Monthly Archives: May 2014
StemCells, Inc. Posts Letter to Shareholders
NEWARK, Calif., May 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM), a leading stem cell company developing novel cell-based therapeutics for disorders of the...
Stem Cell Agency Invests $32 Million Toward Therapies For Spinal Cord Injury and HIV/AIDS
San Diego, CA – A promising treatment for patients with spinal cord injuries and a therapy aimed at helping HIV patients create an AIDS-resistant...
Motocross Star, Bruce Cook, Works Toward Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury
Life in the fast lane is just that - fast. For motocross enthusiast, Bruce Cook, things happened all too quickly.
In an attempt to complete...
Living ‘an Active Life with Inactive Feet’ After Spinal Cord Injury
A cautioning inspirational quote—Expect Nothing. Be ready for anything.—might be wise words to live by, but with a spinal cord injury, nothing like it...
HEALTH LINE: No Diving Into Lakes, Rivers and Oceans
Experts Advise Against Diving Into Natural Bodies of Water
What lurks beneath the water?
It sounds like a horror story title, and it certainly can be...
IndyCar’s Sam Schmidt set to unveil SCI Challenge in bid to cure paralysis
In 2000, Indy Racing League driver Sam Schmidt sustained a severe spinal cord injury in a testing crash at Walt Disney World Speedway and...
Rick Hansen: We can all be difference-makers in the world
Thursday, May 22, celebrates the 27th anniversary of the end of the original Man In Motion World Tour. Here, Rick Hansen reminisces on the...
Stanford engineer invents safe way to transfer energy to medical chips in the body
A wireless system developed by Assistant Professor Ada Poon uses the same power as a cell phone to safely transmit energy to chips the...
Art For The Able: How A Quadriplegic Filmmaker Created Change
Ever since he was little, Jonathan Sigworth wanted to make movies. As a kid, he would make home movies with his LEGO pieces. Through...
Newborns a hope for spinal injuries
It all started at a symposium five years ago. Catherine Gorrie, an expert in spinal cord injury, was listening to a presentation about the...
