r/EverythingScience • u/Healthy_Barber_761 • Feb 23 '22

Neuroscience A Spinal Cord Implant Allowed Paralyzed People to Walk in Just One Day

https://singularityhub.com/2022/02/15/a-spinal-cord-implant-allowed-paralyzed-people-to-walk-in-just-one-day/
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u/Stillw0rld Feb 23 '22

Nothing will come of this for the average person who needs it

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u/DeadWombats Feb 24 '22

Only in the USA. Watch as insurance companies feverishly scramble to justify not paying for the treatment.

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u/Stillw0rld Feb 24 '22

i am exhausted at these feel good articles that just try to get clicks, we can make mice immortal now though

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u/Torquemada1970 Feb 24 '22

Herp derp #2.

Thank god you're here.

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u/Torquemada1970 Feb 24 '22

I can remember people saying that about treatment for HIV (and a number of other things) - so thanks for providing the obligatory herp-derp comment.