Jul 30

TWiN 74: Plastic astrocyte networks with Melissa Cooper

Melissa Cooper joins TWiN to discuss her discovery that astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Tim Cheung Guest: Melissa Cooper Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Disco ... Show More

1h 6m

Jun 25

TWiN 73: The price of a bigger brain

TWiN unpacks a striking paradox, that the very cell divisions that built the human brain's most advanced layers also put them at greatest risk, and how a dedicated DNA repair pathway saves them. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple ... Show More

1h 26m

Jun 1

TWiN 72: What cesarean babies miss

TWiN explains the finding that vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates cesarean-associated neurodevelopmental deficits in mice via synthesis of a sphingosine derivative on neonatal skin. .Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcast ... Show More

1h 9m

Nov 2022

How We Move

How do we move? What parts of the brain control how we use our muscles? And what implanted technology is allowing people with spinal cord injuries to walk again? In this episode of How We’re Wired, join evolutionary anthropologist Dr Anna Machin as she picks apart the neuroscienc ... Show More

35m 39s

Oct 2024

En y pensant (Thinking about it)

Un homme paralysé a réussi à marcher simplement en y pensant grâce à des implants cérébraux électroniques, une première médicale qui, selon lui, a changé sa vie. Traduction :A paralysed man has been able to walk simply by thinking about it thanks to elect ... Show More

3m 2s

Nov 2020

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

In this episode, Dr Matt & Dr Mike are joined by Doctor, Lawyer, and Disability Advocate, Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM. Dr Palipana has also experienced a spinal cord injury, being the first quadriplegic doctor in Queensland, Australia. He talks about his experience with spinal cord in ... Show More

1h 22m

Jun 2023

Helping A Man Walk Again With Science

This week's science news roundup reunites All Things Considered host Ailsa Chang with Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber to dig into the latest headlines in biomedical research, also known as cool things for the human body. We talk new RSV vaccines, vaccination by ... Show More

9m 38s

Nov 2022

Neurons that restore walking in paralysed patients

Researchers have identified which neurons, when electrically stimulated, can restore the ability to walk in paralysed patients. Professor Jocelyne Bloch, Associate Professor at the Université de Lausanne, tells Roland how the technology works.Astronomers have discovered the close ... Show More

1h 8m

Sep 2022

Spine | Spinal Cord Injuries

In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of <a href="https://www.orthobullets.com/spine/2006/spinal-cord-injuries">Spinal Cord Injuries</a> from the Spine section. Follow <a href="https://www.orthobullets.com/">Orthobullets</a> on Social Media: Facebook: w ... Show More

26m 53s

Feb 2022

Paralysis Treatment, Protein Vaccines Advantages, How Cuba Made Five Vaccines, Fish Sounds. Feb 18, 2022, Part 2

New Device Helps People With Paralysis Walk Again Spinal cord injuries are notoriously difficult to treat, especially for those who have been paralyzed for several years. Now, researchers have developed a new implant that is <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com ... Show More

47m 33s

Jul 2022

What if you could talk without speaking?

A groundbreaking new study claims to have found a way for a fully paralyzed person to communicate entirely via thought. But as we learned in an episode earlier this year, the scientists behind it have a checkered past. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Coll ... Show More

26m 4s

TWiN 47: Walking after spinal cord injur...

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