It has been a remarkable year of promise in medical science – from inventing ways of treating the untreatable to reversing paralysis and keeping the brain alive after death.
“It was like [being the] first man on the Moon,” said 30-year-old Thibault.
He was describing the moment he was able to take his first steps since being paralysed in a fall two years ago.
He can now move all four of his paralysed limbs with a mind-controlled exoskeleton suit.
His movements, particularly walking, are far from perfect and the robo-suit is being used only in the lab.
But researchers say the approach could one day improve patients’ quality of life.
Source: BBC News
