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Researchers identified specific regions of the human spinal cord where neural activity directly correlates with bladder ...
Developed by regenerative nanomedicine pioneer Samuel I. Stupp, the therapy harnesses molecular motion to reverse paralysis ...
Urinary incontinence is a devastating condition affecting over 33 million Americans, according to the National Association ...
by Kathy Jones on April 14, 2013 at 11:05 PM Research indicates that two innovative techniques in the placement of an implanted spinal cord stimulator (SCS) are expected to reduce common ...
Spinal cord damage—whether from traumatic injury or conditions such as spina bifida—can have a profound impact on bladder ...
For work identifying a novel therapeutic target to improve walking after SCI, Newton Cho is the 2025 winner of the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation. The prize rewards innovative research that ...
“Preoperative placement of radiopaque markers along with postplacement MRI is a safe and effective method for the confident intraoperative localization of spinal pathology that otherwise would ...
In a new study, Gauthier was surgically implanted with an experimental spinal cord neuroprosthesis to correct walking disorders in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Robotic-guided and CT-navigated pedicle screw placement yielded fewer malposition cases and revisions for adult spinal deformity. Freehand pedicle screw placement led to an all revision rate of 6%.
The world-first experiment took place at Tel Aviv University, where a large team engineered spinal cord tissue from human cells, and implanted them into 15 mice with long-term paralysis.