This is where the staff of the Reeve Foundation is sharing up-to-the-minute information and putting some context around the news affecting the spinal cord injury and paralysis community. Not to mention insight into what's going on here at the Foundation.
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Category: Research Category
Posted by
JLoThursday, January 26, 2012
Posted by
JLoFriday, January 06, 2012
High school sophomore, Jack Jablonski, was injured being checked from behind in a hockey game. Fox News caught up with two young men who are also living with paralysis and making progress at one of the Reeve Foundation's Community Fitness and Wellness Facilities (CFW,) the
Courage Center in Minnesota.
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Posted by
JLoFriday, January 06, 2012
We announced, in May 2011, the significant research breakthrough that allowed a paraplegic man to stand, step with assistance, and moves his legs voluntarily. The Reeve Foundation family would like send much congratulations to the team of doctors who worked relentlessly for this breakthrough, known as EpiStim, as they have been named Popular Mechanics' Breakthrough Award. Read More
Posted by
JLoMonday, December 19, 2011
I was in New York City over the weekend, and I couldn't help walking by Macy's, seeing the bright lights spell out "Believe" and thinking for a second of Eric LeGrand.
This past Friday night, ABC News in New York aired a piece on Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand's recovery. Eric is enrolled at the Reeve Foundation's NeuroRecovery Network at Kessler Rehabilitation Institute in West Orange, NJ. Read More
Posted by
JLoThursday, December 15, 2011
Ben Barres, M.D. Ph.D., a scientist at the Stanford University School of Medicine whose lab is a member of the Reeve Foundation International Research Consortium on Spinal Cord Injury, has been selected by the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience to receive one of four 2012 Memory and Cognitive Disorders Awards.
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Posted by
JLoThursday, December 08, 2011
Back in May, the Reeve Foundation announced a research breakthrough of epidural stimulation (EpiStim) where a young man, Rob Summers, was able to regain some use of his legs, limbs, and other functions. Rob visited our home offices here in Short Hills, NJ a few months ago. Meeting him in person was a wonderful way to embrace the hope that surrounds him. Read More
Posted by
JLoMonday, November 21, 2011
The University of California at Irvine presents a short video on TakesNerve.com of Dr. Aileen Anderson discussing the impact of Christopher Reeve in the spinal cord field and of her own research using stem cells in spinal cord injury and repair. Read More
Posted by
JLoThursday, November 17, 2011
From the Spinal Cord Injury Research blog:
Wow. That’s it? Eighteen years in the stem cell trenches, millions in R&D, a big-time stem cell clinical trial in the works and sky-high expectations from patients and investors, and the plug is pulled? Just like that? Read More
Posted by
JLoMonday, October 31, 2011
"The key is definitely that life is not over." Read More
Posted by
JLoTuesday, October 25, 2011
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JLoWednesday, October 12, 2011
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Posted by
JLoWednesday, October 12, 2011
Giving a high-five. Rubbing his girlfriend’s hand. Such ordinary acts — but a milestone for a paralyzed man. Read More
Posted by
JLoFriday, October 07, 2011
The incredible research breakthrough and story of Rob Summers first broke in May. It is now further elaborated in a piece in Popular Mechanics. Read More
Posted by
JLoMonday, October 03, 2011
Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand has begin analyst work on gameday. During a recent interview about his gameday analyst performance, he also discussed the next phase of his therapy. Read More
Posted by
JLoFriday, September 23, 2011
It is not always easy to express the amount of respect, joy, love, or admiration you have for someone...especially someone you have never met, never will meet.
With this, I speak of Christopher Reeve. This Saturday, September 25, would have been his 59th birthday. I, as well as I hope many of you, will celebrate this day, not mourn it. Even after Christopher (and Dana) are no longer with us physically, there is no doubt they are here in other ways.
They are everywhere... How we can look at the impact of Christopher in the paralysis field, and not be moved is simply impossible.
So even though I am writing this birthday wish in honor of Christopher as someone who never knew him, I encourage you to read this letter from his oldest son, Matthew, someone who knew him quite well. Here's part of the letter:
Rather than allowing his injury to define him, my father redefined what was possible for people living with spinal cord injuries. And, with the generous help of caring friends like you, he energized an international search for treatments and cures for paralysis -- a search that, with your help, led to this remarkable breakthrough.
We are now closer than ever to realizing my father's dream of regained movement, recovered function, and new steps for individuals living with spinal cord injuries. And though he is not here to continue the journey with us, you and I keep his memory alive by carrying on the work he began. (Picture credit above: Ken Regan; Matthew, Christopher, and Alexandra 1996)
Read all of Matthew's letter here.
Happy Birthday Christopher. May we all celebrate your legacy!
Janelle
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