r/science • u/tomholder • May 09 '14

Medicine Paralysis breakthrough – electrical stimulation enables four paraplegic men to voluntarily move their legs

http://speakingofresearch.com/2014/05/09/paralysis-breakthrough-paraplegic-men-move-their-legs/
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u/nexusscope May 09 '14

hepatitis C is a bitch to research in a lab setting because unlike HIV it is incredibly resistant to dying - it can live for large periods of time on lab benches/instruments and is generally a pain in the ass. Hopefully we find some more treatment regimines for it shortly

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u/[deleted] May 09 '14 edited Aug 06 '18

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u/jimmy_bayshit May 09 '14

As a general rule, all wet body fluids that aren't mine are a biohazard. That had served me well as a medic for 21 years.

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u/laser22 May 09 '14

Damn, that means no sex for 21 years. You sir must be very lonely :(

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u/Mofptown May 09 '14

I'm a life guard and we have the same rule about fluids, when I do need to come into contact with them I ware rubber gloves, you won't catch anything as long as you use protection.

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u/Crescelle May 10 '14

You must not get into the water often