Spinal Cord Implant Allows Paraplegics to Walk Again, Scientists Say
Three men paralyzed with severe spinal cord injuries were able to walk again days after receiving a spinal cord implant that stimulates trunk and...
Wickens marks return to racing with podium finish in Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Robert Wickens worked for more than three years to get back into a racecar and resume the driving career...
The game-changing instruments disabled musicians can play using just their eyes
Innovations in music technology have allowed people with disabilities to learn and play music without barriers.
According to an Arts Council England study, just 1.8...
Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink lines up clinical trials in humans
Implants that Musk says could allow paralysed people to walk already tested on a macaque and a pig
The billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain chip...
Novel hydrogel promotes neural regeneration after spinal cord injury
Researchers led by Prof. Dai Jianwu from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a multifunctional scaffold...
NVG-291 spinal cord injury treatment enters Phase II clinical trials
In a groundbreaking development for paralysed people, the revolutionary NVG-291 treatment for spinal cord injury is set to undergo Phase II clinical trials.
It...
UBC researchers lead $24 million project to treat spinal cord injury
A key challenge in treating traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI)—the kind caused by impact from a car crash, a fall, a sporting activity or...
Gun-related spinal cord injury in childhood brings hardship later
(HealthDay)—Spinal cord injuries in childhood are devastating no matter how they happen, but new research suggests that kids felled by gunshots are even worse...
‘This chair gives me my life back’ : Disabled passengers need airlines to handle...
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Millions of Americans are traveling this week for the holidays. But for passengers with disabilities, the challenges of air travel can be significantly heightened.
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Today is the Day! Let’s Break the #ATWorldRecord Together!
Have you ever been part of a world record? Now’s your chance. We’re under way on our #ATWorldRecord attempt! We need your help TODAY...
