NHS. UK: "Elastic
implant 'restores movement' in paralysed rats," BBC News reports after
researchers developed an implant that can be used to treat damaged
spinal cords in rats.
The spinal cord, which is present in all mammals, is a bundle of
nerves that runs from the brain through the spine, before branching off
to different parts of the body.
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Sunday, January 11, 2015
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Neuroprosthetics for paralysis: an new implant on the spinal cord
Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne. Switzerland: New therapies are on the horizon for individuals
paralyzed following spinal cord injury. The e-Dura implant developed by
EPFL scientists can be applied directly to the spinal cord without
causing damage and inflammation. The device is described in an article
appearing online January 8, 2015, in Science.
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