Spinal Stimulation Helps 4 Patients with Paraplegia Regain Voluntary Movement Four paraplegic patients are now able to voluntarily move previously paralyzed muscles, thanks to a new treatment which involves electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.
Light Activated Neurons from Stem Cells Restore Function to Paralysed Muscles Researchers use optogenetics to restore function to paralyzed muscles.
Mysterious Polio Like Illness Found in Between 20 to 25 California Children Researchers have identified a polio-like syndrome in a group of five California based children over a one year period.
Quadriplegics at Risk for Serious Sleep Breathing Disorder Quadriplegics have a heightened risk of central sleep apnea, a new study reports.
Scientists Identify Clue to Regrowing Nerve Cells Researchers have identified a chain reaction which triggers the regrowth of some damaged nerve cell branches. The finding could someday help improve treatments for nerve injuries which can cause loss of sensation or paralysis.
Researchers Describe Technology that Lets Spinal Cord Injured Man Control Robot Arm with Thoughts Researchers describe how an electrode array sitting on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old paralyzed man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions with just his thoughts. It also enabled him to move a robot arm to touch a friend’s hand for the first time in the seven years.
Doctors Perform First FDA Approved Schwann Cell Transplant in Patient with New Spinal Cord Injury Doctors performed the first-ever FDA approved Schwann cell transplantation in a patient with a new spinal cord injury. The procedure is a Phase 1 clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of transplanting the patient’s own Schwann cells.
Musical Glove Improves Sensation, Mobility for People with Spinal Cord Injury Georgia Tech researchers have created a wireless, musical glove that may improve sensation and motor skills for people with paralyzing spinal cord injury (SCI).
Controlling Your Computer With Your Eyes Millions of people suffering from multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries or amputees could soon interact with their computers and surroundings using just their eyes, thanks to a new device that costs less than £40 (~$63).
Walking Again After Spinal Cord Injury Neuroprosthetics and robot rehabilitation wake up the 'spinal brain' and restore voluntary movement. Rats with spinal cord injuries and severe...
Fish Study Raises Hope for Spinal Injury Repair Scientists have unlocked the secrets of the zebrafish’s ability to heal its spinal cord after injury, in research that could deliver therapy for...
Paralyzed Individuals Use Thought Controlled Robotic Arm to Reach and Grasp NIH-funded study shows progress in brain-computer interface technology. In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach for and...
Surgeons Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient Technique could help those with C6, C7 spinal cord injuries. Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored some...
New Brain-Machine Interface Moves a Paralyzed Hand New technology bypasses spinal cord and delivers electrical signals from brain directly to muscles. A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine...
Scientists Find Neural Stem Cell Regulator Lack of regulator can cause neural tube defects. Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that lack of a specific...
