Yearly Archives: 2008

Wrist research might one day help the paralyzed

NEW YORK Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new...

Mind power moves paralysed limbs

Scientists have shown it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move. The technology bypasses injuries that stop nerve...

Brain Training for Spinal Cord Injury

Scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle report success in their first attempts to harness the brain to treat paralysis in people with...

Paralysis Therapy

NEW YORK (CBS) - It was four years ago this week that Christopher Reeve passed away after a long and valiant battle with...

Breakthrough Research to Repair Spinal Cord Injuries Using Polymer Coated Nanoparticles

Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by...

A fine balance

LA JOLLA, CA— Once a toddler has mastered the art of walking, it seems to come naturally for the rest of her life. But...

Protein shown to play a key role in normal development of nervous system

Findings may someday inform treatments for spinal cord, other nerve injuries A protein that enables nerve cells to communicate with each other plays a key...

Grand Lake teen readjusts to life at home after nearly fatal car accident

As he was growing up in Grand Lake, everybody knew Zack Peterson as the kid with the big smile and the tousled blond hair...

Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk

TSUKUBA, Japan - A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for...

CNN Show with Professir X and NSCIA Santina Muha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cN5vqBU_cs CNN Show with Professir X and NSCIA Santina Muha