Tagged with: football players spinal cord injuries support The Gridiron Heroes are a group of individuals with Spinal Cord Injury that provides emotional support to players injured during a football game. Their mission is to provide “immediate, as well as, long term resources and support to individuals sustaining a catastrophic spinal cord injury through activities associated with high school football.”
Tagged with: BBG blue M&Ms research spinal cord injuries We all know that albino animals have pink eyes and skin. So why is this albino lab rat blue? According to new research, the same blue food dye found in M&Ms, Jell-O and Gatorade could be used to reduce damage caused by spinal cord injuries. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that when they injected the compound Brilliant Blue G (BBG) into rats suffering from spinal cord injuries, the rodents were able to walk again, although with a limp, CNN reports.
