There are more than 290,000 people estimated to be living in the United States with a spinal cord injury. Previously, it has been shown that it is possible to restore some function... Read more
In rat models, the novel scaffolding mimicked natural anatomy and boosted stem cell-based treatment; the approach is scalable to humans and advances effort toward clinical trials F... Read more
Promising results provide hope for humans suffering from chronic paralysis Millions of people worldwide are living with chronic spinal cord injuries, with 250,000 to 500,000 new ca... Read more
Engineers and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota have teamed up to create a groundbreaking 3D-printed device that could someday help patients with long-term spinal... Read more
Researchers at King’s College London have shown that rats with spinal cord injuries can re-learn skilled hand movements after being treated with a gene therapy People with spinal c... Read more
Findings represent major and essential step toward future human clinical trials Led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, a diverse team of neuro... Read more
Extended activity-based training with epidural stimulation resulted in ability to stand and move without stimulation A research participant at the University of Louisville with a c... Read more
The ability to walk has been restored following a spinal cord injury, using one’s own brain power, according to research published in the open access Journal of NeuroEngineer... Read more
Robotic step training and noninvasive spinal stimulation enable patient to take thousands of steps A 39-year-old man who had been completely paralyzed for four years was able to vo... Read more
After training, men move legs independently, without stimulation Five men with complete motor paralysis were able to voluntarily generate step-like movements thanks to a new strate... Read more
Wichita State University‘s Li Yao is taking a special approach to the study of spinal cord injuries through research that uses an electrical signal to repair tissue damage. W... Read more
New therapies are on the horizon for individuals paralyzed following spinal cord injury. The e-Dura implant developed by EPFL scientists can be applied directly to the spinal cord... Read more
Injections of a new drug may partially relieve paralyzing spinal cord injuries, based on indications from a study in rats, which was partly funded by the National Institutes of Hea... Read more
Potential rehabilitation of volitional walking in individuals with spinal cord injury Gait disturbance in individuals with spinal cord injury is attributed to the interruption of n... Read more
