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
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.
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 More
Heads Up: Nanoribbon Scaffold Helps Cord Splicing - Blog
September 27, 2016
This story caught my eye, it got a lot of coverage, so maybe your eye too. Spinal cords of lab animals were sliced with a sharp scalpel; the cut ends... Read More
Stem Cells: Mid-Trial Hopefulness - Blog
September 21, 2016
You know how hard it can be, managing expectations. I realized a long time ago that most readers of this blog don’t care to wade too deeply into... Read More
NACTN study gains momentum - Blog
September 9, 2016
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN), with funding from the Department of Defense (DOD), is... Read More
NRN Spotlight: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - Blog
August 3, 2016
Like most outpatient therapy programs, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation NeuroRecovery Network (NRN) focuses on setting and achieving... Read More
Transcranial magnetic stimulation: a non-invasive neurostimulation - Blog
August 2, 2016
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a type of non-invasive neurostimulation recently shown to restore function in spinal cord injury (SCI),... Read More
Stem Cell Tourist Sports Massive Growth: Condition Worsens - Blog
June 24, 2016
“Don’t trust anecdotes.” Take it from Jim Gass. Read More
Two New Studies Report Cell Therapy Success - Blog
May 12, 2016
Two papers were published in the medical literature within the last few weeks. Both report positive effects of cellular transplants in human trials... 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.