Note from Matthew Reeve: Big update on The Big Idea - Blog
December 11, 2017
Since its inception, the Reeve Foundation has been guided by a larger purpose to change the lives of those living with paralysis. Over the years, our... Read More
Voices from the Community
Our blog offers stories from the community, updates from the Reeve Foundation, and breaking news on research.
The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
NRN Spotlight: Nachreiner Family - Blog
October 16, 2017
Nothing could prepare Jennifer and Eric Nachreiner, or any parent, for the spring morning when their lives changed forever. Read More
NRN Spotlight: Frazier Rehab Institute Pediatric Program - Blog
September 22, 2017
Out of the nearly 1.3 million people in the United States who live with a spinal cord injury, a number are children whose ages range from newborn to... Read More
More Oxygen to Chronic Cord, More Recovery - Blog
May 31, 2017
Spinal cord injury begins with sudden traumatic force but that’s only the beginning of the damage to the nervous system. A wave of secondary events... Read More
A Drug and its Champion: Persistence Matters - Blog
April 20, 2017
Give it up for Lisa McKerracher. She has certainly earned her merit badge for persistence. A compound she discovered 20 years ago, Cethrin, is now... Read More
Zebrafish: a go-to model for spinal cord regeneration - Blog
January 5, 2017
Some animals have the capacity for self-repair. Haven’t you always wondered whether one day we’ll figure out the recipe for limb or nerve... Read More
Spinal Cord Dopamine Linked to Bladder Function - Blog
December 21, 2016
Dopamine (abbreviated as DA) is a neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger that is important for many things, including movement; Parkinson’s disease,... Read More
NRN Community Center Expands to UK - Blog
December 13, 2016
Harvey Sihota, from London, injured in 2009, now runs a network of community fitness/wellness gyms, Neurokinex, in the U.K. One location, in Gatwick,... Read More
Gut Health and SCI: Probiotics as Treatments? - Blog
October 20, 2016
This is a cool paper, just out in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, from the Phil Popovich lab at Ohio State: "Gut dysbiosis impairs recovery... Read MoreThe opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.