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Measuring Brain Activity of Patients With Aphasia During Therapy

Researchers at the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab hope to find new ways to personalize treatment and improve outcomes for people with aphasia — using a non-invasive neuroimaging technique to discover how the brain responds during therapy.

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Meet the Clinicians Supporting U.S. Soccer Adaptive Training Camp Athletes

In May, the U.S. Soccer Federation hosted ADAPTandTHRIVE, a training camp for several national adaptive soccer teams — and four Shirley Ryan AbilityLab clinicians served as members of those teams’ medical staffs!

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First-of-Its-Kind Exoskeleton Therapy Could Redefine How Stroke Survivors Relearn to Walk

A first-of-its kind study led by scientists from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University utilized lower-limb exoskeletons to facilitate therapist-patient interaction during functional tasks.

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Wesley

Meet Wesley: ABC 7 Chicago Features Teen Patient Recovering From Spinal Stroke

ABC 7 Chicago recently featured Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient Wesley F., a 15-year-old who experienced a rare spinal stroke that caused paralysis. The segment highlights Wesley’s determination, the support of his family and community, and the intensive inpatient rehabilitation he is undergoing at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

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Kellan

Kellan’s Story: Teenage Tennis Player Rallies Back After Stroke

Kellan went in for a typical teenage rite of passage — a routine wisdom tooth extraction — he experienced a serious hemorrhagic stroke during the procedure.

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Cecil

Meet Cecil: CBS Chicago Features Patient Navigating ALS Head-On

CBS Chicago recently featured Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient Cecil P. for a segment about how he is navigating ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the ability to move, walk and talk.

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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Joins Henry Ford Health to Celebrate Milestone in Detroit Hospital Expansion

Henry Ford Health recently celebrated the “topping out” of Henry Ford Hospital’s new patient tower by placing the final steel beam at the top of the tower currently under construction. This marks a significant milestone in a $2.2 billion expansion plan to reimagine Henry Ford Health’s Detroit campus.

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Leora

25 Years & Going Strong: Celebrating the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment

For the past quarter century, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment has been a lifeline. Through clinical treatment, research, extensive programming and outreach, the center has — since day one — focused on creating connection and community among the people it serves.

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Jose

Meet Jose: Living With Aphasia, Healing Through Conversation

Conversation groups, provided by the hospital’s Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment, offer opportunities for practicing communication and making connections with other individuals living with aphasia — a condition that can occur suddenly after a stroke and significantly impact a person’s ability to communicate with their loved ones, understand language, read and write.

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Bob

Family Support Spurs Bob’s Recovery From Guillain-Barré Syndrome

When Bob was 72, he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare neurologic condition in which a person’s immune system attacks their own nerves. It can result in muscle weakness and, in severe cases like Bob’s, paralysis as well as breathing and swallowing issues.

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Cheri Blauwet

Dr. Cheri Blauwet Featured on Forbes’ “Accessibility 200” List

Forbes magazine honored Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Cheri Blauwet, MD, senior vice president and chief clinical officer, by naming her to its “Accessibility 200” list of 2026.

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Natalie

Natalie’s Story: Paying It Forward After Stroke Through Peer Mentorship

At 17, Natalie S. was all momentum — an athlete and recent high school graduate with a spot on a Big Ten cheerleading squad. But, just weeks into summer, doctors discovered a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) — a tangled mass of blood vessels — deep in her brain.

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