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Study discover how kinesthetic sense helps restore movement after spinal c
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The amazing capacity to heal from spinal cord damage, a jawless fish known as the lamprey has drawn the attention of scientists for nearly 50 years. Despite just partial brain regeneration, a recent study suggests a potential method lampreys might use to swim once more after spinal injury.
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Cat locomotion could unlock better human spinal cord injury treatment: Res
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Cats always land on their feet, but what makes them so agile? Their unique sense of balance has more in common with humans than it may appear. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are studying cat locomotion to better understand how the spinal cord works to help humans with par
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Indian-origin teen is in ICU after hair got tangled in go-kart in South Af
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
An India-origin teen spent a week in the ICU of Durban hospital after her hair got tangled in her go-kart resulting in spinal bruising, spinal cord damage and a torn aorta, Times Live, a South African online newspaper reported.
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Electrical stimulation improves arm control in paralyzed monkeys
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Pre-clinical experiments suggest that electrical stimulation of surviving nerves of the upper spinal cord damaged by severe injury will allow individuals with limited arm function to partially regain lost movement.
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Repeated muscle stimulation can restore movement post paralysis
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 16 (ANI): A new patient study has paved the way for a new opportunity to rehabilitate patients with spinal cord damage.
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