A new treatment offers hope for Parkinson's patients to walk again - Interesting Engineering


4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Loukia Papadopoulos

Neurosurgeons Jocelyne Bloch and Gregoire Courtine revealed in their study that a spinal cord implant allowed three paralyzed people to walk again.

Researchers have long been looking for treatment options for Parkinson's disease from drug-producing bacteria to neuron treatments. Despite all advances, however, the disease remains prevalent with a… [+2374 chars]

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