Paralyzed man riding tricycle
March 2016 – Paralyzed man rides a bike after a cell transplant in Poland. Is this a first step towards reversing spinal cord injury? The BBC reports on the latest progress of the spinal cord injury patient Darek Fidyka. Well, if...
Pr. Verhaagen spinal cord research
Source: Revalidatie Magazine – Januari 2016 Translation from Dutch to English by our volunteer Beverley Saunders. “We’re trying to shake the nerve cells awake” By John Ekkelboom In addition to the development of technological aids for people with spinal cord...
Paralyzed man walking again
Sept. 2015: Paralyzed man walking again thanks to mind-controlled technology. “UCI brain-computer interface enables paralyzed man to walk. Proof-of-concept study shows possibilities for mind-controlled technology” EndParalysis foundation’s comments: Again some good news is brought to us showing the potential of...
3D printing & nerve regeneration
Picture: This is a 3-D printed nerve regeneration pathway implanted in a rat helped to improve walking in 10 to 12 weeks after implantation. Credit: University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering How 3D printing guides might one...
Vote for endParalysis!
August 2015 Please help us with a few clicks! EndParalysis foundation is participating in a small competition to win 1000Euro. We need your vote! Please vote here (there are 3 very short steps. Unfortunately the website of the organizer...
Donation box
Our new beautiful donation box! With great thanks to the following people who have given their time and talents to the foundation: – a very talented designer and architect, William vd Berg, www.senserius.com for designing and making the box....
We are in the finals!
Medische Inspirator challenge: we made it to the finals! As indicated in our June 2015 newsletter, we are currently involved in an exciting competition with the chance to win €50,000. It’s called “Medische Inspirator” and is organized by the Dutch...
Thank you Mieke & Rotary
Mieke: a special story and a very special person! Mieke knows a lot about spinal cord injury. Actually, since 2005, she has had to live with one, a very high one, twenty four hours a day. She became paralysed...