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The Push To Cure Spinal Muscular Atrophy (TechCrunch) Gwendolyn DeBard Strong was born on October 4, 2007 and was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (SMA1) in April 2008. SMA1 is a terminal genetic disease that results in loss of nerves in the spinal cord and weakness of the muscles connected with those nerves. Her parents are asking that you consider signing a petition asking Congress to fund research into a cure for the ...
Everett honored at halftime of Bills season opener (Lexington Herald-Leader) Former Bills tight end Kevin Everett was honored at halftime of Buffalo's season-opening game against Seattle on Sunday, just under a year since he had a life-threatening spinal cord injury. Everett walked onto the field to receive the Professional Football Writers of America's George Halas Award, which is given to the person in the NFL who overcame the most adversity to succeed in the ...
Today's a good day for a dip in the ocean (Mississauga News) Four wheelchair-bound cyclists, including a Mississauga man, who have been riding across Canada to raise money for spinal cord research should reach their goal this afternoon. The hand-cyclers ? Mississauga's Les McLaughlin as well as Charlie Cetinski, Harvey Uppal and Chuck Mealing ? expect to dip their wheels into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after arriving in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Rare disorder can't keep brave teen down (Herald News) CLIFTON - In many ways, Katlyn Webb is just like most girls her age. The 17-year-old loves dancing to the Jonas Brothers, playing games online, spending time with her dog and babysitting her 2-year-old nephew, Aiden.
Axistive Assistive Technology News - Axistive Assistive Technology News Portal offers free news, articles, product reviews and all product and vendor information of assistive technology devices. Here you will find objective information on how to use and find devices that make the use of, and access to the digital world easier.
CareCure Community - A site dedicated to spinal cord injury with forums that provide the latest information on spinal cord injury and related conditions.
Wheelweb - Community of spinal cord injured people.
Dangerwood - Surviving Paralysis
- Provides victims of spinal cord injury, paralysis, and quadriplegics with
information for surviving spinal cord injury.
Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention
- Informational and support resource for survivors, family members, and all
whose lives and experiences are affected by spinal cord injury.
Go Out And Live Successfully - Foundation
dedicated to helping spinal cord injured people better access the non-handicapped
environment.
How To Prove Spinal Disability
- Your one stop source for spinal disability evaluations, functional capacity
assessments, ask the doctor, scoliosis, spine information, disability facts
and business help or check out current news and contact information.
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
- Helping individuals and families with spinal cord injury issues to make
informed choices and take actions to achieve their highest level of independence
and personal fulfillment.
Paralinks - Paralinks Electronic magazine
covers all aspects of living life with spinal cord injuries.
Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center
- Explains basic anatomy, physiology, and the complications resulting from
a spinal cord injury, with sections on recent research news, tips on finding
a rehabilitation center, and a chat room.
Spinal Cord Society - An international
organization for cure, research, and treatment of spinal cord injury, paralysis,
and related problems.
Spinal Times - Information for people
who have received spinal cord injuries and for their families. Offers helpful
how to information.
TBI and SCI Projects - Home page
for the federally-funded spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury model
system projects.
Think First Foundation - Dedicated
to educating children and teens about the prevention of brain and spinal cord
injuries.
Wheelchair Mobility - Offers
information about spinal cord injury; including an online community, message
boards and other available resources.
Spinal Cord Research
Miami Project to Cure
Paralysis - A Center of Excellence at the University of Miami
School of Medicine, is the world's largest, most comprehensive
research center dedicated to finding more effective treatments and,
ultimately, a cure for paralysis that results from spinal cord injury
The Bryon Riesch Paralysis
Foundation - A nonprofit organization whose goal is
to find a cure for paralysis by funding the latest in
medical research and to provide assistance to those
individuals that are suffering from neurological
disorders.
Canadian Spinal Research
Organization - Dedicated to the improvement of the
physical quality of life for persons with a spinal cord
injury through targeted scientific and medical research.
Center for
Paralysis Research - The Center for Paralysis
Research develops and clinically tests novel methods of
treatment for spinal cord injury and the effects of
paralysis.
Christopher Reeve
Paralysis Foundation - A national nonprofit
organization whose mission is to encourage and support
research to find a cure for paralysis caused by spinal
cord injury and related disorders. Including the latest
news and progress in research studies.
International
Spinal Cord Regeneration Center - Dr. Fernando
Ramirez del Rio has quietly been working miracles in
Tijuana Mexico for several years. He has had success
regenerating spinal cords using Embryonic Cell Transplant
Therapy.
Kessler Medical
Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation - A
non-profit medical research organization dedicated to the
advancement of clinical research and professional
education in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and
improvement of the quality of life of
physically-challenged individuals.
Lois
Pope Life Foundation - Life Fellows will help lead
the way into the prevention and cure of neurological
disorders, diseases, and spinal cord injuries.
Midwest
Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System -
Comprehensive website for spinal cord research and
trauma. A partnership between Northwestern University,
Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago.
Mike Utley
Foundation - Dedicated to finding a cure for spinal
cord injuries and to providing financial support of
selected research, rehabilitation and education programs.
National
Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research - Funds
research in the rehabilitation of impairment, disability
and handicap; including that due to spinal cord injury,
brain injury, stroke, amputation, cerebral palsy, spina
bifida, and other disabling conditions.
Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of Delaware Valley
- In affiliation with the Magee Rehabilitation Hospital,
is designated as one of the nation's 18 regional Research
spinal cord injury centers, and the only one in the
Delaware Valley.
Rehabilitation
Process of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury - This
paper depicts the rehabilitation process and other
aspects involved in aiding the spinal cord injured person
to achieve optimal functioning physically, socially, and
vocationally.
Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury - Provides a basic
review of what is known about sexual functioning after
spinal cord injury and the impact on patients.
Spinal
Cord Injury Rehabilitation Units - Mission is the
clinical application of research which has been
responsible for many major developments made in the
orthopaedic and burn care fields.
Spinal Cord Injury
Research Links - This site has many useful WWW links
for those interested in the cure for Spinal Cord Injury
(SCI) and paralysis.
Spinal Cord Release - Report: Researchers at the
Massachusetts General Hospital have for the first time
induced the growth of severed adult mammalian spinal cord
fibers across the site of the injury.
Spinal
Cord Repair - Researchers now are uncovering ways to
repair spinal cord injuries.
Spinal
Cord Research Center - Six members of the faculty of
the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University
are actively engaged in an innovative and
multidisciplinary program for studying the
pathophysiology and treatment of spinal cord injury.
Spinal Cord
Research Centre - To inform prospective students and
postdoctoral trainees, as well as others interested in
spinal cord research, of the research underway at the
Spinal Cord Research Centre.
Spinal
Cord Society - International organization for cure,
research and treatment of spinal cord injury paralysis
and related problems.
Yale and Alexion Report: Advance in Spinal Cord
Repair - The report, entitled "Xenotransplantation of
Transgenic Pig Myelin Forming Cells Promotes Axonal
Regeneration and Restores Conduction Across the
transected spinal cord," is based on research conducted
in the laboratories of Dr. Jeffrey D. Kocsis of the
Department of Neurology, Yale University School of
Medicine, and Dr. William L. Fodor, Senior Director of
Xenotransplantation at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and
their colleagues.
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