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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Reveals Bionic Leap Forward with First Non-Invasive Thought-Controlled Leg

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Profiles Study of New Technology that Learns and Adjusts with Each Step

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Scientists study Placebo effects on chronic pain

Pain Management: Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Identified in Brain

New technology will enable targeted pain medication based on individual’s brain response and allow clinical trials to more accurate weed out placebo responders

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3D Imaging of Muscles Points to Potential Treatments for Muscle Diseases and Injuries

A new form of 3D imaging of muscles has allowed researchers to “see” inside muscle and trace long cables made up of a protein called collagen.

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Classic Video Game System Used to Improve Understanding of the Brain

RIC researcher uses Donkey Kong to help guide new approaches in neuroscience.

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Treating Chemo Brain in Breast Cancer Survivors

Study proposes systematic screening to identify and address phenomenon of “chemo fog,” a cognitive condition affecting thinking, perception and communication.

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Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Identified in Brain

Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the “placebo effect” in pain relief, when a fake treatment actually results in substantial reduction of pain, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC).  

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Injections may assist with movement after a diagnosis

Improving Movement After Stroke and Brain Injury

A form of botulinum toxin (botox) improved active arm movement for stroke and brain injury patients in a clinical trial.

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No more cheating your FitBit

Manipulating Activity Tracker May Soon Be History

Our researchers have designed a new and interesting way to train smartphone trackers to spot the difference between fake and real activity.

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Patient uses ExoSkeleton to walk

Robot Help Predict Patients’ Actions, Counteract Physical Limitations

New technology designed to predict the body’s actions may help patients counteract their own physical limitations.

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Aphasia patients practice with ORLA, speech software invented at AbilityLab

New Therapies to Help Stroke Survivors Recover Language Years After Injury

Encouraging new evidence is emerging to suggest the brain's plasticity, or its ability to change and heal, may last many years after injury.

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Northwestern students collaborate with RIC to find solutions

RIC Featured in Wall Street Journal

An RIC collaboration is featured in today's Wall Street Journal, in an article entitled, "The Power of Unsolvable Problems."

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Bionic Leap Forward with First Thought-Controlled Leg

Journal of the American Medical Association profiles study of new non-invasive thought-controlled leg that learns and adjusts with each step.

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