MAKING CONNECTIONS
Researchers have given one man the ability to move a paralyzed limb with his thoughts and others the chance to feel sensations through prosthetic hands. In restoring functions for some, they offer hope to many. Read full story…
Patch Could Replace Opioids To Relieve Pain
Secretary of State Jon Husted told the Cincinnati Rotary Club July 27, “We’re going to have all kinds of medical inventions that are going to change the way we live. I was with a company yesterday that has created a new device that will relieve pain with a patch with an electrical wire in your…
News Brief: CTSA Program Mentoring Helps Engineers Develop Innovative Rehabilitation Therapies
After completing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Case Western Reserve University, Michael Fu wanted to use his skills in medical robotics to solve problems in rehabilitation medicine and focus on helping patients recover in their homes. The challenge was that he didn’t have experience in clinical research or working with patients. Read full story…
Neural Interfacing Will Create a ‘Cosmic Oneness’ With Your Phone
“The dystopian version is something like the Borg.” Read full story…
This Amazing Technology Is Helping Quadriplegics Move Again!
8 years ago, Bill Kochevar’s life changed drastically. While on a 150-mile bike ride, Bill collided with a mail truck; the accident resulted in him becoming a quadriplegic. Bill thought he’d never be able to move or do anything on his own again…. but he was wrong. Bill’s story is proof that medical technology is…
How the Clinical Trial, BrainGate, Transforms the Human Brain into a Computer Interface and What That Means For Quadriplegics, With Dr. Ajiboye
Imagine having a spinal cord injury that prevents you from performing everyday tasks without assistance. Though your brain is still intact, you can’t hold and sip your morning coffee or even grip your bagel and raise it to your mouth. Now imagine, after living that way for nine years, a computer chip in your brain…
Neural stimulation helps stroke, MS patients get back on their feet
Stroke and multiple sclerosis (MS) patients can walk significantly better with the neural stimulation, according to a recent study. Read full story…
Cleveland Cures
Nine ways Cleveland offers the best medical care in the nation. Read full story…
Man with quadriplegia employs injury bridging technologies to move again—just by thinking
First recipient of implanted brain-recording and muscle-stimulating systems reanimates limb that had been stilled for eight years. Read full press release…
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2017
Reversing Paralysis Scientists are making remarkable progress at using brain implants to restore the freedom of movement that spinal cord injuries take away. Read full story…