Once a week, Cyndi Corcoran gets to walk again for at least an hour, thanks to modern medical technology and her own unflagging determination. At other times, Corcoran – who is partially paralyzed due ...

A British man left paralyzed by cancer defied the odds to walk his daughter down the aisle thanks to a bionic suit that reportedly costs more than $1 million. The Telegraph reported that Chris Palmer, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In July of this year, researchers accomplished a feat that didn’t ...

WEST ORANGE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- It could be the key to recovery for many stroke survivors. As CBS 2's Alexis Christoforous reported, a new bionic suit is helping stroke victims learn to walk again.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- A robotic device is giving hope to millions of patients who have been told their paralysis would confine them to a wheelchair. Paraplegic patients at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital ...

Back injuries can make people miss work or even force them to give up their jobs. These injuries may be so debilitating that even the smallest movement causes excruciating pain. This is especially ...

Midstate patients with neurological conditions and spinal cord injuries have a new option. Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital is using robotic exoskeleton technology. “When I first had my injury, there ...

With help from bionic suit, Londoner enters grueling race. LONDON, May 8, 2012— -- For five years, Claire Lomas hasn't been able to walk, hasn't been able to feel her legs. But that hasn't ...

OLATHE, Kan. — A metro woman went to Arizona for brain surgery, and received some help in her recovery from a wearable robot or exoskeleton. “It’s very nice to have freedom,” said Heather Sixta, who ...

People with paraplegia may someday be able to hit their stride in a so-called bionic suit thanks to an $8 million federal research grant to three Southern California universities, officials announced ...

Video by Sarah Joseph and Jon Betz, Smithsonian Digital Studio; Text by Katie Nodjimbadem Doctors told Amanda Boxtel that she would never walk again after a tragic skiing accident left her paralyzed ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The U.S. Census indicated that there will be more Americans older than 65 than those younger than 5 by 2020. Applied Mind's Bran Ferren created a bionic suit that ...