Electric Pulses Therapy Can Help Restore Movement for Paralysis Patients [Study]

Medicine & Technology May 22, 2024

Electric pulses therapy shows promise in restoring movement for paralysis patients. Discover the groundbreaking study and its potential to change lives. Read more!

Woman Gets Paralyzed After Eating Expired Pesto From Farmer’s Market; What’s Botulism?

Sep 29, 2023

A woman got botulism after consuming an expired pesto from Farmer's Market. Continue reading to know the full story.

Paralysis May Leave 27-Year-Old Man Quadriplegic After Breaking His Neck From Leaping Into a Foam Pit

Sep 01, 2023

A man from Spain broke his spine and damaged his spinal cord in his neck after jumping into a foam pit, leaving him paralyzed with the possibility of being quadriplegic. Learn more about him in this article.

AI and Brain Implant Help Paralyzed Woman Speak Through Avatar After Suffering From Stroke for 18 Years

Aug 28, 2023

A woman who suffered from paralysis speaks through an avatar 18 years after having a stroke, thanks to artificial intelligence and a brain implant. Learn more about it in this article.

New Electronic Brain Implants Have Enabled Paralyzed Man To Walk for the First Time in 12 Years

May 25, 2023

The 40-year-old man, who experienced a spinal cord injury after a bicycle accident, regained leg control through new electronic brain implants. Check out this remarkable technology in this article.

Electrical Stimulation on a Specific Group of Neurons Restored Ability To Walk in Paralyzed Patients

Nov 11, 2022

Swiss researchers identified the neurons that promoted recovery of nine people with lower body paralysis after a nerve stimulation breakthrough. Tap the article to learn more about this experiment.

First Neural Signals Recorded; Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering Introduces New Technology To Help People With Paralysis With Their Daily Life

Oct 14, 2022

Researchers devised a wireless medical device that can be planted, to enhance the quality of life and offer independence for those with paralysis. Read to know more.

External Electrical Stimulation Restores Upper Limb Control of Paralyzed Monkeys

Jul 01, 2022

Brain experts developed a new external stimulation model that helps paralyzed monkeys improve arm and hand control. Learn more about the innovation and how it could help human paralysis and stroke patients.

Brain Computer Implant Developed for Paralyzed ALS Patients to Control Communication Devices

Mar 30, 2022

Brain implants might be the future for the patients of neurological disease and paralysis. Read about this new innovation that was found effective at assisting ALS patients who use communication devices.

Scientists Developed New Therapy That Reverses Paralysis, Promotes 'Functional Recovery' From Spinal Cord Injury

Nov 14, 2021

Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a new therapy that promotes "functional recovery" in mice with paralysis, a breakthrough that might be applicable to humans.

Brain-Computer Interface Developer Announces Entry to Clinical Trials for Its Implants in the US; FDA Authorizes Test of Device in Human Patients

Jul 29, 2021

Brain-Computer interface company, Synchron received approval from the FDA for its clinical trials in the US. Specifically, the BCI developer will place its Stentrode device in the brain to help paralyzed patients.

COVID-19 Patients Seven Times More Likely to Get Bell's Palsy Than Those Who Get the Vaccine

Jun 25, 2021

Two vaccine trials reveal that Bell's palsy is more common in COVID-19 patients than vaccinated people. But suggest that it is still a rare side-effect of the infection.

Paralyzed People Can Now Type on PCs with Their Minds Wherever They Are

Apr 03, 2021

A wireless brain computer interface can help paralyzed people type on PCs and use their tablets by using their minds wherever they go, trials from a study revealed.

Researchers Successfully Connected a Human to a Computer Through The Veins

Nov 01, 2020

A team of scientists and engineers demonstrated a novel approach that could enable humans to control electronic gadgets - by inserting electrodes through the veins.

Bionic Man: Elon Musk Creating 'Six Million Dollar Man Implant Chips' That Enables Paralyzed People to Walk

Jun 15, 2020

Elon Musk said that the chips would enable paralyzed people to walk just like the 1970s cult TV show he Six Million Dollar Man, which stars Lee Majors.