Monthly Archives: January 2021
Neuroprosthetic device maintains blood pressure after spinal cord injury
The inability to maintain blood pressure is a debilitating consequence of spinal cord injury. This problem has now been circumvented, by artificially recreating a...
Brain Implants and Wearables Let Paralyzed People Move Again
A “neural bypass” routes signals around the damaged spinal cord, potentially restoring both movement and sensation
In 2015, a group of neuroscientists and engineers assembled...
Designer protein makes paralyzed mice walk again
Using gene therapy, a research team has succeeded for the first time in getting mice to walk again after a complete cross-sectional injury. The...
New treatment allows some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm...
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Note: This video was created in January 2020
Almost 18,000 Americans experience traumatic spinal cord injuries every year. Many of these people are unable to...
Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury
TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new study supports the theory that people who suffer a spinal cord injury may also have...
