TWiN 47: Walking after spinal cord injury

Melissa Cooper joins TWiN to discuss her discovery that astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Tim Cheung Guest: Melissa Cooper Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Disco ...  Show more

TWiN unpacks a striking paradox, that the very cell divisions that built the human brain's most advanced layers also put them at greatest risk, and how a dedicated DNA repair pathway saves them. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple ...  Show more

How do we move? What parts of the brain control how we use our muscles? And what implanted technology is allowing people with spinal cord injuries to walk again? In this episode of How We’re Wired, join evolutionary anthropologist Dr Anna Machin as she picks apart the neuroscienc ...  Show more

Un homme paralysé a réussi à marcher simplement en y pensant grâce à des implants cérébraux électroniques, une première médicale qui, selon lui, a changé sa vie.

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A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it thanks to elect ...

In this episode, Dr Matt & Dr Mike are joined by Doctor, Lawyer, and Disability Advocate, Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM. Dr Palipana has also experienced a spinal cord injury, being the first quadriplegic doctor in Queensland, Australia. He talks about his experience with spinal cord in ...  Show more

This week's science news roundup reunites All Things Considered host Ailsa Chang with Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber to dig into the latest headlines in biomedical research, also known as cool things for the human body. We talk new RSV vaccines, vaccination by ...  Show more