord injury therapies Neuroscientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that removing...

Proposal to Extend Spinal Cord Research Funding Introduced

The Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act of 2005 was created to fund spinal cord injury research at the University of California and...

Medical College receives $1M endowment

The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $1 million endowment from the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation to support spinal cord injury research and...

Larger State Grant For Spinal Cord Researchers

COLUMBIA - The Missouri House approved a bill that will give spinal cord researchers more money to conduct research. This fund was initially set up...

Rick Hansen and Dr. Charles Tator discuss spinal cord injury in Canada

TORONTO, May 10 /CNW/ - On May 11th celebrated athlete and Order of Canada recipient, Rick Hansen, will deliver the inaugural ThinkFirst Canada lectureship...

Prevent Spinal Cord Injury At All Ages

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Augusta, GA —Someone in the U.S. sustains a life-changing spinal cord injury every hour, but prevention takes only a second. Spinal cord injuries...

Battling paralysis

Americans' love affair with automobiles has come with a cost higher than the price of the cars. Although stroke is the leading cause of...

Injury led to Kentucky research fund

A tragic car accident helped turn Kentucky into a national hub for spinal cord research. In 1993, state Sen. Tim Shaughnessy's niece, Maggie Brooks, was...