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“I Am Human” Interview
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I Am Human Documentary Features FES Center, CWRU
The documentary premieres in Cleveland Thursday, followed by a panel with the filmmakers and featured scientists.
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Case Western Reserve University to showcase research projects on April 20
Cleveland FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) Center: Military veteran David Powers, an FES Center patient, will help demonstrate how FES technology has restored respiratory muscle function. The technology helps those with spinal-cord injuries.
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Science Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe Video Released
The National Academy of Sciences partnered in The Science & Entertainment Exchange in Hollywood. At the invitation of the National Academy, Dr. Bolu Ajiboye participated in the recent Exchange event. Check out Dr. Ajiboye at 1:35! Full story and video here.
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CWRU and Halyard Health partnering to advance non-narcotic pain management
What if eliminating physical pain was a matter of flipping a switch to block it? No drug needed. When it’s time to stop the block, just turn it off. Read more…
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Robots, hydroponic plants and other innovations showcased Friday at Case Western Reserve University
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Research ShowCASE 2015, an annual one-day presentation of more than 400 posters, videos, prototypes and live demonstrations, is scheduled for Friday at Case Western Reserve University. Displays in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center showcase innovation and research by faculty, staff and students. The event, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,…
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Mind the gap: Probing the brain-machine interface
On the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, God reaches out to touch Adam. The eye locks on the small gap between their index fingers, a slice of space dividing the ethereal from man. A similar gap challenges researchers who work with paralyzed or handicapped patients — how to synch the human brain with a machine…
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State of the FES Center 2014, Robert F. Kirsch, PhD, Executive Director
Cleveland, OH – October 29, 2014 State of the FES Center 2014 presented by Robert F. Kirsch, PhD, Executive Director Click here to download the full presentation.
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Getting Back in Touch with the World | Restoring Sensation after Limb Loss | Video Presentation
When you prick your finger, what you feel is a consequence of activity in the brain, not the finger itself. Biomedical engineers using this concept are leading an evolution in protheses that help the estimated 2 million Americans who suffer from limb loss to “feel” their missing limbs again. This emerging field of devices for…
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Neurostimulation Helped This Paralympian Walk Again
Prior to sustaining a spinal cord injury in 1998, Jennifer French was, among other sports, an active snowboarder and skier, sailor, fly fisher, and scuba diver. Today, thanks to her neurostimulation implants, she still is. In 1999 French became the first woman to receive the Stand and Transfer implant system created by the Cleveland Functional…
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Better, Stronger, Faster: The Future of the Bionic
In the future, a woman with a spinal cord injury could make a full recovery; a baby with a weak heart could pump his own blood. How close are we today to the bold promise of bionics—and could this technology be used to improve normal human functions, as well as to repair us? Join Bill…
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The New Reddit Journal of Science Online Discussion | Dr. Hunter Peckham
Hi Everyone, I’m a professor of biomedical engineering, the founder of the Institute for Functional Restoration
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The New Reddit Journal of Science Online Discussion | Jennifer French
I’m Jennifer French, a Paralympic silver medalist in the sport of sailing and an advocate for neurotechnology implants, which allow me to regain use of my legs. As a result of a snowboarding accident in 1998, I became a quadriplegic. In 1999, I was the first woman to receive an implanted Stand and Transfer System…
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Breakthrough Medical Technologies Better by Design
As a result of a snowboarding accident, Jennifer French became a quadriplegic from a C6-7 incomplete spinal cord injury in 1998. She is an active user of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) systems. In November 1999, she received the Implantable Stand & Transfer System provided by the Cleveland FES Center, MetroHealth Medical Center and Veterans Affairs;…
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Park Gym Paralympian
Imagine enjoying a sunny day on the slopes, sliding down the side of a mountain on your snowboard. One moment you’re feeling free and in control – the next, you’ve hit a patch of ice and careened into a stand of trees. That’s the last thing entrepreneur, paralympian and quadriplegic Jennifer French remembers before waking…
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Discovery Channel Presents: Sense of Touch
Sense of Touch, a segment on Dr. Tyler’s VA research, coordinated by the Cleveland FES Center, aired January 14, 2014 on Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet. Program Link
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Prosthetic Hand With Sense of Touch in Development at Case and Cleveland VA
CLEVELAND, Ohio– Plucking the stem off a fat, juicy cherry may seem like a simple task, but it’s practically Herculean for an artificial hand—that’s because the prosthetic limbs,while much more dexterous and sophisticated than ever before, still can’t feel the cherry. The end result is a lot of squished fruit. But researchers at Case Western…
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Scientists Develop an Artificial Hand That Can Feel
Amputee Igor Spetic says the device can even produce the sensation of touching different textures, such as smooth metal, fluffy cotton balls, rough sandpaper, and soft hair. Over the past few years, artificial hands have come a long way in terms of dexterity. They can grasp, shake hands, point, and, usefully, make the “come hither” gesture.…
DetailsJennifer French, One of First to Benefit From FES Center Technology, To Compete in Paralympics
One of the first patients to receive implanted muscle stimulation technology developed at the Cleveland FES (Functional Electrical Simulation) Center will represent the United States in sailing this weekend at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Jennifer French, a native of North Royalton, is among six U.S. athletes who begin racing Sept. 1 on the south coast…
DetailsRaising Funds – Not the White Flag
Six years ago, a spinal cord injury suffered in a motorcycle crash left Scott Fessler without use of his arms or legs. An innovative neuroprosthetic device, however, has helped him regain control in his hand. “It’s monumental to be able to just pick up your own fork and eat by yourself, to hold your own…
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