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  From Doctor to NRN Patient When Stanley Yoo, 31, landed on his neck while warming up on a trampoline before an adult gymnastics class, he knew all too well what had really happened. At that time, Yoo was a resident doctor in Temple University's Physical Medicine and... 03-19-2010, 8:00 AM by gerthro to Daily Dose

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  EyeWriter lets artist create with their eyes I've mentioned the EyeWriter here before. It's an eye-tracking apparatus and custom software that allows artists with paralysis to draw using only their eyes. I bring it up now because it just won the first FutureEverything Award, a £10,000 prize set... 03-19-2010, 7:45 AM by gerthro to Daily Dose

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  A magical way to move kids Tel Aviv University researcher is teaching kids with physical disabilities magic tricks as a way to get them to do their hand therapy exercises. "Children with motor disorders like hemiplegia -- or paralysis on one side of the body -- perform routine... 03-19-2010, 7:21 AM by gerthro to Daily Dose

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  Schwarzenegger appoints paralyzed lawyer California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed paralyzed lawyer to Health Care Services post. Sara Granda, the UC Davis law school graduate  living with paralysis drew national attention last year when State Bar officials nearly prevented her... 03-19-2010, 7:10 AM by gerthro to Daily Dose

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  Zack's not letting his injury keep him from acting (He's going to be on Glee!) My name is Zack Weinstein. I'm going to be on the TV show Glee this season.(Photo of Zack by Brad Buckman.) Ever since I was four years old, whenever anyone asked me the standard "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I would always answer definitively:... 03-18-2010, 5:39 AM by gerthro to Daily Dose