FES Investigator and Case Western Reserve University Assistant Professor Emily Gracyk PhD was interviewed by WKYC-TV Health Reporter Monica Robins on Sept. 22 about the groundbreaking work taking place at Case Western Reserve University and the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System. The university and Cleveland VA have received close to $10 million in Department of…
VA and MetroHealth Investigator Nathan Makowski PhD Will Lead a New DoD Study Using the Open Source Medical Device Developed in Cleveland. A 2022-2025 investment in open source implantable technology by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is fueling new possibilities for patient care with a project being conducted at the Department of Veterans Affairs.…
Investigators used deep brain stimulation devices to record brain signal changes after 12 dynamic cycling sessions. It was the early 2000s when researchers first showed that exercise can help relieve the tremors that are common with Parkinson’s Disease. So far, researchers haven’t been able to explain how exercise helps. But they may be getting closer…
New Textbook authored by FES Investigator, Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD. Available here >>
Experimental research is working to improve the lives of people living with paralysis. Finding a way to bridge the severed connections between their brains and their limbs remains an urgent, but often elusive goal for researchers. Miles O’Brien reports on progress being made in restoring some people’s sense of touch. Watch full story >>
How can neurodegenerative diseases be better understood to find new therapeutic techniques? Researchers use tools like deep brain stimulation and virtual reality to make new leaps. Listen to full podcast >>
Neuros’ technology was invented by Drs. Kevin Kilgore and Niloy Bhadra of Case Western Reserve University. The company says it “delivers a high-frequency electrical signal to sensory nerves in the peripheral nervous system to block the pain signal.” Read full article >>
NATHAN COPELAND WAS 18 years old when he was paralyzed by a car accident in 2004. He lost his ability to move and feel most of his body, although he does retain a bit of sensation in his wrists and a few fingers, and he has some movement in his shoulders. While in the hospital, he…
The project, led by FES Investigator Svetlana Pundik, MS, MSc, started as a CTSC grant that lead to SPIRE award.
For far too many years, spinal cord injury researchers have failed to include disabled people in their studies as anything but subjects. Fortunately, that’s changing as more people with SCI/D participate in consumer advisory boards and other human-focused approaches. They are designing surveys, focusing on goals and giving key input before a solution that impacts them is…