Science Aug 11 Experimental technology works to bring back sense of touch for those living with paralysis By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin
Nation Jan 30 Paralyzed at 19, Buoniconti has mixed feelings on football Marc Buoniconti has a love-hate relationship with the football. He was paralyzed from the shoulders down making a tackle in college in 1985, and his father, Nick, a Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker, died last July after struggling with… By Steven Wine, Associated Press
Science Dec 18 Watch 9:25 Advancements in spinal cord research give the severely injured hope By William Brangham, Jaywon Choe
Science Jan 02 Watch 8:17 Racing to understand the polio-like illness paralyzing kids For the past few years, a rare polio-like illness has been striking otherwise healthy children, often after a mild respiratory illness or fever. Cases of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, reached record-high numbers in 2018, and doctors still cannot pinpoint… By Amna Nawaz, Jason Kane
Health Dec 10 Mysterious paralyzing illness affecting children reached record number, health officials say It's still not clear what's causing the kids to lose the ability to move their face, neck, back, arms or legs. The symptoms tend to occur about a week after the children had a fever and respiratory illness. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Oct 13 Brain implant revives some feelings of touch in a paralyzed man By Nsikan Akpan Mind-controlled robot arms can now generate feelings of touch, based on new research from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 6:36 A ‘jumper cable’ for the brain helps a paralyzed man regain hand movement By PBS NewsHour Five years ago, Ian Burkhart broke his neck at the beach, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Now he has regained some movement in his hands and fingers thanks to technology that communicates his thoughts directly to his muscles. Continue watching
Apr 13 Paralyzed man moves fingers, plays Guitar Hero with brain implant milestone By Nsikan Akpan A brain implant and an electronic sleeve have restored hand movements in a paralyzed quadriplegic person for the first time. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Paralyzed man walks after transplanted cells repair his spine By PBS NewsHour A Bulgarian man who was paralyzed from the chest down after a 2010 stabbing can now walk after a pioneering transplant in Poland. Cells from the man’s nose were used to repair his spinal nerves in a surgery that gives… Continue watching
May 16 Watch The Future of Prosthetics: Mind-Bending Robotic Arms Researchers have shown that patients paralyzed from the neck down can move robotic arms with their minds, according to a new report in the journal Nature that documents two cases involving brain-stem stroke victims. Margaret Warner discusses the hopes for… Continue watching