Guest Quad

Spending time with Jim in what is his “new normal” certainly hasn’t been without fun.  We’ve gone walking/rolling on the rail trail, shopping, eaten at a public restaurant, and just hung out at the house.  Albeit, things take a little longer, things need to be carefully thought through and planned, and I have more responsibilities as [...]

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American Association on Health and Disability accepting scholarship applications.

The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is accepting applications for its 2011 scholarship program. Applicants must have a documented disability, be majoring in a field related to disability and health, and be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate school. The deadline for applications is November 15, 2010. Please click here to learn more about [...]

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Neuralstem Files FDA Application for First Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Stem Cell Trial

From Yahoo! Finance. Press Release Source: Neuralstem, Inc. On Wednesday August 25, 2010, 8:00 am EDT ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CUR) announced that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a Phase I safety clinical trial [...]

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Scientists hail spinal injury breakthrough: Researchers use bypass technique to restore movement in paralysed rats

Alok Jha, science correspondent The Guardian, Thursday 7 February 2008 A pioneering technique that uses the body’s nerves to bypass spinal injuries could help thousands of people to regain feeling, and possibly even the use of paralysed limbs, scientists say. Using similar principles to heart bypass surgery, where veins from a patient’s leg are used [...]

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