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'Cyborg' spinal implant could help paralysed walk again

‘Cyborg’ spinal implant could help paralysed walk again

It might seem like science fiction but a new implant which attaches directly to the spine could help paralysed people walk again

The implant is so effective because it mimics the soft tissue around the spine so that the body does not reject its presence.

Paralysed patients have been given new hope of recovery after rats with severe spinal injuries walked again through a ‘groundbreaking’ new…

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Now Paralyzed People will walk, Thanks to Flexible Spinal Cord implants

Now Paralyzed People will walk, Thanks to Flexible Spinal Cord implants

Doctors are still aiming to help their paralyzed patients walk again through the use of implants stimulating their spinal cords, however current technology makes that impossible.  This is due to the stiff, unnatural gadgets that over time result in damaging or inflaming nervous tissue, but Swiss researchers may have resolved that problem once and for all. Their bendy e-Dura implant combines…

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VIDEO: Deus Ex-style Implant Could Help Paralysed Walk Again - IGN News

VIDEO: Deus Ex-style Implant Could Help Paralysed Walk Again – IGN News

After a series of successful tests on lab rats with inoperable spinal injuries, it looks like there could be a ‘groundbreaking’ cyborg-style implant on the horizon for paralyzed humans.

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Lesione del midollo spinale, “impianto in silicone fa camminare i topi paralizzati”

La protesi potrebbe esser utilizzata in futuro sull’uomo anche per danni neurologici ed è stata sviluppata da un team dell’Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) e descritta sulla rivista Science È solo un impianto in fase sperimentale, ma per chi ha subito una paralisi in seguito alla lesione del midollo spinale è probabilmente una buona notizia. Si tratta du un impianto elastico…

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Flexible implant e-Dura can be applied long term to the spinal cord or brain to help those with paralysis