Yearly Archives: 2012
Stem cell therapy- the future treatment for spinal cord injury?
European researchers have made significant progress in the attempt to treat spinal cord injuries using stem cell therapy. Although there have been several attempt...
Zina Hermez – “A few quick tips on how I heal”
My dad fell in church the other day. He said it happened as he was going down the steps. He felt a shooting pain...
Spinal Injury Incidence About 5 Percent in Iraq/Afghanistan
The incidence of spinal trauma sustained by military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan is about 5 percent, according to a study published in the...
Paul Williams won’t be punished by spinal cord injury
Former Middleweight World Champion, Paul “The Punisher” Williams (41W-2L-27KO) recently gave his first televised interview…
Paralyzed Rutgers player Eric LeGrand looks to inspire, uplift with new book
Nobody can say Eric LeGrand never asked, "Why me?" He did. Many times.
The former Rutgers football player, who was paralyzed after a tackle during...
Breaking Barriers: Shooting victims say that rap music ‘saved us’
Welcome to reality. You are a teenager in the Bronx, and you have been shot by a gun. You have a spinal cord injury...
Canadian stem cell trials impeded by federal regulations, doctors say
When a Swiss-based researcher announced this month he had achieved some improvement in profoundly paralyzed spinal-cord-injury patients with an injection of stem cells, he...
Governor Brown Vetoes Paralysis Cure Research Bill
The Governor of California has just dealt a devastating blow to paralysis cure research.
Yesterday afternoon, driving home after a trip to Sacramento to talk...
Exercise may help prevent infection for paraplegic individuals
medwireNews: Results from a pilot study suggest that a moderate amount of exercise may result in enhanced immunity in paraplegic athletes.
As individuals with spinal...
Neural stem cells regenerate axons
SAN DIEGO — In a study at the University of California, San Diego and VA San Diego Healthcare, researchers were able to regenerate “an...
