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Spinal Cord Injuries News

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Wednesday Jul 30 | Army Times

Bill to aid paralyzed vets blocked in Senate

A bill promising more money for programs that help paralyzed veterans is part of a bundle of legislation tied up in partisan bickering in the Senate.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Wednesday Jul 30 | Army Times

Bill to aid paralyzed vets blocked in Senate

A bill promising more money for programs that help paralyzed veterans is part of a bundle of legislation tied up in partisan bickering in the Senate.

1 comment

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Wednesday Jul 30 | Army Times

Bill to aid paralyzed vets blocked in Senate

A bill promising more money for programs that help paralyzed veterans is part of a bundle of legislation tied up in partisan bickering in the Senate.

1 comment

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Tue Jul 29, 2008

Marine Corps Times

Bill to aid paralyzed vets blocked in Senate

A bill promising more money for programs that help paralyzed veterans is part of a bundle of legislation tied up in partisan bickering in the Senate.

1 comment

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Navy Times

Bill to aid paralyzed vets blocked in Senate

A bill promising more money for programs that help paralyzed veterans is part of a bundle of legislation tied up in partisan bickering in the Senate.

1 comment

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Mon Jul 28, 2008

Miller-McCune

Spinal Cord Stem Cells Show Promise

Certain stem cells in the spinal cord, when persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and less scarring tissue after an injury, could lead to a new, non-surgical treatment for debilitating spinal-cord ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research

Sat Jul 26, 2008

Science Daily

Spinal Cord Stem Cells Could Be Basis Of Nonsurgical Treatment For Spinal-cord Injuries

The work is by Konstantinos Meletis, a postdoctoral fellow at the Picower Institute, and colleagues at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Wired News

"Tongue Drive System" Controls Wheelchair, Computer

A new control system uses that famously strong and agile muscle, the tongue, to provide computer accessibility and wheelchair control to severely disabled people.

1 comment

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Computers

Tue Jul 22, 2008

PhysOrg Weblog

Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair

A researcher at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring cells following an ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Middlesboro Daily News

Christopher Reeve, a true superhero

"Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me" - Donovan A new book, "Somewhere in Heaven," about the life of Christopher and Dana Reeve has just come out.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Christopher Reeve, Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Family, Superman, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Opinion

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Physics Org

Study identifies cells for spinal-cord repair

A researcher at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring cells following an ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research

Fri Jul 18, 2008

CKPR.com

Paraplegic athletes ask 30 cents from each Canadian

Four paraplegic athletes are making an incredible 10,000 km journey across Canada on hand cycles this summer to raise money for medical research that may help fund a research breakthrough into spinal cord ...

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, North America, Canada, World News

KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4

New Tool May Lead To Breakthroughs In Spinal Treatment

Scientists Thursday discussed a new tool they call a "road map to the spine," which they said would provide a new level of relief and healing to more than 250,000 Americans -- including more than 25,000 ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Seattle Times

Enlarge this photo

The Allen Institute for Brain Science's project is expected to help advance treatment of nervous-system disorders and spinal-cord injuries, including in war veterans.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

The Seattle Times

Allen Institute will give preview of spinal-cord atlas

Lab assistant Josh Lindgren attaches the final piece to a slide repository containing mouse spinal-cord tissue at the Allen Institute for Brain Science.

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Related Topix: Columbia (University of South Carolina System), Columbia (University of Missouri System), University of South Carolina System, University of Missouri System, Medicine

Sun Jul 13, 2008

LivingstonDaily

No valid reason to oppose research

The article about state Rep. Joe Hune, R-Hamburg Township , contained several inaccuracies regarding stem cell research.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research, Opinion

Thu Jul 10, 2008

RedOrbit

Therapy Combo Heals Spinal Injuries

Hands-on therapy combined with laser healing, electrical stimulus, diet and exercise can reverse severe spinal cord injuries, a U.S. researcher says.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Fayetteville, GA

KCRG

Preventing Paralysis: Healthy Life

PREVENTING PARALYSIS BACKGROUND: According to the Spinal Cord Injury Information Network, there are about 11,000 new cases of spinal cord injuries each year in the United States.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Wed Jul 09, 2008

MediLexicon

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics And Rutgers University Study Shows That...

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. , a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, has completed a preclinical study in collaboration with the W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative ...

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Related Topix: Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, New Jersey, Medicine, Health, Neurology

Mon Jul 07, 2008

TheDenverChannel

Technology Turns Disability To Ability

Approximately 250,000 to 400,000 individuals in the United States have spinal cord injuries.

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Related Topix: Medicine

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