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People with spinal-cord injuries can't urinate on command, but implants promise to reconnect their bladders to their brains. In Bodyhack.
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Scientists have figured out how mice can regain some ability to walk after spinal cord injuries, and hope this insight can lead to a new approach to restoring function in people paralyzed by similar damage.
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Stem cells taken from human embryos  were coaxed into becoming motor neurons in an experiment that  might one day help scientists repair damaged nervous systems,  researchers reported Sunday.
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Blog: Intel researchers are using motion sensors to help people set goals for weight loss or track patients who are rehabilitating injuries.
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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  - Transplanting brain cells, from  a region called the choroid plexus, into rats that have  suffered a stroke seems to reduce the damage that occurs,  according to a report in the medical journal Stroke.
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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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A new knee replacement implant designed for women may help cut pain experienced by some patients.
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An innovative navigation system uses optical signals from hospital lights to guide patients with traumatic brain injuries around hospitals.
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NEW YORK  - Early tests are raising hopes  that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal  cord.
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A new implantable device can extract stem cells for therapeutic transplant or program cancer cells to die.
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Researchers use gene therapy to stop pain signals before they reach the brain.
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Science & environment: A knee brace which can charge mobile phones and medical devices as you walk has been developed
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A tipple or two can aid recovery from heart surgery,  research suggests.
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Research into using stem cells to repair damaged nerves just got a big boost, with scientists pinpointing a protein key to controlling binocular vision -- visual depth perception -- in mammals.
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The prosthetics of the future are more than physical attachments, they're intertwined with the human mind. They communicate with muscles, nerves and even neurons. And some of them are available today. By Rachel Metz. Part one in a four-part series.
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Your brain is supposed to fire a "hold your horses" signal when faced with a tough choice. But a brain implant that stops the tremors of Parkinson's disease may block that signal Â a new explanation for why some Parkinson's patients become hugely impulsive.