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Novel Spinal Cord Stimulator Sparks Hope for Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

A novel stimulation method, the first potential therapy to target the spinal cord instead of the brain, may offer an effective and less invasive approach for Parkinson’s disease treatment, according to pre-clinical data published in the journal Science by researchers … Continue reading

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Monkey’s thoughts make robot walk from across the globe

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the brain activity of a monkey has been used to control the real-time walking patterns of a robot halfway around the world, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. The Duke team is working with … Continue reading

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