Bench to Bedside

Toby's Story is a spectacular account of a young musician living with a spinal cord injury. See how scientists are developing incredible, cutting-edge treatments to help Toby and others living with spinal cord injuries.

You may know him as Dr. Albert Robbins, the coroner from the hit CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. But did you know Robert David Hall has been living as a double-amputee for more than 30 years? See how a revolutionary new prosthetic limb could one day help Robert.

What causes a 6-year-old girl's body to start attacking itself out of the blue? That question and more are raised in this true account of a girl battling a rare and potentially fatal blood disease called aplastic anemia.

Young Asian elephants contract a deadly virus, called EEHV, which can kill them within 24 hours. But new research is not only helping baby elephants in zoos, but also endangered Asian elephants in the wild defeat this virus.

Star quarterback David Wilganowski suffered a cardiac arrest on the field and nearly died. Despite his miraculous survival, a mysterious diagnosis forces him to the sidelines.

A scientist spends her entire career working to cure fatal lung diseases, only to find her own 7-year-old daughter is diagnosed with one of the deadliest lung diseases imaginable.

Janne Kouri suffered a tragic diving accident that made him a quadriplegic. See how a research breakthrough called Locomotor Training has helped Janne and other people living with paralysis regain function in their limbs and even relearn how to walk.

Jen is a real biomedical researcher, who specializes in breast cancer, and is now battling the disease herself - for a second time. See how new research could help Jen and millions of other women facing this devastating cancer.

When their son's life is tragically cut short by a deadly brain tumor, Danah and John Jewett donate his tumor to research. See how this generous gift is helping scientists find a cure for other children with deadly brain cancer.

A revolutionary brain tumor vaccine is keeping dogs with brain cancer alive and could one day do the same for people with fatal brain tumors.

Keaton and Riley are children living with a fatal neuro-degenerative disease that causes the nervous system to shut down. See how scientists are joining forces to find a cure for Niemann-Pick Type C disease.