News & Updates - Cleveland FES Center

1st Place Winner BCI Award 2018: Restoring Functional Reach-to-Grasp in a Person with Chronic Tetraplegia using Implanted FES and Intracortical BCIs

Awards, PeopleBy mraetomic December 14, 2018

A. Bolu Ajiboye and Robert F. Kirsch of Case Western Reserve University, USA, in collaboration with Leigh R. Hochberg of Harvard Medical School and Brown University, USA, won 1st place at the BCI Award 2018 with their work “Restoring Functional Reach-to-Grasp in a Person with Chronic Tetraplegia using Implanted Functional Electrical Stimulation and Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces“.…

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FES Investigator’s Poster Selected to Receive Travel Grant Award MDS Congress

Awards, Cleveland FES Center, People, ResearchBy mraetomic October 15, 2018

The poster was selected to receive a Travel Grant Award from theSociety and chosen for a Guided Poster Tour.

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Ocular Motor & Vestibular Deficits in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Cleveland FES Center, Neural Interface, PeopleBy mraetomic September 18, 2018

The journal topic includes several articles written by Dr. Shaikh and FES Center Investigator, Fatema Ghasia, MD.

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The American Parkinson Disease Association Awards More Than $1.7 Million in Cutting-Edge Research Grants

Awards, Cleveland FES Center, ResearchBy mraetomic September 7, 2018

With someone diagnosed with PD every nine minutes, this research is critical as we push for better treatments and ultimately, a cure.

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Out-doctoring the Doctors

UncategorizedBy mraetomic August 23, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) image analysis software has become more adept at diagnosing heart failure and various cancers than top-flight doctors, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. Read full story >>

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Cleveland Clinic Researchers Awarded $2.5M NIH Grant to Enhance DBS for Stroke Recovery

Awards, Cleveland FES Center, PeopleBy mraetomic August 16, 2018

First-of-its-kind clinical trial exploring the use of DBS to restore motor function in patients who have suffered a stroke.

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Swansea University’s Research as Art Competition

Art & Design, People, ResearchBy mraetomic July 2, 2018

A panel of senior figures from the Royal Institution, Nature and Research Fortnight magazine made the choices from nearly a hundred entries this year.

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Hands-on improvements

Cleveland FES Center, Neural Interface, ResearchBy mraetomic July 2, 2018

Amputees use new, naturalistic sensory device at home for daily tasks, gain greater sense of personal well-being and connection to loved ones

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A Tool for Pain Relief

Cleveland FES Center, Neural Interface, ResearchBy mraetomic June 13, 2018

Acute and chronic pain affect at least 100 million U.S. adults and cost the nation up to $630 billion in medical treatment and lost productivity annually.

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First Place, 2018 International Annual BCI-Research Award

Awards, Cleveland FES Center, Neural InterfaceBy mraetomic June 11, 2018

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Bolu Ajiboye, PhD and Robert Kirsch, PhD on receiving first place for the 2018 International Annual Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Research Award, for their project entitled “Restoring Functional Reach-to-Grasp in a Person with Chronic Tetraplegia using Implanted Functional Electrical Stimulation and Intracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces.” The Brain Computer Interface Award is…

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