May 24, 2018 | Research & Cure, SCI
ListenNot sleeping well? A new study shows more than 70 percent of people with quadriplegia also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). For many years, the N-ABLE team has heard stories about friends with quadriplegia who don’t sleep well at night or who only sleep a few...
Mar 19, 2018 | News, Research & Cure
ListenWith the help of robot-assisted rehabilitation and electrochemical spinal cord stimulation, rats with clinically relevant spinal cord injuries regained control of their otherwise paralyzed limbs. But how do brain commands for walking, swimming and stair-climbing...
Jan 30, 2018 | News, Research & Cure
ListenThe sensation James Stanley misses most is the squidgey feeling of wet sand between his toes. Sometimes it’s dangling his legs into cool water, and the feeling of soft grass under his feet. “They’re very simple things, but when you haven’t felt them for seven...
Apr 21, 2017 | News, Research & Cure
Listen When University of Alberta spinal cord researcher Karim Fouad began his career, not a lot was known about injuries of the central nervous system—the brain and spinal cord. “What researchers did know is that nerve cells don’t regrow,” said Fouad, who was...
Feb 6, 2017 | Research & Cure, SCI
Listen In the annals of breathtaking scientific advances, it’s hard to top this recent news headline: “Paralyzed Monkeys Can Walk Again With Wireless Brain-Spine Connection.” This is legit? Yes. How so? Scientists implant a chip in a...
Jul 19, 2016 | Research & Cure
ListenBy Daniel Lammertse, MD, from Craig Hospital and the Rocky Mountain SCI System (Colorado). Dr. Lammertse lucidly explains the complex issues involved in SCI recovery research and provides a status report on these efforts worldwide today. Presented on May 18,...
