Vocal fold (or vocal cord) paralysis occurs when your vocal folds, the two bands of tissue in your larynx (voice box), stop moving. Usually, this occurs because one or both of the nerves that go to ...

Partial paralysis occurs when nerve signals between the brain and specific muscle groups become interrupted, resulting in weakness or inability to move certain body parts while others remain ...

Kelly Thomas inches across the soft grass, using a walker to navigate her way. Each step is exhilarating and exhausting. She pauses amid the 90-degree Florida heat and smiles. "It only takes a little ...

The research carries special urgency in Israel, where thousands of soldiers and reservists have been injured or paralyzed ...

Facial paralysis occurs when a nerve that controls your facial movements becomes damaged. As a result, a portion of your face may feel weak, or you may be unable to move it. Some types of facial ...

A groundbreaking study from UC San Diego has identified Thiorphan, an existing drug, as a potential game-changer for spinal ...

Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface allowing an individual to control a robotic arm with only their neural signals, without the need for invasive brain implants. The system is ...

At the New York Academy of Medicine last week Dr. Sidney David Kramer of Brooklyn, where infantile paralysis often prevails, stated that he had developed a vaccine which prevented infantile paralysis ...

When Shirley Ann Schopp came down with polio last year, her father & mother worried, like every father & mother in the same plight, about the lasting paralysis that might follow. For months, it seemed ...

At the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, research is more than academic enrichment—it’s a pathway to discovery, mentorship, and clinical clarity. For third-year medical student Maddie Bald, engaging in ...