My sophomore year at Rutgers, I bought a black Nissan Altima. I had been saving up for years to buy that car. Over the winters, I had a job hauling Christmas trees. The money I made went toward the car. Over the summers, I worked on the Rutgers grounds crew. Those paychecks, too, went into the "car account."
Country music singer Wynonna Judd introduces Top 10 CNN Hero Eddie Canales, who helps teens with spinal cord injuries.
Eddie Canales' nonprofit, Gridiron Heroes, provides emotional and financial support to high school football players who've sustained life-changing spinal cord injuries.
Eddie Canales' group provides support to teens who suffered spinal cord injuries while playing football.
General Motors will add a new type of airbag, one that pops up between the front seats, to some of its crossover SUVs next year.
Two moments have changed Eddie Canales' life. Both occurred on the football field.
Rachelle and Chris Chapman talk to HLN's Prime News about their dream wedding and their inspirational relationship.
Through it all, Chris Chapman and Rachelle Friedman have been there for each other.
Electrical stimulation from a spinal cord implant, mimicking the signals the brain would normally transmit to move the body, has allowed a paralyzed patient to stand on his own and walk on a treadmill with assistance, researchers said Thursday.
A paraplegic takes his first steps since 2007 with the aid of an exoskeleton across his graduation stage.
Dr. Robert J. White performed his first neurosurgery at age 15 on a frog cadaver in high school biology class. Over the next 50 years, he operated on more than 10,000 brains, one of which accounted for the most ambitious neurological experiment in history: In the '70s, he successfully transplanted the head of one monkey to the body of another. For White's efforts, the monkey awoke from the anesthesia and tried to bite his finger off.
VBS meets a renowned neurosurgeon whose career saw 50 years, 10,000 brains, daring research and controversial surgery.
Dana Cummings survived two tours of combat duty as a Marine in the first Gulf War without injury. But 10 years later, he lost a leg in a car crash.
Amputee Dana Cummings found rehabilitation through surfing and now teaches people with disabilities how to surf for free.
Marcus A. York wants the nation to turn more attention - and dollars - to spinal-cord research
Cruise Bogle, 18, was skimboarding with friends in Delray Beach, Florida, when he took a wave that whipped his board out from under him. Bogle was thrown backward, and his head hit the ocean floor. When friends saw him lying still in the surf, they knew something was wrong and rushed him to the hospital.
Susan Hendricks reports on a new wheelchair that can be controlled by the tongue.
The same blue food dye found in M&Ms and Gatorade could be used to reduce damage caused by spine injuries, offering a better chance of recovery, according to new research.
Matthew Reeve, 29, will participate in the NYC Marathon and raise money
Federal regulators have cleared the way for the first trials of human embryonic stem-cell research. Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Federal regulators have cleared the way for the first human trials of human embryonic stem-cell research, authorizing researchers to test whether the cells are safe to use in spinal injury patients, the company behind the trials announced Friday.
Vets get wet
updated: Mon Nov 10 2008 08:35:00
Some disabled vets benefit from swimming with some of the biggest fish in the world, as CNN's Judy Fortin reports.
Retired Army Spc. Scott Winkler had many scary encounters while serving in Iraq, but they were nothing compared with his recent experience at the world's largest aquarium: swimming alongside a massive whale shark.
UK prosecutors may charge the parents of paralyzed rugby player Daniel James with helping their son end his life.
The death of a rugby player has sparked debate over assisted suicide in Britain. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.
Insurance companies and hospital administrators like evidence-based research. For doctors and patients, sometimes it's more complicated
The Food and Drug Administration looks like it's bowing to the inevitable this week and drawing the blueprint for the first-ever human experiments with human embryonic stem cells.
CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses a new study that suggests alligator blood may have healing properties.
A question. What connects Facebook enthusiasts in China busy translating the social networking site into Mandarin and a community of orthopaedic surgeons swapping ideas on how to treat spinal injuries?
