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Nick McCombs: Finding His Passion in Psychology and Research
Nick McCombs finds his passion in psychology and research and discovers there isn’t a time limit on doing what you want to do in your life.
In the News
Home- and Community-Based Services Succeed in Reducing Institutionalization But Vary Greatly from State to State
Read how home- and community-based services succeed in reducing institutionalization but vary greatly from state to state.
In the News
Megan Parkes, MD
Medical Director at Silver Cross Hospital
DeeDee Angelly, APN
Nurse Practitioner
Blood Flow Restriction Training: Using Small Weight for Big Gains
Blood flow restriction (BFR) training is the use of a tourniquet to reduce blood flow to a limb while exercising.
Blog
Understanding the Levels of the Spinal Cord
Doctors define and describe spinal cord injury (SCI) using a system of numbers and letters that align with various sections of the spine and spinal cord.
Blog
Development of motor cortical interfaces for the control of reaching, grasping and locomotion
Using this neuroprosthesis to overcome the effects of a reversible nerve block that paralyzed muscles of the hand and wrist, monkeys were able to perform functional tasks, such as grasping a ball, almost as successfully as they did before paralysis.
Research Project
Open-source Bionic Leg: First-of-its-kind Platform Aims to Rapidly Advance Prosthetics
A new open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by University of Michigan and AbilityLab is now available to the scientific community.
Press Release
Shamun Mohammed
Speech Language Pathologist
Father Beating the Odds After Life Changing Accident
After a car accident and surgery, Cole used the internet to help him focus on what felt impossible: learning to walk again.
Patient Story
Undefeated: Marty Hartigan lost his limbs. Then he cheered up his friends.
A year after his near-death experience, Marty Hagan, the former Stanford rugby player is coming to terms with a different life and body.
News
Early Detection and Therapeutic Intervention to Promote Motor Development in Infants
The intervention phase of Project Corbett is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a one-year long, evidence- and clinical experience-based intervention to improve motor function and reduce the severity of motor delays in infants who have been admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Research Project