Neat News 999 (added 2018-09-25)

Spinal Cord Repair

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Using epidural stimulation, doctors have achieved that four out of four paralyzed people for whom the technique was tried could stand again and two were after a lot of training even able to walk. Signals from the brain are relayed to the legs. More research is needed to understand when the therapy is promising.

News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Health