Scientists have already developed devices that allow paraplegics to control the movement of some limbs with their thoughts, but inputting most of them poses risk for infection and other complications.

This English teen thought she might never dance again after finding out she had severe scoliosis, but a miracle bionic backbone has changed her life. Steele underwent a six-hour procedure in which ...

VICTORIAN quadriplegics will be the first in the world to trial a “bionic spine”, thanks to a Melbourne neurologist with a big idea. Researchers say the paperclip sized device, inserted in a blood ...

Australian researchers have created a “bionic spinal cord.” They claim that this device could give paralyzed people significant hope of walking again. And if that’s not enough, it could do it ...

This English teen thought she might never dance again after finding out she had severe scoliosis, but a miracle bionic backbone has changed her life. Vikki Steele, a 19-year-old from Solihull, West ...

Office chairs come in a stunningly wide range of prices. There are only so many ways you can create or customize a chair. On the lower end, you have affordable options that many buy, like the standard ...

Australian neurologist Tom Oxley was on vacation in the US in November 2010 when he decided to do a bit of work. So he pitched an electrode array for reading brainwaves to the Defense Advanced ...

There may be new hope for people with spinal cord injuries, thanks to a device that is being hailed as the “holy grail” in bionics. 26,463 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it ...

A new "bionic spine" developed by researchers in Australia offers paralyzed patients the chance to walk again by allowing them to control their limbs through signals from the brain. In a study ...

When the sensors and AI were helping, the participants could "very reliably" grasp a cup and pretend to take a sip, Trout ...

LAS VEGAS — Bionic exoskeletons are helping spinal cord injury and stroke patients walk again. One man with a partial spinal cord injury, Shane Mosko, demonstrated here today (Jan. 8) at the 2015 CES ...