Electrodes attached to a paraplegic’s sensory cortex allow him to ‘feel’ what a robot arm is touching and complete basic tasks twice as fast-in some cases, as quickly as an able-bodied person
Researchers say they have documented the first instance of a coronavirus patient being struck down with sudden paralysis he experienced before. In a case report, published in the journal Pathogens, the 54-year-old man visited the emergency room after complaining of difficulty swallowing and weakness in his arms and legs. After diagnosing him with COVID-19, doctors … Read more
It may be the size of a paperclip, but this tiny brain implant has brought life back to men suffering with upper limb paralysis. Australia-based Synchron, a neurovascular bioelectronics medicine company, announced its Stentrode brain computer interface (BCI) has allowed patients to carry out tasks on a computer just by using their mind. Using the … Read more
Christopher Cross is opening up contracting the COVID-19 virus, revealing it actually paralyzed him. The 69-year-old Grammy winning singer-songwriter opened up about his time with COVID-19 in a new interview on CBS Sunday Morning airing October 18. He told correspondent Serena Altschul that, while his time with the virus was brief, it represented the darkest time … Read more
Jacob Blake, the man shot seven times in the back by Wisconsin police on Sunday, is currently handcuffed in bed, his father has said – despite being paralyzed and charged with no crime. Outrage spread quickly at the news, and people demanded Kenosha police remove the handcuffs. ‘How the f**k do you handcuff Jacob Blake … Read more
Jacob Blake, the man shot seven times in the back by Wisconsin police on Sunday, is currently handcuffed in bed, his father has said – despite being paralyzed and charged with no crime. Outrage spread quickly at the news, and people demanded Kenosha police remove the handcuffs. ‘How the f**k do you handcuff Jacob Blake … Read more
Jacob Blake, the black man shot in the back by Wisonsin police as his three young sons watched on, is now paralyzed from the waist down after his body was riddled with bullets, his father says. Blake’s father, who is also named Jacob Blake, told the Chicago Sun-Times that his 29-year-old son now has ‘eight holes’ in … Read more
Jacob Blake, the black man shot in the back by Wisonsin police as his three young sons watched on, is now paralyzed from the waist down after his body was riddled with bullets, his father says. Blake’s father, who is also named Jacob Blake, told the Chicago Sun-Times that his 29-year-old son now has ‘eight holes’ in … Read more
An innocent bystander who was shot in broad daylight in Brooklyn on Wednesday will likely never walk again after a bullet struck his spine while he walked with his wife to buy toothpaste from a nearby store. The tragic shooting is one of several incidents of gun violence in New York City, where homicides surged … Read more
An innocent bystander who was shot in broad daylight in Brooklyn on Wednesday will likely never walk again after a bullet struck his spine while he walked with his wife to buy toothpaste from a nearby store. The tragic shooting is one of several incidents of gun violence in New York City, where homicides surged … Read more