Tag: National Institutes of Health
Technology helps disabled lead more enriching lives
On any given day up to 25 individuals with varied disabilities are hard at work in the EP!C Hub computer lab in Peoria, earning...
Brain-computer interface advance allows fast, accurate typing by people with paralysis
In a Stanford-led research report, three participants with movement impairment controlled an onscreen cursor simply by imagining their own hand movements.
A clinical research publication...
New $5M Grant to Support Robotics Research for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Newswise — Balance is an essential component of daily life, something many of us take for granted. But not everyone can. In the United...
Kessler Foundation and NJIT Secure $5M Grant to Study Wearable Robots
A joint team from Kessler Foundation and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is developing new applications for wearable robotic exoskeleton devices with...
High-tech equipment, good attitude help after spinal cord injury
Standing in one place is exercise for Frank Muegge, 57. “I stand for an hour a day to prevent bone problems like osteoporosis.”
Muegge is...
NIH grant will help understanding how connections rewire after spinal cord injury
Restoring function after spinal cord injury, which damages the connections that carry messages from the brain to the body and back, depends on forming...
