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As a follow-up to a previous story about Eric and Margarita Chapman, we wanted to share this note from Margarita:

Here is an interesting story out of southern Australia.  Paraplegics and quadriplegics are learning how to scuba dive as part of their therapy.  Muscle atrophy (decrease in the mass of the muscle) occurs when muscles are not used, and is common…

Researchers at The Ohio State University Neurological Institute have successfully implanted a microchip into the motor cortex of a 24-year-old quadriplegic by the name of Ian Burkhart. This chip reads brain activity and, using a signal decoder…

Every once in awhile, someone says something so profound, it becomes a moment worth repeating over and over again. Singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder presented at the 2016 Grammy awards.  Since he is blind, he did not have the benefit of using…