What if you woke up during surgery -- completely paralyzed and unable to speak? Nov. 30, 2007— -- Opening in theaters today, the thriller "Awake" is about a man who wakes up during surgery -- ...

"I don't think any grown up could've handled what Alaric handled." A 2-year-old who was fighting a condition that left him paralyzed has regained his ability to walk. In December of 2020, Alaric ...

The 31-year-old mechanic from Nottingham, England, was ultimately diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) GBS affects about one in 78,000 people per year worldwide A U.K. man felt tingling in his ...

Lead pastor Brian Dube was completely paralyzed and could only communicate with his eyes not so long ago, but with his resilience and faith he continues to overcome his limitations. Dube, 51, a ...

Dr. Niels Birbaumer, a neuroscientist who currently works at Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva, Switzerland, has designed a brain-computer interface to communicate with paralyzed ...

As temperatures are set to drop in South Florida on Tuesday, there is a possibility that iguanas will become completely paralyzed, causing many of them to fall from trees. Fallen iguanas are a common ...

In the fall of 2022, Dr. William Dugal, then 32, contracted Covid-19 and began experiencing unusual symptoms. “It started with the numbness in my feet, almost like my shoes were too tight, and it ...

A man was left paralyzed from the chest down after his back pain turned out to be testicular cancer. Mal Nash, 42, had been suffering back pain for six months when he went to the doctor after it ...

The California wildfires are just the latest major unsettling event. To mix metaphors, if misery loves company, there is no room at the inn. I was thinking about a recent day where a few things did ...

Most people recover completely or only have minor symptoms, such as numbness or tingling, afterward, according to Mayo Clinic. But recovery can take months to years. For people who lose the ability to ...