1 August 2018

MRI analysis with machine learning predicts impairment after spinal injury

A test of machine-learning algorithms shows promise for computer-aided prognosis of acute spinal cord injury, according to a study presented...

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1 August 2018

Paralysed mice with spinal cord injury made to walk again

Most people with spinal cord injury are paralysed from the injury site down, even when the cord isn't completely severed....

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1 August 2018

First robot-assisted spinal surgery performed in US

Noah Pernikoff became the first patient in the world to undergo a complex three-part, robot-assisted spinal surgery. The robotic arms...

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19 July 2018

More than 200,000 NHS patients now waiting over 6 months for treatment

The number of patients waiting longer than six months to start planned NHS hospital treatment has now officially exceeded 200,000....

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3 July 2018

Rocker bottom shoes help reduce chronic low back pain

Researchers of the Sports Physiotherapy master’s degree at Valencia’s CEU Cardenal Herrera university have confirmed, in a new study of...

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11 June 2018

Lab-grown neurons improve breathing in mice after spinal cord injury

Researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine and the University of Texas at Austin improved respiratory function in rodents with...

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5 June 2018

Experimental drug restores some bladder function after spinal cord injury

An experimental drug that blocks abnormal neural communication after spinal cord injury could one day be the key to improving...

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15 May 2018

Sensor-enhanced surgical robot enables highly precise and safe spinal operations

Researchers from the University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology have developed...

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