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.

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 ...

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 ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. ELEANOR HALL: Now to medical technology that offers hope to people with spinal injuries. Melbourne ...

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 ...

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 ...