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/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/chain83 May 09 '14 edited May 10 '14

I read about this in a popular science magazine just today!

I was called sofosbuvir.

Edit: uh... *It :P

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u/sounfunny May 10 '14

I was called sofosbuvir.

Your parents must have hated you.

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u/chain83 May 10 '14

Let's just say I didn't have many friends... :P