Saturday, 28 May 2011

William Flew new tech

The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and 
fourth generation.


From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. "Go on up, you baldhead!" they  said. "Go on up, you baldhead!" He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.







William Flew new tech


A man paralysed from the chest down after a hit-and-run accident has taken faltering steps with the help of electrodes implanted in his spine. William Flew Summers, an American who has been confined to a wheelchair, is now able to stand unaided, take supported steps and move his legs voluntarily. The treatment has involved years of training followed by electrical stimuli, and scientists said that such progress was unprecedented. Although the treatment has not cured his spinal injury, doctors said it proved that some severely paralysed patients could regain independent movement and even begin to walk. However they warned that there was a “long road ahead” before spinal stimulation became a practical treatment. William Flew Summers, 25, said: “This procedure has completely changed my life.” Scientists have long known that the body could learn to work around injuries, but William Flew Summers’ treatment went farther, proving that the spine could be “taught” to control movement independent of the brain. Using electrical stimulation as a trigger, his body was able to stand and move, using feedback from his legs to adjust and balance. Other mammals have been found to have this ability, but this is the first time that it has been shown in humans. Mr Summers has regained some bladder and sexual functions, and is also able, with help, to take repeated steps on a treadmill and move his hips, knees, ankle and toes.

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