Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two stroke patients regain control of a disabled arm and hand, a team reports in the journal Nature Medicine. The ...

Having lived with an ALS diagnosis since 2018, Kate Nycz can tell you firsthand what it's like to slowly lose motor function for basic tasks. "My arm can get to maybe 90 degrees, but then it fatigues ...

For the first time ever, a human has successfully received an implanted device to enable movement of the arms, hands and fingers after a paralyzing spinal cord injury. Onward Medical NV, a medical ...

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Research participant Heather Rendulic prepares to grasp and move a can of tomato soup at Rehab Neural Engineering Labs at the University of Pittsburgh. (Tim Betler/UPMC and University of Pittsburgh ...