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to find out about the technology that will be changing the future of

health care and also Connie has been trying her hand at being a medical student.

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got butterflies in my stomach. Not something I'll be repeating.

Plus, a potential treatment for sickle cell disease and do ice baths really soothe saw muscles.

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First this week, patients with spinal injuries can be robbed of the ability to move or to experience sensations from most of their bodies.

And while scientists have begun to develop systems to eavesdrop on the brain's motor pathways and to turn thoughts into movements again, usually of robots or prosthetic devices,

there's still no way to return any sense of touch.

But now a team at the University of Pittsburgh have begun a series of experiments using brain implants that can begin to restore some of these lost sensations.

Robert Gaunt.

When people have a spinal cord injury, and this can happen for many reasons, a common reason is a motor vehicle accident.

The connection between the brain and the rest of the body is lost.

If that injury occurs at your neck level, many people end up with paralyzed legs and paralyzed arms. The brain

remains functional and it does its normal thing. It's just that its ability to

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