Could electrical stimulation and robot-assisted exercise reverse paralysis? New results are a resounding ‘yes!’
We're learning more and more about how our bodies can recover from spinal cord injuries.
Tag: paralysis
Scientists find a new way to regrow nerves in spinal injuries
In experiments on rats with spinal cord injuries, the rodents improved their walking ability following treatment.
Electrical stimulation of spinal cord allows two paraplegics to stand and walk
A remarkable medical breakthrough that might one day put an end to many forms of paralysis.
How technology is revolutionizing medicine
Medicine accelerating fast thanks to new tech like bionic eyes or implants that enable paraplegics to walks again.
Brain-computer interface allows paralyzed to type fast and accurately by power of thought alone
The communication rate is practical enough to be useful for many patients.
Mind-reading device enables completely locked-in paralyzed patients to communicate with the outside world
These patients can't even blink voluntarily. They're completely locked in their bodies. Now, they have a way to communicate.
Scientists coax mice with injured spinal cords to regrow nerve fibers, something deemed impossible not too long ago
With the help of a novel drug therapy, mice with spinal cord damage showed nerve cell regeneration at the injured ...
Young man paralyzed from the neck down regains arm and hand movement following stem cell therapy
This novel treatment could help thousands live independently.
For the first time in history, researchers restore voluntary finger movement for a paralyzed man
Using two sets of electrodes, scientists have successfully restored finger movement in a paralyzed patient for the first time in ...
Over 100 child paralysis cases linked to new Enterovirus strain
Most of the 100 children hospitalized with acute flaccid myelitis haven't recovered from paralysis and weak limbs. CC BY-NC 2.0
Paralyzed rats regain use of hind legs with flexible spinal cord implant. Humans to follow
Swiss scientists demonstrated a flexible ribbon-like implant that attaches itself to a paralyzed rat's spinal cord, allowing the animal to ...
Paralyzed rats regain control of their bladder
It may surprise you to know that a life-threatening disability after complete spinal cord injury is urinary dysfunction - although ...
Wireless brain-interface boasts promising start
Neural interface implanted in a monkey (credit: David A Borton et al./J. Neural Eng.) We've showed ...
Paralyzed dogs can walk again after nose cell transplant
In a remarkable medical feat, physicians at Cambridge University have restored movement in the hind legs of 23 dogs after ...