Reeve Foundation Paralysis Community

Thursday, March 25, 2010 - Posts

• Join Team Reeve and conquer the Grand Canyon

  We are still forming our team for this year's Conquer the Canyon trip.Each year millions of people travel to Arizona to see the crown jewel of the North American landscape - The Grand Canyon. Now you can do much more than look! You can experience it on Read More posted Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:01 AM by gerthro | 2 Comments Filed Under: Team Reeve

• MS drug finally arrives in the clinic

  Our Paralysis Resource Center's Knowledge Manager, Sam Maddox interviewed Ron Cohen (pictured), CEO of Acorda Therapeutics: Ampyra, approved in January by the Food and Drug Administration to help people with multiple sclerosis walk better, officially Read More posted Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:39 AM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Resource Center

• Machine restores mobility to the partially paralyzed

  They are developing a new system in Japan that helps people who have sustained injuries to brain or body that destroy muscle memory to walk and even climb stairs. The machine was originally created to help address the serious shortage of physical therapists Read More posted Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:06 AM by gerthro | 2 Comments Filed Under: Research News, Quality of Life, Resource Center

• What's new with stem cells?

  One of the questions I am very frequently asked when I'm with friends or relatives is, "What's new with stem cells?", or some variant of that question. And I think people usually expect/hope for a nice, short answer - like one or two sentences. Unfortunately, Read More posted Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:58 AM by gerthro | 2 Comments Filed Under: Research News, Stem Cells