Miracle surgery saves 2-year-old boy with broken neck, severed spinal cord
Two-year-old German boy, Oliver Staub, lay in a Mexico City hospital bed awaiting death.
Dec 19, 2025
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Quadriplegia
MeSH tree: C10.597.622.760
Operation performed in EU for first time: Brain-computer interface for a patient with quadriplegia
A team at the Technical University of Munich's TUM University Hospital has implanted a brain‐computer interface in a patient paralyzed from the neck down. The five‐hour procedure was the first of its kind performed in Europe. ...
Oct 15, 2025
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A stroke stole her ability to speak—18 years later, scientists used AI to bring it back
Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke at age 30. As a participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, she finally heard her voice again.
Aug 17, 2025
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Brain-computer interface allows paralyzed users to customize their sense of touch
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists are one step closer to developing a brain-computer interface, or BCI, that allows people with tetraplegia to restore their lost sense of touch.
May 1, 2025
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From brain Bluetooth to 'full RoboCop': Where chip implants will be headed soon
In the 1987 classic film "RoboCop," the deceased Detroit cop Alex Murphy is reborn as a cyborg. He has a robotic body and a full brain-computer interface that allows him to control his movements with his mind. He can access ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Affordable brainwave reader to support people with advanced motor neuron disease
People who can no longer communicate through speech or eye movement can use the power of thought to indicate "yes" or "no" thanks to a brainwave reader developed by Nottingham Trent University (NTU).
Mar 6, 2025
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Should AI be used in end-of-life medical decisions? Bioethicist shares insights
Artificial Intelligence is already being used in clinics to help analyze imaging data, such as X-rays and scans. But the recent arrival of sophisticated large-language AI models on the scene is forcing consideration of broadening ...
Feb 13, 2025
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New device helps people with spinal cord injuries grasp large, heavy objects
More than 15 million people worldwide are living with spinal cord injury (SCI), which can affect their sensory and motor functions below the injury level. For individuals with SCI between C5 and C7 cervical levels, this can ...
Feb 12, 2025
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It's inoperable cancer. Should AI make call about what happens next?
AI is already being used in clinics to help analyze imaging data, such as X-rays and scans. But the recent arrival of sophisticated large-language AI models on the scene is forcing consideration of broadening the use of the ...
Feb 11, 2025
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Antibody leads to enhanced motor function in spinal cord injury patients: Clinical trial
Antibodies can improve the rehabilitation of people with acute spinal cord injury. Researchers at 13 clinics in Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Spain have investigated this with promising results. For the first ...
Dec 19, 2024
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