UT Dallas researchers paired rehab with vagus nerve stimulation to help people with spinal cord injuries regain arm and hand ...

A new clinical trial has found that closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation can result in significant improvements to arm and ...

Topline results from the chronic cohort of an ongoing phase 1b/2a clinical trial of an investigational therapeutic peptide, NVG-291, found the novel treatment led to increased electrical connectivity ...

The trial involved 19 participants with chronic, incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Each person performed 12 weeks of therapy, playing simple video games to trigger specific upper-limb movements.

More information: Marcel A. Kopp et al, Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers and Long-Term Motor Score Recovery in Patients With Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, JAMA Network Open (2024).

Pairing targeted vagus nerve stimulation with physical therapy seems to help people who are partially paralysed from spinal cord injuries regain the ability to perform some everyday activities ...

The research builds on more than a decade of neuroscience and bioengineering work at UT Dallas. Previous studies showed that ...

Jack Greener, a jiu-jitsu student in California, was awarded $56 million in court on Tuesday, June 3 after being paralyzed ...

Following trauma, if the neck becomes excessively flexible or unstable, it may suggest ligament injury or vertebral fracture.

In 2023, a San Diego jury awarded the injured man $46 million, but with post-judgment interest, that total judgment now ...