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Italy’s WISE raises $34.8m in Series D to advance spinal cord stimulator development

WISE's Heron lead has been designed to deliver targeted, directional stimulation through a minimally invasive percutaneous ...
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It's life-changing: Spinal cord patient helps bring new therapy device to West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Mount Pleasant resident who was paralyzed from the neck down after a fall while walking his dog is ...

Craig Hospital Joins SCI Ventures as Alliance Partner to Accelerate Innovation in Spinal Cord Injury

Craig Hospital, a nationally recognized neurorehabilitation and research hospital specialized in the care of individuals who ...
Nature

A digital bridge between brain and spinal cord restores walking after paralysis

Spinal-cord injury interrupts communication between the brain and spinal cord, leading to paralysis. An implant that decodes the brain signals that control movements and drives electrical stimulation ...
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Paralyzed walking his dog, Michigan man helps transform care for spinal cord patients

GRAND RAPIDS, MI— When John Tellis fell while walking his dog last year, he heard a loud snap and instantly lost the ability ...
Nature

Neuron–astrocyte metabolic coupling facilitates spinal plasticity and maintenance of inflammatory pain

Sensory stimuli, particularly those that are strong, long-lasting or repetitive, can trigger neuronal plasticity. These activity-dependent processes require metabolic energy to fuel ensuing structural ...
The New York Times

Treating Chronic Pain Is Hard. An Experimental Approach Shows Promise.

A guitarist in a death metal band was one of several people who found that personalized deep brain stimulation eased their pain and helped them reduce pain medication. A guitarist in a death metal ...