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·December 6, 2013·3 min read

Quadriplegics at Risk for Serious Sleep Breathing Disorder

Quadriplegics have a heightened risk of central sleep apnea, a new study reports.

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·November 7, 2013·3 min read

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.

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·February 8, 2013·3 min read

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.

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·January 24, 2013·3 min read

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.

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·July 17, 2012·4 min read

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).

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·July 13, 2012·3 min read

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).

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·June 1, 2012·4 min read

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...

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·May 30, 2012·1 min read

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...

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·May 16, 2012·7 min read

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...

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·May 15, 2012·5 min read

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...

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·April 20, 2012·3 min read

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 technology...

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·April 16, 2012·1 min read