Paralysis

2025

Paradromics launches miniature neuroimplants that return speech to paralyzed

On November 20, 2025 American , a startup developer Paradromics neurointerfaces announced clinical trials of its Connexus system to restore speech in paralyzed patients. Connexus is positioned as the first high-performance fully implantable interface for long-term use. More here

In Russia, they developed the first system for controlling the rotor using the power of thought. She helps the paralyzed to eat and drink on their own

Scientists of the Belgorod State National Research University have created the first manipulator control system in Russia using eye movement and mental representation of actions. The development is designed to help paralyzed people perform self-care tasks. The university told about this in October 2025. Read more here.

Smart jacket released that returns paralyzed motor functions

Researchers at Harvard University have developed a soft robotic jacket that can restore motor function in people with upper limb motor impairment after a stroke or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The device uses machine learning technology and a network of smart sensors to personalize patient movement support. The results of the study are published in the scientific journal Nature Communications in August 2025. Read more here.

Paralysed patient spoke for the first time in 18 years thanks to a chip implanted in the brain

Canadian Ann Johnson was able to "talk" 18 years after a brain stem stroke that deprived her of speech and movement, thanks to a brain-computer interface developed by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, San Francisco. The 48-year-old patient suffered a stroke in 2005 at the age of 30, which caused "locked person syndrome" - a rare condition in which a person is completely conscious but almost unable to move and speak. This was reported by the researchers in a publication in the journal Nature Neuroscience in August 2025. Read more here

For the first time, a paralyzed person successfully implanted a neurochip without cranial trepanation. He learned to walk again

On June 22, 2025, Chinese researchers from Nankai University announced the world's first minimally invasive operation to implant a neurochip without cranial trepanation. The use of the brain-computer interface allowed mobility to be returned to a paralyzed man. Read more here

2024

Deep brain stimulation gives paralysed patient back ability to walk for the first time

In early December 2024, successful results of a new type of intervention were published, in which deep brain stimulation allowed a paralyzed patient to walk again. The treatment contributed to a reorganization of "residual nerve fibers" that persist after injury, the researchers said. Read more here.

Dozens of people suffering from paralysis were able to regain control of their hands and hands with a new device

In mid-June 2024, the results of a clinical trial of a new noninvasive Onward device for patients with arm paralysis were presented. During the tests, more than 40 people with paralysis were able to regain partial control over their hands and hands. The device, developed by Swiss medical technology firm Onward, supplies electrical current through electrodes placed on the skin of paralyzed patients near the site of spinal cord injury. Read more here.

Oral implant for controlling computers and smartphones using language entered the market

In mid-June 2024, Augmental, a subsidiary of MIT Media Lab, introduced the MouthPad mouth implant for controlling computers and smartphones using the language. Augmental's new product was created for paralysed people and has already been trialled by 40 early access customers. Read more here.