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How UT Dallas researchers are helping spinal injury patients reclaim their lives
Bell joined a groundbreaking study led by researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas. The study centers on a tiny, ...
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Teen Was Enjoying the Trampoline Park—Then a Rare Injury Changed Her Life
Over time, Elle regained some strength in her arm and learned to use a joystick to control her wheelchair instead. It's still unsure why Elle suffered the spinal cord stroke, as an otherwise ...
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Q&A: Sustained functional recovery the goal for spinal cord injury treatment
Topline results from the chronic cohort of an ongoing phase 1b/2a clinical trial of an investigational therapeutic peptide, NVG-291, found the novel treatment led to increased electrical connectivity ...
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Assistive robotic grasping device gives a hand to users' hands
If a person suffers a spinal cord injury between their C5 and C7 vertebrae ... The Dorsal Grasper can also be activated via a joystick remote Importantly, not only does the device apply a stronger ...
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The making of the accessible Xbox Adaptive Joystick and thumbstick toppers: "Any decision we have to make, we make the decision that creates more flexibility"
Last week, the Xbox Adaptive Joystick and adaptive thumbstick toppers ... a hospital in Seattle that uses gaming as therapy for spinal cord patients," Kujawski says. "We asked them, 'hey, what ...
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Neuroscientists Discover That Spinal Cords Can Make Their Own Memories
Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the ...
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A man with Parkinson’s regained the ability to walk thanks to a spinal implant
The implant delivers bursts of electrical signals, stimulating his spinal cord to make his leg muscles move. A man with Parkinson’s disease has regained the ability to walk after physicians ...