Showing posts with label trauma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trauma. Show all posts

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Stem cells for spinal cord injuries and trauma show amazing promise in new research

Human embryonic stem cell research shows amazing promise for spinal cord injuries, paralysis, and other neuromuscular trauma.

This contraversial subject has stirred ethical concerns about human drug trials. The purpose of the stem cell injections, the research phases, and the subjects' decisions are at a critical point as this research moves to human testing.

Dr. Laurie Zoloth, from Northwestern University's Center for Genetic Medicine shares her thoughts about the stem cell research reports. Watch this video to hear the news and understand the research:

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Accident, injury and disability made this athlete a hero

Mike Fritschner is a special guy. It was inspiring to hear how he turned injury, and the tragic accident that left him disabled, into a blessing. Watch this video to learn how this athlete became a hero:



I especially love how Mike describes all the "new friends" he has made along his journey! What a great attitude!