Tag: spinal implant
Spinal Cord Implant Allows Paraplegics to Walk Again, Scientists Say
Three men paralyzed with severe spinal cord injuries were able to walk again days after receiving a spinal cord implant that stimulates trunk and...
Cross-disciplinary team will design, develop devices to better treat spinal cord injuries
A team of Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers and neurosurgeons has received $13.48 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop implantable ultrasound...
Neuralink Reveals Working Brain-to-Machine Interface
In a live demonstration, Elon Musk revealed that Neuralink has successfully installed a working brain-to-machine interface inside a pig.
Elon Musk’s brain-hacking company Neuralink demonstrated...
Micro implants could restore standing and walking
U of A research has a proven concept to restore spinal function.
U of A research has a proven concept to restore spinal function.
When Vivian...
Cleveland researchers develop technology to give spinal cord injury patients use of hands back
CLEVELAND — Ground-breaking, life-changing research is happening at MetroHealth Medical Center when it comes to spinal cord injuries and giving people function back.
Dr. Kim...
Spinal cord stimulation, physical therapy help paralyzed man stand, walk with assistance
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Spinal cord stimulation and physical therapy have helped a man paralyzed since 2013 regain his ability to stand and walk with...
One Small Step for a Paraplegic, One Big Step Toward Reversing Paralysis
In a hospital in Switzerland, permanently paralyzed people are now learning to walk again with the help of stimulating electrodes implanted in their spines....
If other paralyzed primates walk, will humans?
In the annals of breathtaking scientific advances, it's hard to top this recent news headline: "Paralyzed Monkeys Can Walk Again With Wireless Brain-Spine Connection."
This...
Spinal cord rehabilitation and repair: an interview with Quentin Barraud
Spinal cord repair and rehabilitation is a difficult but important topic to research, can you please give a brief overview of research in this...
Stretchy spinal implant presents new paralysis treatment
A thin and flexible implant that can be applied directly to the surface of the spinal cord to administer electrical and chemical stimulation has...
