A lifestyle intervention diabetes prevention program for SCI is something that Miami Project researchers have been looking into for many years. Everyone knows that being overweight poses risks for heart disease and Diabetes. However, anyone who’s tried to lose weight knows it’s no easy task. There is no miracle pill for losing weight. Of course,…
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Monica A. Perez, P.T., Ph.D. , Associate Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, received the 2017 Outstanding Neurorehabilitation Clinician Scientist Award from the American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) Education Foundation Board. The Board is made up of past ASNR presidents, who selected Dr. Perez for this award. The award honors…
Ioan Opris, Ph.D., Associate Scientist at University of Miami, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and his colleague Dr. Manuel F Casanova from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, have edited and published a groundbreaking book about the physics of the mind titled The Physics of the Mind and Brain Disorders (Springer). This…
The spinal cord can be injured in many ways. Car accidents, falls, violence, and sports are the four leading causes of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Regardless of the cause, the resulting damage to the spinal cord develops in a similar way and it’s important to take steps at reducing damage following spinal cord injury….
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Fashion designer… child psychiatrist…biologist…all were potential career paths in the heart of a young Mary Elizabeth Bartlett, later to be known as Dr. Mary Bartlett Bunge. Thankfully, biology won out! And, in reality, the scientific community won out when you think about all of her contributions. As a young girl growing up in the woods…
Unfortunately, living with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) can also mean living with chronic pain. Up to 80% of people living with SCI experience some form of long-term pain. The two most common types of pain are muscle-related (musculoskeletal) and neurologic-related (neuropathic), and people can experience either, both, or a mixture of these kinds of…
The Buoniconti Fund Honored Sports Icons, Celebrities, and Philanthropists at 32nd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner Presented by Tudor Group The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, honored an unparalleled group of Hall of Famers, Gold Medalists, World Champions and philanthropists in front of a crowd of…
Dan Liebl, Ph.D. and Colleagues Awarded a 5-year $2.2 Million National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Grant Titled Stabilizing the tripartite synaptic complex following Traumatic Brain Injury Daniel J. Liebl, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and colleagues recently received a 5 year $2.2 million National Institute…
The 32nd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, Presented by Tudor Group, will feature an iconic group of Sports Legends, Hall of Famers, Gold Medalists, World Champions, and honorees NFL Hall of Famer Jason Taylor is part of an iconic group of Sports Legends, Hall of Famers, Gold Medalists, World Champions, and honorees will be recognized…