"Aaron Willis was 15 years old when he was shot by an unknown assailant while riding his bicycle in Wynwood in December 2012. His injuries left him #paralyzed for life. Last month, Aaron, age 27, died by #suicide..."
Sad news of a young man in #Miami who was a victim of #gunviolence and later died by suicide.
#organdonation #paraplegia #mentalhealth #youth #WLRN
https://www.wlrn.org/health/2026-03-02/remembering-aaron-willis-1998-2026-a-young-survivor-of-gun-violence
Remembering Aaron Willis, 1998-2026. A young survivor of gun violence
Shot and left paralyzed as a teenager, Aaron Willis died last month by suicide following a long struggle with health issues, according to family. WLRN first told his story in 2017 and is republishing the original story that was part of a series on victims of gun violence.
Mini Lab-Grown Spinal Cords Test Repair Therapy. Regenerative nanomedicine researchers now report the successful regrowth of spinal cord nerve fibers while minimizing the interference of scar tissue.
#spinalcord #paraplegia #quadraplegia #peptides #organoids https://www.instagram.com/p/DVMh-JLjONk/
Howard G. Smith MD, AM on Instagram: "Mini Lab-Grown Spinal Cords Test Repair Therapy
Regenerative nanomedicine researchers now report the successful regrowth of spinal cord nerve fibers while minimizing the interference of scar tissue. This from Northwestern University and published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Investigators there engineered millimeter-scale human spinal cord organoids from stem cells and incorporated in them functional neurons. They added astrocytes and microglial immune cells in order to study repair and inflammatory processes. Using this model, the team studied two types of traumatic injury models: a laceration injury and a compression injury.
Batches of these damaged mini spinal cord organoids were treated with two types of therapeutic peptides; fast-moving supramolecules; and slower-moving versions containing the same biological signals. The slow movers drive neural regeneration while the fast movers stifle excess inflammation.
The results are striking: the treated mini-spinal cords show substantial neural regeneration with nerve extension regrowth and the notable absence of glial scar tissue. These peptide agents had shown remarkable benefits in prior animal studies. A single injection given 24 hours after severe injury enabled mice to walk again within four weeks. This lab-grown spinal cord model demonstrates the reason for this success.
Spinal cord injuries cause permanent paralysis because scar tissue blocks effective nerve regrowth. Using lab-grown mini-spinal cord tissue, this study shows that molecular therapy can reduce inflammation, shrink scar tissue, and trigger functional nerve growth. Once these techniques are refined and subjected to clinical trials, the possibility of restoring limb use after otherwise devastating spinal cord injuries could come…..someday soon.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260216044003.htm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01606-2
#spinalcord #paraplegia #quadraplegia #peptides #organoids"
1 likes, 0 comments - drhowardsmithreports on February 25, 2026: "Mini Lab-Grown Spinal Cords Test Repair Therapy
Regenerative nanomedicine researchers now report the successful regrowth of spinal cord nerve fibers while minimizing the interference of scar tissue. This from Northwestern University and published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Investigators there engineered millimeter-scale human spinal cord organoids from stem cells and incorporated in them functional neurons. They added astrocytes and microglial immune cells in order to study repair and inflammatory processes. Using this model, the team studied two types of traumatic injury models: a laceration injury and a compression injury.
Batches of these damaged mini spinal cord organoids were treated with two types of therapeutic peptides; fast-moving supramolecules; and slower-moving versions containing the same biological signals. The slow movers drive neural regeneration while the fast movers stifle excess inflammation.
The results are striking: the treated mini-spinal cords show substantial neural regeneration with nerve extension regrowth and the notable absence of glial scar tissue. These peptide agents had shown remarkable benefits in prior animal studies. A single injection given 24 hours after severe injury enabled mice to walk again within four weeks. This lab-grown spinal cord model demonstrates the reason for this success.
Spinal cord injuries cause permanent paralysis because scar tissue blocks effective nerve regrowth. Using lab-grown mini-spinal cord tissue, this study shows that molecular therapy can reduce inflammation, shrink scar tissue, and trigger functional nerve growth. Once these techniques are refined and subjected to clinical trials, the possibility of restoring limb use after otherwise devastating spinal cord injuries could come…..someday soon.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260216044003.htm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01606-2
#spinalcord #paraplegia #quadraplegia #peptides #organoids".
film, dec ‘24
# 209
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY
dir Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui, 2024
Down to earth.
#documentary #personalhistory #film #paraplegia
On these cool nippy days and nights of autumn, it would be great to curl up with a nice science fiction book, and the beverage of your choice, actually, I have four books, from alien first contact, time travel, to androids.
🤖🌎👥💁️🤷️🤔🤯
🛸📡📚📚📚👽💬👂🤯
#Aliens
#Androids
#Apocalypse
#ArtificialIntelligence
#Blindness
#Disability
#Extraterrestrials
#FirstContact
#Pandemic
#Paraplegia
#Polio
#ScienceFiction
#Shapeshifters
#sftheberge
#Telepaths
#Typhoid
#Timetravel
dldbooks.com/stephentheberge
PRIME Study Progress Update — Second Participant
Our technology is enabling our second PRIME Study participant to play video games and use CAD software. This post shares updates on his experience.
PRIME Study Progress Update — User Experience
We’ve just passed 100 days since the first participant in our clinical trial received his Neuralink implant. Read our latest progress update.
Exoskeleton Race
Standing upright and walking with paraplegia
Robotic exoskeletons are devices that enable people with paraplegia to stand upright, walk, or go up and down stairs....
Sung & Choi enhance paraplegic mobility in exoskeletons, introducing a leaning posture to shift the center of mass forward. Validated in clinical trials and CYBATHLON, WalkON Suit (team ANGEL Robotics) excelled with this method. https://shorturl.at/knGX3
#CYBATHLON2024 #exoskeletons #paraplegia #assistivetechnology #disabilityinclusion #peoplewithdisabilities
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