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New Gene Therapy Uses Harmless Virus To Target Muscle Spasms, Study Finds
The findings showed that animals receiving the treatment experienced a gradual reduction in muscle spasticity. Significant improvements began to appear several weeks after therapy and continued over time.
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Is It Safe To Have Spinal Cord Stimulation? Here's What You Need To Know
Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the spinal cord.
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Brain Stimulation Can Help Injured People Walk: Study
Scientists said Monday that electrically stimulating a particular region in the brain could help people with injured spinal cords walk more easily, with one patient describing how the technique allowed him to conquer his fear of stairs.
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40 Human Skulls, Spinal Cords Found Decorated Around US Man's House, Says FBI
The authorities have linked the case with the nationwide Harvard morgue trafficking scheme.
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'Thought-Controlled' Implants Help Paralysed Man Walk Again
A paralysed man has regained the ability to walk smoothly using only his thoughts for the first time, researchers said on Wednesday, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord.
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Vacuum-Assisted Delivery For Maharashtra Woman With Spinal Cord Disorder
Doctors of a government hospital in Maharashtra's Jalna district carried out a vacuum-assisted delivery procedure to deliver a baby for a woman suffering from a spinal cord disorder.
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Four-Legged Robot Dog With Virtual Spinal Cord Learns to Walk in One Hour
In a bid to study how humans learn to walk from stumbling, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Germany built a four-legged robot dog. They equipped the robot dog with an artificial spinal cord and observed that it learned to walk in just an hour.
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Paralysed Man Walks Again, Thanks To Revolutionary Spinal Cord Implant
In 2017, Michel Roccati was in a motorbike accident that left his lower body completely paralysed. In 2020, he walked again, thanks to a breakthrough new spinal cord implant.
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Active Lifestyle Facilitates Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury, Says Research
The findings explained why people who have led an 'active lifestyle' recover more after spinal cord injury than those with 'less active' lifestyles.
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Poor Sleep Can Increase Your Risk Of Alzheimer's
The study was conducted with people above the age of 63 as subjects, and focused on changing cerebral activity due to sleeping disorders.
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This is What Decides Whether You'll be Left or Right Handed
The study shows that even before the birth of a child, fetus is genetically programmed in the spinal cord for choosing one of the arms as a superior tool than the other for executing daily tasks.
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New Device Used In Monkeys Sparks Hope Of Paralysis Cure
A new device has allowed two monkeys to regain use of their paralysed legs by transmitting brain signals wirelessly, bypassing their spinal cord lesions, a study released Wednesday by the journal Nature said.
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Wheelchair, Bike Rally To Raise Awareness On Spinal Injuries In Delhi
Over 150 wheelchair users along with hundreds of able-bodied persons on Sunday took out a rally at the Rajpath to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries and their prevention.
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This Deadly Bacteria Can Reach Your Brain in a Day
The pathogenic bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes the potentially fatal disease melioidosis, kills 89,000 people around the world each year and is prevalent in northern Australia and southeast Asia.
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This Deadly Bacteria Can Reach Your Brain In A Day
Researchers have discovered that a deadly bacteria that can be picked up by a simple sniff can travel to the brain and spinal cord in just 24 hours.
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New Gene Therapy Uses Harmless Virus To Target Muscle Spasms, Study Finds
The findings showed that animals receiving the treatment experienced a gradual reduction in muscle spasticity. Significant improvements began to appear several weeks after therapy and continued over time.
-
Is It Safe To Have Spinal Cord Stimulation? Here's What You Need To Know
Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the spinal cord.
-
Brain Stimulation Can Help Injured People Walk: Study
Scientists said Monday that electrically stimulating a particular region in the brain could help people with injured spinal cords walk more easily, with one patient describing how the technique allowed him to conquer his fear of stairs.
-
40 Human Skulls, Spinal Cords Found Decorated Around US Man's House, Says FBI
The authorities have linked the case with the nationwide Harvard morgue trafficking scheme.
-
'Thought-Controlled' Implants Help Paralysed Man Walk Again
A paralysed man has regained the ability to walk smoothly using only his thoughts for the first time, researchers said on Wednesday, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord.
-
Vacuum-Assisted Delivery For Maharashtra Woman With Spinal Cord Disorder
Doctors of a government hospital in Maharashtra's Jalna district carried out a vacuum-assisted delivery procedure to deliver a baby for a woman suffering from a spinal cord disorder.
-
Four-Legged Robot Dog With Virtual Spinal Cord Learns to Walk in One Hour
In a bid to study how humans learn to walk from stumbling, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Germany built a four-legged robot dog. They equipped the robot dog with an artificial spinal cord and observed that it learned to walk in just an hour.
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Paralysed Man Walks Again, Thanks To Revolutionary Spinal Cord Implant
In 2017, Michel Roccati was in a motorbike accident that left his lower body completely paralysed. In 2020, he walked again, thanks to a breakthrough new spinal cord implant.
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Active Lifestyle Facilitates Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury, Says Research
The findings explained why people who have led an 'active lifestyle' recover more after spinal cord injury than those with 'less active' lifestyles.
-
Poor Sleep Can Increase Your Risk Of Alzheimer's
The study was conducted with people above the age of 63 as subjects, and focused on changing cerebral activity due to sleeping disorders.
-
This is What Decides Whether You'll be Left or Right Handed
The study shows that even before the birth of a child, fetus is genetically programmed in the spinal cord for choosing one of the arms as a superior tool than the other for executing daily tasks.
-
New Device Used In Monkeys Sparks Hope Of Paralysis Cure
A new device has allowed two monkeys to regain use of their paralysed legs by transmitting brain signals wirelessly, bypassing their spinal cord lesions, a study released Wednesday by the journal Nature said.
-
Wheelchair, Bike Rally To Raise Awareness On Spinal Injuries In Delhi
Over 150 wheelchair users along with hundreds of able-bodied persons on Sunday took out a rally at the Rajpath to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries and their prevention.
-
This Deadly Bacteria Can Reach Your Brain in a Day
The pathogenic bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes the potentially fatal disease melioidosis, kills 89,000 people around the world each year and is prevalent in northern Australia and southeast Asia.
-
This Deadly Bacteria Can Reach Your Brain In A Day
Researchers have discovered that a deadly bacteria that can be picked up by a simple sniff can travel to the brain and spinal cord in just 24 hours.
