New Trial Offers Hope for Effective Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries

New trial offers hope for effective treatment of spinal cord injuries

Spinal cord injuries are currently incurable with devastating effects on people's lives, but now a trial at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland offers hope for an effective treatment.

Walking naturally after spinal cord injury using a brain–spine interface

A spinal cord injury interrupts the communication between the brain and the region of the spinal cord that produces walking, leading to paralysis1,2. Here, we restored this communication with a digital bridge between the brain and spinal cord that enabled an individual with chronic tetraplegia to stand and walk naturally in community settings. This brain–spine interface (BSI) consists of fully implanted recording and stimulation systems that est…

Electric implant shows promise in repairing spinal cord injuries

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the University of Auckland in New Zealand have developed a bioelectric implant that restores movement in rats after injuries to the spinal cord.

New approach to spinal cord injury

A study published in Nature Communications introduces a promising innovation for treating spinal cord injuries. Scientists from the University of Auckland (New Zealand) and Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) have developed an ultrathin implant that, by applying daily electrical fields, significantly improved motor and sensory recovery in rats with thoracic spinal cord injuries. The treatment caused no inflammatory side effects and remain…

Implantable electronic device restores mobility after spinal cord injury

New Delhi: A team of Australian researchers has developed and implantable electronic device has restored movement following spinal cord injury in an animal study, raising hopes for an effective treatment for humans and even their pets.  Spinal cord injuries are currently incurable with devastating effects on people’s lives, but now a trial at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland offers hope for an effective treatment. “Unlike a cut on the…