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NEWS ABOUT: paralysis

paralysis stories: 11 news summaries
FORT HOOD SHOOTING

 Hasan 
 Likely to Be 
 Paralyzed: 
 Lawyer 


Accused Fort Hood shooter may never regain use of legs

Nov 13, 09 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan may be paralyzed from the waist down, his lawyer says. The Army major has no feeling in his legs, which doctors say could be permanent. He also has extreme pain in his hands. His lawyer tells CBS that though he was lucid during... More »

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US military • US Army • paralysis • mass shootings • gunshot wounds • Fort Hood • Fort Hood shooting • Nidal Malik Hasan • John Galligan

 Daredevil 
 Stunts 
 Crippling 
 Cheerleaders 

Serious injuries skyrocket as performers take to the air

Oct 13, 09 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - American high school and college cheerleaders are losing teeth, breaking backs and becoming paralyzed in increasingly dangerous stunts that agonized parents and experts say should be stopped. "I didn't know that they were throwing her up in the air.  Why would the school allow that?" asked one stunned... More »

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high school • health • college • accident • paralysis • cheerleading • male cheerleaders • cheerleaders

 Paralyzed Rats Run in 
 Breakthrough Experiment 

Application for humans with spinal injuries not far off

Sep 21, 09 1:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have made paralyzed rats run again by using a new technique that could one day have wheelchair-bound people walking, reports AFP. Rats, whose spinal cords had been severed, ran when scientists applied electrical charges and drugs. "In some cases they actually walked with more consistent locomotive patterns than... More »

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rats • experiments • spine • paralyze • paralysis • spinal cord • wheelchair • treadmill

Blue Food Dye May Help Treat Spinal Injury

M&M coloring, if taken in time, could reduce paralysis, study finds

Jul 28, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A dye used to color blue M&Ms and Gatorade may have a higher calling: Scientists say it could help treat spinal-cord injury, ScienceBlog reports. After a spinal injury, a chemical called ATP, usually key to cells’ health, rushes to the site and kills cells, worsening paralysis. With more research,... More »

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injury • ATP • Gatorade • paralysis • spinal cord • M&Ms • color • dye


 Broke Feminist 
 Faces Health 
 Care Battle 

Family tragedies have left Michelman with nothing

Apr 19, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Kate Michelman had mounting bills as a pregnant single mother of three in 1969, she lobbied for abortion rights and became one of America's top feminists. Now, treading water financially again, she's girding for a new fight—over health care. Her daughter is paralyzed and her husband has health... More »

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health care costs • health insurance • Parkinson's disease • feminists • paralysis • NARAL • Kate Michelman

Robotic Suit Helps Paralyzed Take Big Steps

Motorized exoskeleton enables walking, bending, climbing

Jan 12, 09 8:14 PM CST
(Newser) - People paralyzed from the waist down may soon be parking their wheelchairs in favor of a robotic walking suit, CNN reports. Designed by Dr. Amit Goffer, a disabled engineer in Israel, the lightweight exoskeleton of motorized leg supports and motion sensors enables users to walk around. "I don't have... More »

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Israel • inventions • robotics • paralyze • paralysis • walking • advanced technology

 High-Tech Suit Gives
 Hope to Paralyzed

Israel's ReWalk exoskeleton lets patients paralyzed from the waist down stand upright

Aug 27, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mechanical exoskeleton developed by an Israeli firm allows paraplegics to stand upright and walk, the BBC reports. The ReWalk device consists of a backpack, leg braces and a wrist controller. Once a mode is selected, such as climbing stairs, leaning forward activates motors in the braces. “It lets... More »

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Israel • medical devices • robotics • paralysis • robot device • walking • exoskeleton • ReWalk

 Two-Wheeled Turtle Finds Love

Disabled Arava fitted with rear wheels

Aug 19, 08 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A turtle that lost the use of her hind legs has come out of her shell since being fitted with a set of rear wheels, reports AP. The 55-pound turtle, Arava, has even begun mating with an amorous male. The 10-year-old spurred tortoise was fitted with a customized skateboard by... More »

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paralysis • turtle • Jerusalem Biblical Zoo • Shmulik Yedvad • skateboard

OLYMPICS

 Chinese Dancer Paralyzed in Fall

Liu Yan was rehearsing for opening ceremonies; may never walk again

Aug 14, 08 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of China’s top classical dancers may have been paralyzed for life during rehearsals for the Olympics' opening ceremonies, the New York Times reports. Liu Yan was to perform the show’s only solo number, until she missed a jump to a malfunctioning platform 12 days ago, falling... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • injury • Opening Ceremony • paralysis • Liu Yan

Teen Paralyzed by Tick Bite

Experts recommend frequent checks
to stop toxin as quickly
as possible

Jun 9, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 13-year-old Washington boy was temporarily paralyzed last week by a bite from a tick embedded in his hairline, the Seattle Times reports. Though extremely rare, such paralysis is a risk in Western states, where Rocky Mountain wood ticks and American dog ticks are most prevalent. A tick left untreated... More »

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Washington • tick • paralysis • Rocky Mountain spotted fever

'Rewired' Nerves Restore Ability to Walk

Promising research on mice raises hopes for human breakthrough

Jan 7, 08 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have figured out how mice that lose the ability to walk after a spinal-cord injury can regain it, a finding that could someday help human patients, Scientific American reports. When the long nerves that run from the brain to the base of the spine were severed, shorter nerves in... More »

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medical breakthrough • science • spine • paralyze • nerves • paralysis • spinal cord • nerve damage

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