Paralyzed patients use brain waves to move
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A device that reads brain waves may give paralyzed patients a way to control prosthetic limbs without needing brain implants, medical investigators say.
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A device that reads electricity radiated by the brain and translates it into action has been developed by scientists at the New York State Department of Health and the State University of New York.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Movement problems caused by Parkinson's disease can be eased through electronic stimulation of the brain surface, says a study in the Dec. 2 issue of Neuron.
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After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.
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Researchers appear to be one step closer to finding a treatment that can reverse paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries. By injecting paralyzed dogs with polyethylene glyco, veterinarians at Purdue University
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The grapefruit-size device allows patients to move freely for up to two hours at a time.
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NEW YORK  - Adding functional electrical  stimulation (FES) to standard rehabilitation improves lower  extremity function and walking ability in patients with a first  acute stroke, new research shows.
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Imagine you&#39;re lying unconscious on the operating table and before the surgery is over, you wake up. But the doctors and nurses can&#39;t tell you&#39;re awake because you still can&#39;t speak or move a muscle.
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NEW YORK  - Inexpensive video game   components can be adapted for use in rehabilitation of the hand   in people who have suffered a stroke, according to a research   showcased at the International Workshop on Virtual   Rehabilitation in New York.
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Hearing aids can reduce brain strain and allow people to remember things better. Bodyhack reports from AAAS in San Francisco.
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NEW YORK  - Patients in a minimally  conscious state (MCS) -- those with severe brain damage who  demonstrate intermittent awareness of their environment -- may  retain some degree of cognitive function, even though they  can't follow simple instructions or communicate, the findings  from a small study suggest.
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A team of US researchers has shown that controlling devices with the brain is a step closer. Four people, two of them partly paralysed wheelchair users, successfully moved a computer cursor while wearing a cap with 64 electrodes.
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A bionic hand, controlled by the patient's mind and muscles, goes on the market
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A new surgical procedure may help millions of patients who suffer from debilitating migrane headaches. Plastic surgeons injecting patients with botox were able to discover which muscles triggered the migrane
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Early tests are raising hopes that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal cord.
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NEW YORK  - Electrical stimulation of  regions deep in the brain has become fairly common in recent  years for treating Parkinson's disease symptoms, but there may  be a simpler and safer alternative.
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NEW YORK  - People who suffer from what was once called "hysteria" show altered patterns of brain activity connected to their symptoms, researchers reported Monday.