paralysis

Nine people with spinal injuries walked again after electrical stimulation, allowing researchers to pinpoint neurons likely underlying their recovery.

Analyses suggest the virus has been silently spreading in nearby counties since May.

The patient, who has ALS, is able to communicate in complete sentences by deliberately altering his brain’s activity.

Multiple clinical trial participants who have severe spinal injuries were able to stand, walk, and perform specific activities after just one day of using an implant surgically embedded in their spines.

Researchers found that lowering the temperature alleviates autoimmunity in mice.

Children with acute flaccid myelitis are more likely to have antibodies against the viral family in their spinal fluid than are children without the illness.

Researchers identify a possible driver of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like disease diagnosed in more than 500 children over the last few years.

A proof-of-principle study raises hopes that technology can give a voice to paralyzed people unable to speak.

Precisely timed electrical stimulation and intensive rehabilitation restore some capacity to walk among three men more than four years after their debilitating injuries.

Dozens of cases of acute flaccid myelitis have occurred this year, and while it resembles polio, health officials have ruled out poliovirus.

Two chips implanted in a quadriplegic patient’s motor cortex and 36 electrodes in his right arm allow the man to control the movement of his right arm and hand.

Researchers studying the use of neural prosthetics in paralyzed patients describe the approach’s therapeutic potential.

A 24-year-old quadriplegic man regains control of his arm with a neural prosthetic device.

Virus found in breastmilk; another disease linked to Zika infection; some mosquitoes resistant to pesticide; genetically engineered–mosquito field trials could proceed

Health workers in California have identified cases of polio-like paralysis in children.

A transplant of cells from the lining of the nose helps dogs with spinal injuries walk again.

A pair of mechanical leg braces that are controlled by their wearer’s brain signals could help paralyzed patients walk again.