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The attendees of this adventurous two-days-trip in the middle of the Alps were deeply impressed by the ]]> „3 Monkeys“ celebrated its 10th birthday In the course of a jubilee the popular pub “3 Monkeys” in Graz had every reason to celebrate a big party. 10 years ago the today’s very well-known pub started in the Elisabethstraße and has become in the course of time a second living room ]]> Vettel & Co at „Ennstal Classic“ Attractive old-timers, famous sport characters and an excited audience – a composition that definitely lead to hot atmosphere and a lot of fun. This must be the “ennstal classic” event in the middle of the Alps, being a unique happening once a ]]> BID FOR MONEY CAN’T BUY F1 EXPERIENCE! PRIVATE DINNER WITH DAVID COULTHARD ON AUCTION NOW!CHARITY BID FOR MONEY CAN’T BUY FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORT OF WINGS FOR LIFE! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes of Formula 1 and meet the ]]> Congratulations, Gerhard Gulewicz! Sensational 2nd place for Gerhard Gulewicz at the Race Across America (RAAM) 2010. Gerhard Gulewicz did it again. After his sensational 2nd place in the previous year, the Upper Austrian exceptional athlete finished the race again as outstanding ]]> Silverstone Half Marathon We sincerely would like to congratulate our supporter Alistair MacKinnon to his successful participation in this year’s Silverstone Half Marathon (UK). Although, he was only able to do three training runs in the forefront of the main event (6, 9 ]]> Wings for Life Symposium 2010 The “International projects 2009/10 meeting” organised by Wings for Life in Salzburg on the 12th and 13th of May, 2010 was a display of impressive results. The non-profit organisation promotes the world’s top scientists, whose projects provide ]]> Observational trial for SCI completed This month an observational clinical trial that has the aim of revealing the role of Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Spinal Cord Injury will be completed. This study is sponsored by the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System and has the ]]> Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are ambassadors! This weekend Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber anticipate a leap forward for their team in Barcelona at the first European race of this year’s Formula One season. The duo now support others in order that they may be able to once again make a ]]> Wings for Life Symposium 2010 From 12 to 13 May, international top scientists will come together in Salzburg on the occasion of the second Wings for Life colloquium 2010 and discuss the status quo and possible perspectives in spinal cord research. The scientists participating at ]]> HP-Packed Publicity – David Coulthard & Wings for Life Following on from his Formula 1 career and a brief period of absence from active motorsports, David Coulthard is now being drawn back to the cockpit once more. The likeable Scott was taking off at the Deutschen Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring ]]> Gene defect found in induced stem cells Cells taken from adult tissues and reprogrammed to become stem cells (capable of differentiating into a multitude of specialized cell types) have often been reported as being slower to divide and much less vigorous than their embryo-derived ]]> KINI'S FULLGAS 1 & 2 MAY 2010 – BE THERE! A motorsports weekend of extra proportions: 5th Fullgas at KINI's, 1 and 2 May 2010 "Motorsports - larger than life": this is the motto of Heinz Kinigadner's open door invitation to the Zillertal valley in Austria for a whole weekend from 01 to 02 ]]> Snowvolleyball Grand Slam in Wagrain From the 2nd to the 4th of April the 2nd Snowvolleyball Grand Slam took again place in Wagrain. Twelve volleyball professionals battled for the title “King of Snow”. The atmosphere was really great in the arena, especially when the winner team ]]> Embryonic stem cell research The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research recently approved the use of 40 new human stem cell (hESC) lines. This action was following the ]]> New member of the Clinical & Scientific Advisory Board Wings for Life is pleased to announce a new member of the Clinical & Scientific Advisory Board: Prof. Armin Curt, MD, Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Center at the University Hospital Balgrist and Professor in spinal cord injury ]]> Boosting Schwann cells migration Schwann cells are one candidate cell population for transplantation after a spinal cord injury. They hold a lot of potential both for the bridging of the site of injury and the remyelination of the fibres that lost their myelin sheath. They have the ]]> Stem Cell integration The use of stem cell transplantation in the damaged central nervous system may be a promising repair strategy which is currently being investigated by numerous research groups worldwide. Nevertheless, getting the cells to connect with the right ]]> Gene therapy against demyelination A recent publication in the journal Science reported that gene therapy researchers were able to treat two boys diagnosed with X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (also known as Addison-Schilder Disease), a demyelinating disease that progressively damages ]]> ISPO 2010 Wings for Life will again be present at this year’s ISPO and provide the visitors with an interesting program full of different activities. On Monday, 8 February 2010 at 10.00am a press talk with the attendance of well-known celebrities will take ]]>