The first experiments using human embryonic stem cells in human subjects could begin within a few months, the chief executive of biotech Geron said Monday.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at NFL player Kevin Everett's recovery from a spinal injury.
Every step is precious now. Every movement is a gift. Every morning brings another sunrise, full of sweet promise. When Kevin Everett was a little boy growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, he would sit with his grandpa James Nico, and the older man would explain to him life's lessons. One of them was this: Don't ever be bitter. Just keep doing your best, even when things aren't looking so good.
Latin pop diva Gloria Estefan and former Citadel linebacker Marc Buoniconti have each suffered paralyzing injuries.
Singer Gloria Estefan's CNN Hero has turned his battle with paralysis into a nationwide campaign.
Companies that develop drugs using embryonic stem cell research could soon enter a bold new phase: human testing.
(Editor's note: Ross Tucker is a Princeton grad who has played six NFL seasons, including 28 games with Buffalo.)
Kevin Everett's life-threatening spinal injury raises anew concerns about the dangers of the gridiron
Jesse Billauer rolls into the Beverly Hills Hotel with a blonde bombshell by his side and immediately attracts everyone's attention as soon as he opens his mouth. The tanned surfer is telling his friends to hold on to their girlfriends tight or he just might nab them up before the night is done. His friends laugh but quickly tighten their grip on their significant others. They know Billauer too well.
The latest news on companies previously profiled by FSB.By Emily Maltby and Brandi Stewart
IN THE 2004 "NEXT LITTLE Thing" issue, FSB featured Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, a medical-device firm in Foxborough, Mass., that helps the severely disabled. The company's BrainGate devi...
Two years ago, a quadriplegic man started playing video games using his brain as a controller. That may just sound like fun and games for the unfortunate, but really, it spells the beginning of a radical change in how we interact with computers - and business will never be the same.
The era of the real-life bionic man may be a little bit closer after scientists in the U.S. announced they had successfully implanted a chip into the brain of a quadriplegic man enabling him to use a computer and operate a robotic arm.
Matthew Nagel awoke from a two-week coma in the summer of 2001 to learn he was paralyzed from the neck down.
Surgery to realign and enclose the spinal column of a 3-month-old Iraqi girl brought to the United States for life-saving medical treatment was difficult but went "very well," doctors said Monday.
British surgeons hope a new procedure using stem cells from the lining of the nose will help mend severed nerves of paralyzed patients and may one day allow them to walk again.
Scientists in the U.S. have successfully used neural stem cells to regenerate damaged spinal cord tissue in mice, raising hopes that the technique could be used to treat disabilities caused by spinal cord injuries and human neurological disorders.
Biotechs specializing in stem cell research could see a jump in stock prices next week, say analysts who are keeping a close eye on a House bill that would lift limits on federal funding.
FSB: No Limits!updated: Sun May 01 2005 00:01:00
After he had driven four hours to buy a wheel-chair that would allow him to play tennis--and was ignored by the salespeople at the company that made it--John Box was so angry that he decided to do ...
Nearly 100 friends and family members of Christopher Reeve remembered the actor who became an activist for spinal cord injury research in a small gathering at his home this week.
On the eve of the final faceoff between the two major party candidates, President Bush stumped in Colorado and Arizona Tuesday, while Sen. John Kerry holed up with aides in a New Mexico hotel, preparing for Wednesday night's debate.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist attacked Sen. John Edwards on Tuesday over a comment the Democratic vice presidential candidate made regarding actor Christopher Reeve.
Christopher Reeve, who portrayed a hero in the "Superman" films and embodied one as an advocate for spinal cord research after being paralyzed in an accident, has died. He was 52.
Once being groomed to succeed former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Anwar Ibrahim's fall from grace was dramatic. The following is a timeline of his life.
Former All-Pro Miami Dolphin linebacker Nicholas Buoniconti, 51, who in 1989 quit after four years as president of UST, the tobacco company, is back on the corporate playing field. He has signed on...
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