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Researchers of BBC’s Panorama program have followed several vegetative and minimally conscious patients in Britain and Canada for more than a year, searching for hidden awareness in otherwise unresponsive patients. By scanning brain activity with an fMRI machine, a Canadian man who was believed to be in a vegetative state for more than a decade… Read More

Ekso Bionics recently developed a piece of equipment that will help paraplegics stand up and possibly take their first steps since their spinal cord injury, according to Inhabitat.  The Eksoskeleton, which is essentially a motorized bodysuit, puts the patient in control of the movements, increases muscle strength, and improves balance. Developers will sell the suit… Read More

During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, many troops suffered head injuries from roadside bombs that led to at least 250,000 cases of TBI from these two wars alone, according to the Denver Post. Military suicide is on the rise, and two recent studies revealed that veterans who suffer from traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic… Read More

The Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger will be conducting research to look at the benefits of a recreational and therapeutic program for people with spinal cord injury. According to CNN, patients will use a virtual sailing simulator to test the effectiveness of sailing as a method of rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries…. Read More

Structural damage to the brain’s white matter caused by high blood pressure has been associated with cognitive decline in older individuals. But according to the LA Times, researchers at University of California, Davis have recently discovered that elevated blood pressure could damage the structure of the brain’s white matter and the volume of its gray… Read More