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Comment: Human spinal cord rehab (Score 1) 99

by edlan2001 on Monday September 21, 2009 @03:10PM (#29495797) Attached to: Paraplegic Rats Enabled To "Walk" Again

This sort of research is being applied at a more practical level. There are centers in the US and Germany which used this basic research in the rehabilitation of spinal cord injury victims. For example: http://www.stjohnsmercyrehab.com/inpatient/spinalcordinjury.asp With partial spinal cord injuries there has been recovery of motor function.

North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test 573

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday May 25, 2009 @07:52AM
from the happy-holidays dept.

viyh writes "North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Monday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a ruling party official as saying. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake was recorded by the USGS in North Korea. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has called an emergency meeting of cabinet ministers over the test, Yonhap said."