Re-engineered enzyme could help reverse damage from spinal cord injury and stroke
A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering and the University of Michigan has redesigned and enhanced a natural enzyme that shows promise...
Quadriplegic Sam Schmidt Races Again In A Corvette C8
The former Indycar racer loves his new car!
In 2000, Indycar racer Sam Schmidt was doing a testing run at Walt Disney World Speedway when...
Biologist awarded $1.8M to study neuronal reprograming for spinal cord repair
National Institutes of Health grant will enable Hedong Li to focus on role of micorRNAs in the reprogramming process
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Hedong Li,...
SimÂulÂtanÂeous elecÂtrical and magÂnetic stimÂuÂlaÂtion helped a spinal cord inÂjury paÂtient reÂgain the abilÂity...
At the BioMag Laboratory, the first promising results have been achieved in the application of synchronised electrical and magnetic stimulation therapy when rehabilitating a...
She broke her back mountain biking. Now she’s a Yale New Haven nurse.
NEW HAVEN — Lindsey Runkel says there are no inappropriate questions to ask her.
There certainly are many questions to ask.
Like, how does a nurse,...
Dorsal root ganglion stimulation evokes motor responses in patients with complete spinal cord injury
Bilateral L4 dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation has been shown to evoke strong and reproducible motor responses in the upper leg in patients with...
Quadriplegic Record-Breaking Esports Gamer RockyNoHands Signs with Luminosity
Rocky Stoutenburgh, a.k.a. RockyNoHands, has just made history yet again. The pro gamer was previously inducted into the Guinness World Records 2020 and Guinness World...
Osmotic therapy device reduces swelling to prevent secondary injuries in rats
Improving treatment of spinal cord injuries
When injured, the spinal cord swells, restricting blood flow and causing critical and permanent motor, sensory, and autonomic function...
Implanted Neural Stem Cell Grafts Show Functionality in Spinal Cord Injuries
In mouse studies, the specialized grafts integrated with host networks and behaved much like neurons in a healthy, undamaged spinal cord
Using stem cells to...
Paralyzed man has sense of touch restored by brain-machine interface
This is the first BMI to restore movement and touch simultaneously
Ten years ago, while on vacation in North Carolina, Ian Burkhart broke his neck...
