Burns and fireworks injuries: What to do when seconds count this July 4th
From a barbecue explosion to a severe firework injury, a lot can go wrong when celebrating the Fourth of July.
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Spinal Cord Injuries
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Electric currents help paralyzed rats walk again after spinal cord damage
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the University of Auckland in New Zealand have developed a groundbreaking bioelectric implant that restores movement in rats after injuries to the spinal cord. ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Personalized electrical therapies could transform spinal cord injury treatment
There are over 15 million people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. Experimental treatments using electrical stimulation through the skin may help some patients regain movement, but researchers still have a lot ...
Jun 18, 2025
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A mild spinal zap can cut brain-computer interface learning time in half
Through a device called a brain-computer interface (BCI) it's possible to control a robotic arm or a wheelchair with thoughts alone. But for many users, learning to operate these systems is slow, difficult and, in some cases, ...
Jun 12, 2025
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Discovery of distinct pathway for chronic pain opens door to new treatments
In a new discovery, chronic pain has been shown to be physiologically different from acute pain and now scientists have the roadmap for how to target it.
Jun 5, 2025
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Electrical stimulation offers hope for treating spinal injuries
A grid of electrodes placed on the backs of study participants delivered enough low-voltage electrical stimulation through the skin to change the short-term function of spinal cord neurons, a study led by UT Southwestern ...
May 22, 2025
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Nerve stimulation trial demonstrates meaningful improvements for spinal cord injuries
In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries.
May 21, 2025
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Brain wave decoder helps control spinal cord stimulation
When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury is interrupted, resulting in paralysis. Because the brain is functioning normally, as ...
Apr 28, 2025
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Building 'cellular bridges' for spinal cord repair after injury
Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.
Apr 21, 2025
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Innovative model captures how we make decisions without numbers
To better understand decision-making, researchers can create computational models—groups of equations that aim to predict what decisions people would make when faced with a set of choices. For example, a model might estimate ...
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