Ten months after a tragic accident left her paralyzed from the neck down, Zalia Oliva stunned her family — and millions — by moving her leg on her own Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

More than a year after a hit-and-run left Ronnie Thomas paralyzed, his family, seeking justice and closure, remains hopeful for new leads ...

Paralyzed below the shoulders, he's tried other experimental procedures in hopes, so far unrealized, of regaining some arm function. "I always tell people your legs are great ... but they just get you ...

Nathan Spencer started learning how to drive around 16 years old just like everyone else. His mother took him to a local church parking lot and let him practice in her old Honda Civic. But while most ...

New research suggests that paralyzed patients could regain some degree of movement — perhaps even walk again. In a study led by EPFL (Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne) and Lausanne ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, enabling individuals with paralysis to control robotic devices through thought ...

New research could soon help patients suffering from years of paralysis once again feel the shape of an object. This accomplishment is a massive leap forward for electrical brain stimulation and has ...

Researchers have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm through a device that relays signals from his brain to a computer. He was able to grasp, move and drop objects just by ...

Neurologist Dr Rahul Chawla says stroke‑induced paralysis can often be reversed if you get to the hospital on time. He also explains the two main stroke causes.

Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm that receives signals from his brain via a computer. He was able to grasp, move and drop objects just by ...