Sleep and sleepiness ‘a huge problem’ for people with spinal cord injury
A new study led by a University of Calgary researcher at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) finds that fatigue and sleep may need...
Over-the-skin electrical stimulation helps provide movement in quadriplegics
Feinstein Institutes research examines new closed-loop neurostimulation
MANHASSET, NY — Researchers at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research used new closed-loop neurostimulation methods and textile-based...
How wheelchair rugby ‘changed everything’ for one athlete
Carl Williams maneuvers across the court with the practiced precision of an athlete. He simultaneously searches the crowd, calculating which team member can catch...
UofL faculty develop and license specialized treadmill for children with spinal cord injuries
Medicine, engineering work together to build custom tool for successful therapy
Children with spinal cord injuries have experienced remarkable results in recovery at the University...
Repairing a highway: how can we fix spinal cord injury?
The functional sophistication of the spinal cord can have devastating consequences. Will modern scientific developments replicate its functions?
The “central nervous system” delicately orchestrates the...
New Biomaterial Developed That Could Be a Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries
Polymerized estrogen shown to protect nervous system cells. Research could enable improved treatment of spinal cord injuries.
Spinal cord damage that causes paralysis and reduced...
The long road of recovery after spinal cord damage
U.S. Department of Defense awards $800,000 to Case Western Reserve for spinal cord injury research
People who live with spinal injuries often say that the...
Drone gives paralysed former surfer a new perspective on life
"It is the little things – the sound of the lapping of water against the bottom of his board and seeing the beach from...
Neuroprosthetic Enables Tetraplegic Patient to Walk
A tetraplegic is one who has suffered partial or total loss of use of all four limbs and torso.
Each year, it is estimated that...
The new Gods of esports are paralyzed from the neck down
Players with quadriplegia are using neuroscience and video games to take on the world.
On a mostly sunny July afternoon in 2014, Chris Scott jumped...
