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Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Promotes Recovery in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
March 4, 2013 — A new study finds that long-term lower extremity functional electrical stimulation cycling, as part of a rehabilitation regimen, is associated with substantial improvements in individuals with ... > full story -
Eyes Work Without Connection to Brain: Ectopic Eyes Function Without Natural Connection to Brain
February 27, 2013 — For the first time, scientists have shown that transplanted eyes located far outside the head in a vertebrate animal model can confer vision without a direct neural connection to the brain. ... > full story -
Man Walks Again After Surgery to Reverse Muscle Paralysis
February 27, 2013 — After four years of confinement to a wheelchair, Rick Constantine, 58, is now walking again after undergoing an unconventional surgery to restore the use of his ... > full story -
For Pain Control During Early Labor, Combined Spinal-Epidural Analgesia Is Best: Study
February 27, 2013 — During the first stage of labor, a combined spinal-epidural (CSE) technique offers faster and better-quality analgesia (pain relief) compared to traditional epidural analgesia, according to a new ... > full story -
Researchers Test Holographic Technique for Restoring Vision
February 26, 2013 — Researchers are testing the power of holography to artificially stimulate cells in the eye, with hopes of developing a new strategy for bionic vision restoration. Computer-generated holography, they ... > full story -
Now Hear This: Forerunners of Inner-Ear Cells That Enable Hearing Identified
February 26, 2013 — Researchers have identified a group of progenitor cells in the inner ear that can become the sensory hair cells and adjacent supporting cells that enable ... > full story -
Tweaking Gene Expression to Repair Lungs
February 25, 2013 — A healthy lung has some capacity to regenerate itself like the liver. In COPD, these reparative mechanisms fail. HDAC therapies may be useful for COPD, as well as other airway diseases. The levels of ... > full story -
Scientists Find Genes Linked to Human Neurological Disorders in Sea Lamprey Genome
February 24, 2013 — Scientists have identified several genes linked to human neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury, in the sea lamprey, a vertebrate fish whose ... > full story -
World Premiere of Muscle and Nerve Controlled Arm Prosthesis
February 22, 2013 — Electrodes have been permanently implanted in nerves and muscles of an amputee to directly control an arm prosthesis, for the first time. The result allows natural control of an advanced robotic ... > full story -
Cooling May Prevent Trauma-Induced Epilepsy
February 21, 2013 — In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A new study in rats suggests that gently cooling the brain after ... > full story
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