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When Grannia East went into the hospital for surgery to remove her gallstones, she never thought she would wake up with permanent brain damage from a brain injury incurred during the procedure. The surgery took place in January of 2001, but East has been waiting and navigating her way through court and appeals procedures to… Read More

On the final day of the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Premier Gordon Cambell told the press that BC would give $25 million to spinal cord injury research. Rick Hansen, a Canadian paraplegic athlete started an initiative to raise $200 million for spinal cord research. The Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that… Read More

As more and more attention floods toward the gravity of concussions – mild traumatic brain injuries – soccer fans and officials are taking a closer look at the danger of head injuries in the game. Although concussions number fewer in Major League Soccer (MLS) than in football, they still occur and have had serious long-term… Read More

In July of 2009, the Telegraph published a story speculating that the power of salamanders to regenerate parts of their body might one day become available to humans. A leap was made when scientists became aware – through studying the Axolotl salamander – that the powers of limb and spinal cord regeneration are similar to… Read More

Male motorcycle riders numbered among the highest demographic of people living with spinal cord injuries in Australia. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported that 362 cases of spinal cord injury occurred in Australia in 2007 and 2008. The report described the causes and gave a statistical analysis of the spinal cord injury occurrences… Read More