Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paralysis is one of the most devastating medical conditions, stripping individuals of mobility and independence in an instant.

A complete spinal cord injury results, tragically, in total paralysis of all limbs and muscles below the injury site. But now, scientists at EPFL have demonstrated in mice a new gene therapy that can ...

Electrical stimulation of the spine can help paralyzed people walk again, with promising results shown in clinical trials. Now, scientists have identified the specific neurons being stimulated, and ...