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Paralysis
Paralysis is the loss of muscle function in part of your body. It happens when something goes wrong with the way messages pass between your brain and muscles. Paralysis can be complete or partial. It can occur on one or both sides of your body. It can also occur in just one area, or it can be widespread. Paralysis of the lower half of your body, including both legs, is called paraplegia. Paralysis of the arms and legs is quadriplegia.
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Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about the genetic factors underlying MS, which is a highly variable disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2019
Neuroscience
Using a brain-controlled robotic suit, a tetraplegic man is able to move his arms and walk. These early results are prom
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 08, 2019
Health & Medicine
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a polio-like infection, caught the attention of physicians in the U.S. during late summer
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUL 26, 2019
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUN 24, 2019
Technology
Considered a breakthrough in the field of noninvasive robotic device control, scientists have developed the first-ever m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 30, 2019
Neuroscience
Stroke and other neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
MAR 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder impacting as many as 200,000 people in the US, and is thought to often go undiagn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2018
Technology
In 1994, a university student in China—Zhu Ling—started to experience disturbing symptoms characterized by s
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 25, 2018
Technology
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 22, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 15, 2018
Videos
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Microbiology
A microbe called Clostridium botulinum and sometimes two other strains of Clostridium bacteria can make a toxic chemical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2018
Technology
The latest study at the intersection of technology and neuroscience is the STIMO (STImulation Movement Overground) study
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 08, 2018
Videos
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2018
Neuroscience
When someone suffers an injury or illness that results in paralysis, the loss is devastating. Whether partial or full, w
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 05, 2018
Immunology
B cells lead to T cell activation resulting in damage to the myelin sheath and brain cells in multiple sclerosis pathoge
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 06, 2018
Plants & Animals
Venomous animal encounters can be frightening experiences, but some animals are more venomous than others. Some of the m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 30, 2018
Videos
Ever wish you had a way to get more done? Scientists at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute in Kyoto Japa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In a recent study, scientists sequenced the genome to find the mutation behind a disorder that causes blindness and para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2018
Neuroscience
Once a person has suffered a spinal cord injury, there isn't much to be done except to learn how to live with paraly
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 23, 2018
Videos
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 18, 2018
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
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