Archive for November 2014
Stunning Breakthrough Offers Hope for Paralyzed Spinal Cord Injury Patients
An electrical stimulation implant has helped four paralyzed men regain the ability to move their legs. The device, called an epidural spine stimulator, was implanted in the men as part of a study undertaken by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Louisville. One of the patients in the study, Kent…
Read MoreExpert Links Football Players’ Concussions to Behavioral Problems, Slams NFL Settlement Deal
A brain injury expert from Boston University is speaking out for players he feels have been unfairly excluded from a settlement deal in the class action lawsuit against the NFL over the health effects of play-related brain injury. Robert Stern filed an affidavit with the court and then took his story to the press, telling…
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