Yearly Archives: 2015
BrainGate brings wireless computer mind control to paralysed people
A wireless brain-computer interface capable of transmitting thought commands to digital devices is close to commercialisation following more than a decade of development.
The BrainGate...
Israeli Traveller Conquers Heaphy Track in Wheelchair
Arnon Amit from Israel arrived in Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand on January 2,...
Paralyzed rats regain use of hind legs with flexible spinal cord implant. Humans to...
Swiss scientists demonstrated a flexible ribbon-like implant that attaches itself to a paralyzed rat’s spinal cord, allowing the animal to walk again. The prosthetic,...
Famed quadriplegic BASE jumper set to compete in para-bobsled’s first ever World Cup
TORONTO — When Lonnie Bissonnette flips his wheelchair, whether it's misjudging a step bouncing down a flight of stairs or landing hard after parachuting...
NCSU study gets paralyzed pooches back on their feet
RALEIGH One paralyzed dog even got its wag back.
The new study at N.C. State University, though, was mainly to see if two experimental drugs...
Research team identifies important control mechanisms for walking
Even after complete spinal paralysis, the human spinal cord is able to trigger activity in the leg muscles using electrical pulses from an implanted...
Hope: Two paralyzed Georgia teens take different paths on stem cell treatment
Stem cell therapy holds promise for people whose conditions leave them without much hope.
But it also poses a dilemma:
Stay and wait for U.S. stem...
Morphine might take away pain, but does it do more harm than good?
The damaging effects of giving morphine after a major injury.
A soldier on the battlefield, a driver in a car accident, a nursing home resident...
Quadriplegic veteran to receive stem cell treatments
LAWTON, Okla. A stem cell surgery procedure, not yet approved by the FDA, could give a local paralyzed veteran the use of his arms...
TED Video: Paralyzed Lab Rat Walks Again after New Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
It only takes a moment for an accident to sever or damage an individual’s spinal cord enough to result in paralysis. In this amazing...
