Tag: Medical Technology
Robot Wheelchair May Give Patients More Independence
Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing a robotic system that may offer wheelchair-dependent people independent, powered mobility and...
Stand Together to End Paralysis Now!
France (TransWorldNews) Stand Together to End Paralysis Now – www.stepnow.org - a spinal cord injury global grassroots initiative launch their first worldwide campaign to...
Injury Transforms Former NFL Player
Sep. 23--The most remarkable thing about Mike Utley is that he says his life really didn't change on Nov. 17, 1991 -- yet admittedly...
Rehab Goes High-Tech
Just a few years ago, helping a stroke patient regain the ability to swallow was unheard of. It's just one way technology has taken...
Study Finds Amendment 2 Will Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of Patients, Reduce Health Care...
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A newly released study co-authored by a Missouri economist and a public policy expert found that voter approval...
Spinal device easing agony
'Like a buzzing': 250 Utahns have taken advantage of the implanted stimulator
Joshua Taylor spent half of his senior year in high school restricted to...
Rocket Technology used to Develop a Physical Therapy Device
NASA Technology Helping Injured U.S. Troops
Patented NASA technology that originally enhanced robotics and sounding rockets is now aiding U.S. soldiers returning from overseas duty...
‘Ethical’ stem cell lines created
Human embryonic stem cell lines have been generated without embryos being destroyed, according to researchers.
A US team created the lines by removing single cells...
NASA Technology Helping Injured U.S. Troops
Patented NASA technology that originally enhanced robotics and sounding rockets is now aiding U.S. soldiers returning from overseas duty with spinal cord or traumatic...
Spinal cord bridge bypasses injury to restore mobility
Cleveland -- The body's spinal cord is like a super highway of nerves. When an injury occurs, the body's policing defenses put up a...
