Read more paralyze stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12102/paralyze.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69873/paralyzed-rats-run-in-breakthrough-experiment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have made paralyzed rats run again by using a new technique that could one day have wheelchair-bound people walking, reports AFP. Rats, whose spinal cords had been severed, ran when scientists applied electrical charges and drugs. "In some cases they actually walked with more consistent locomotive patterns than non-injured...http://www.newser.com/story/69873/paralyzed-rats-run-in-breakthrough-experiment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 1:19:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57939/cowboys-staffer-paralyzed-by-tent-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA scouting assistant for the Dallas Cowboys is permanently paralyzed from the waist down after a practice canopy collapsed on him in strong winds over the weekend, reports the Dallas Morning News . His spine was severed in the accident, doctors said. The special teams coach and assistant athletic trainer also...http://www.newser.com/story/57939/cowboys-staffer-paralyzed-by-tent-collapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 1:22:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47478/robotic-suit-helps-paralyzed-take-big-steps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople paralyzed from the waist down may soon be parking their wheelchairs in favor of a robotic walking suit, CNN reports. Designed by Dr. Amit Goffer, a disabled engineer in Israel, the lightweight exoskeleton of motorized leg supports and motion sensors enables users to walk around. "I don't have to...http://www.newser.com/story/47478/robotic-suit-helps-paralyzed-take-big-steps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 20:14:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38704/jaguars-player-paralyzed-loses-left-leg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJacksonville Jaguar Richard Collier has lost a leg and is paralyzed below the waist from a shooting earlier this month, doctors said today. The third-year player suffered serious infections from 14 bullet wounds, but is close to recovery and going home. He is “very fortunate to have survived his injuries,...http://www.newser.com/story/38704/jaguars-player-paralyzed-loses-left-leg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Sep 2008 19:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15791/rewired-nerves-restore-ability-to-walk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have figured out how mice that lose the ability to walk after a spinal-cord injury can regain it, a finding that could someday help human patients, Scientific American reports. When the long nerves that run from the brain to the base of the spine were severed, shorter nerves in...http://www.newser.com/story/15791/rewired-nerves-restore-ability-to-walk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Jan 2008 13:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7286/catastrophic-injury-leaves-bills-tight-end-in-grave-condition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBuffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett may never walk again and faces a fight for his life after suffering serious injuries in Sunday's game, doctors said yesterday. Everett , 25, suffered a fractured spine and damage to his spinal cord on a helmet-to-helmet hit during the second-half kickoff of a loss...http://www.newser.com/story/7286/catastrophic-injury-leaves-bills-tight-end-in-grave-condition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Sep 2007 4:34:51 CDT