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How UT Dallas researchers are helping spinal injury patients reclaim their lives
The research builds on more than a decade of neuroscience and bioengineering work at UT Dallas. Previous studies showed that ...
Tiny, zapping implant gives spinal cord injury survivors new hope
UT Dallas researchers paired rehab with vagus nerve stimulation to help people with spinal cord injuries regain arm and hand ...
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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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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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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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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 ...