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Baby That Had Spinal Surgery While in the Womb Can Now Walk and Run
A little girl whose parents were told she would never walk is now running around like other 5-year-olds after receiving emergency spinal surgery while...
First Advanced Parkinson’s Patient to Walk Again with New Spinal Implant, ‘It’s Incredible’
A Frenchman who received a new spinal implant has regained significant motor functions including the ability to walk unaided for miles after losing all...
A Paralyzed Man Walks Again Using Device that Connects His Thoughts to His Spinal Cord
It's long been supposed that implants could connect prosthetics to the brain in a way that stimulates nervous system commands with electrical signals.
Now, this...
Revolutionary Jab that Could Repair Spinal Cord Injuries Developed by Scientists
A revolutionary treatment that could repair spinal cord injuries has been developed by scientists which regrew nerves in paralyzed mice within three months.
The medication...
Movement in Paralyzed Arms is Restored by ‘Zapping’ Spinal Cords With Electrical Stimulation
Arm and hand movements have been restored in paralyzed primates when researchers 'zapped' their spinal cord.
Rather than designing new, sophisticated equipment, electrical stimulation was...
First Time Someone With Cut Spinal Cord is Able to Walk Freely, Thanks to New Swiss Technology
Michel Roccati was paralyzed in a motorbike accident which completely severed his spinal cord. Unlike some other forms of paralysis, there's no therapy for...
Yale Scientists Successfully Repair Injured Spinal Cords Using Patients’ Own Stem Cells
Intravenous injection of bone marrow derived stem cells in patients with spinal cord injuries led to significant improvement in motor functions, researchers from Yale...
Pentagon is Funding Ultrasound Devices That Prevent Tissue Death After Spinal Cord Injuries
Johns Hopkins is busy on an ambitious development plan for a product that would protect against tissue damage resulting from spinal cord injuries—especially for...
Breakthrough For Spinal Cord Injuries and Dementia as Protein Builds ‘Striking’ Repairs
A drug that repairs damage to the brain and spinal cord has been created by British scientists offering hope for new therapies that address...
Scientists Demonstrate Success of a Possible ‘EpiPen’ to Prevent Paralysis From Spinal Cord Injuries
University of Michigan scientists demonstrate success for possible EpiPen that uses nanoparticles to prevent paralysis after spinal cord injuries.
Unborn Baby Treated for Spinal Defect After Being Removed From Mom’s Womb for Surgery, Then Put Back
This pioneering new surgery is treating unborn babies of a spinal defect while they are still in the womb.
Back Pain May Soon Be a Thing of the Past After Scientists Successfully Implant Lab-Grown Spinal Discs
For the first time ever, scientists have successfully implanted spinal discs grown from stem cells – and their research had exciting results.
Noninvasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Regain Use of Hands
The noninvasive treatment could be a groundbreaking therapy for disabled people in poor communities around the world.
Drug Can Repair Spinal Cord Injuries, Study Shows
(BBC) - A drug that can encourage nerves in the spinal cord to grow and repair injuries has been developed by scientists at Case...
Spinal Cord Injury May No Longer Mean Permanent Paralysis
Severe spinal cord injury results in a permanent loss of function and sensation -- understandable because the connection between the brain and the lower...
Taylor Swift Grants Wish for Girl with Spinal Condition
Taylor Swift fans flocked to her concert in St. Paul last weekend, but one first-grader from Mankato, Minn., got a personal meet-and-greet with her...
UCLA Scientists Make Paralyzed Rats Walk Again After Spinal Cord Injury
UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run...
A Drug that Prevents Cell Damage in Spinal injuries, Cancer and Parkinson’s Diseases?
UPI reports on some excited researcers at Purdue University who said Tuesday that the hypertension drug hydralazine appears to prevent cell death. ...
New Way to Heal Broken Bones Faster May Also Make Them 3x Stronger
A new high-tech way of healing broken bones could take less time, and also make them over three times stronger.
The new treatment method uses...
Woman Given New 3D-Printed Windpipe in World First
A biotech company has established a stunning milestone for prosthetics as their firm became the first and only one in the world to produce...