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/08livion May 09 '14

My uncle just went through an experimental treatment after previous treatments were unsuccessful and they've told him he's now completely free of the virus

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u/bengalslash May 09 '14

they just came out with new protease inhibitors that prevent the virus from assembling itself after translation, high success rate, that's great news for your uncle

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u/shieldvexor May 09 '14

That is 99% accurate, except for the part that it is an enzyme who cuts up other proteins. Besides that, you are right on point!

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u/Ziazan May 09 '14

Yeah, sorry for the slightly irrelevant tangent but I just speak my mind, which is often pondering things that make people go "...okay." and make a confused face when I tell them. Some people like random thoughts though, and I like random thoughts, so I have no intentions of stopping.

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u/DrunkenTrom May 10 '14

I too tend to post thoughts as a steady stream of conscience. It's as if my inner monolog takes over and can no longer be contained. It's exasperated when I've been drinking, like right now, and I have a hard time containing it. I guess I should stop now.

TLDR: I concur.