John Rewich

They hooked me up to the machine and I'm like... The system also stimulates the spinal cord when signals are going in either direction. This strengthens the remaining natural connections between the brain and body, even when a person isn't connected to the computer interface. John Hamilton, NPR News.

They hooked me up to the machine and I'm like... The system also stimulates the spinal cord when signals are going in either direction. This strengthens the remaining natural connections between the brain and body, even when a person isn't connected to the computer interface. John Hamilton, NPR News.

The system uses a brain-computer interface and artificial intelligence to bypass the damaged part of a patient's spine. That allows signals from the motor area of the brain to control the muscles in a person's hand. Keith Thomas, who is paralyzed from the chest down from a diving accident, says it also sends signals to his brain from sensors on his hand.

The system uses a brain-computer interface and artificial intelligence to bypass the damaged part of a patient's spine. That allows signals from the motor area of the brain to control the muscles in a person's hand. Keith Thomas, who is paralyzed from the chest down from a diving accident, says it also sends signals to his brain from sensors on his hand.

They hook me up to the machine and I'm like... The system also stimulates the spinal cord when signals are going in either direction. This strengthens the remaining natural connections between the brain and body, even when a person isn't connected to the computer interface. John Hamilton, NPR News.

They hook me up to the machine and I'm like... The system also stimulates the spinal cord when signals are going in either direction. This strengthens the remaining natural connections between the brain and body, even when a person isn't connected to the computer interface. John Hamilton, NPR News.

The Baltic countries' decision to switch from Russian to European power had long been planned, but took on new urgency in the wake of the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Government officials said cutting the cord with Moscow was now a matter of national security. arguing any connection to Russian energy left their nations open to blackmail or sabotage.

The Baltic countries' decision to switch from Russian to European power had long been planned, but took on new urgency in the wake of the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Government officials said cutting the cord with Moscow was now a matter of national security. arguing any connection to Russian energy left their nations open to blackmail or sabotage.

The move comes amid a spate of mysterious attacks on regional infrastructure that have further raised tensions with Moscow. In a ceremony in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, European dignitaries hailed the successful power switch as ushering in a new era of freedom, with locals later given chunks of souvenir wire from the now-dead Russian transmission lines. Charles Mainz, NPR News.

The move comes amid a spate of mysterious attacks on regional infrastructure that have further raised tensions with Moscow. In a ceremony in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, European dignitaries hailed the successful power switch as ushering in a new era of freedom, with locals later given chunks of souvenir wire from the now-dead Russian transmission lines. Charles Mainz, NPR News.

On Tuesday, the Postal Service announced an indefinite suspension of processing of incoming packages from China and Hong Kong. That came after President Trump's latest tariffs on China went into effect, and after he banned a tariff exemption for small packages that had become popular with e-commerce platforms. But the Postal Service reversed course today.

On Tuesday, the Postal Service announced an indefinite suspension of processing of incoming packages from China and Hong Kong. That came after President Trump's latest tariffs on China went into effect, and after he banned a tariff exemption for small packages that had become popular with e-commerce platforms. But the Postal Service reversed course today.

It says USPS and Customs and Border Protection are working closely together to, quote, China's foreign ministry earlier urged the U.S. to stop politicizing economics and trade, and said China would continue to take necessary measures to safeguard its company's rights and interests. John Rewich, NPR News, Beijing.

It says USPS and Customs and Border Protection are working closely together to, quote, China's foreign ministry earlier urged the U.S. to stop politicizing economics and trade, and said China would continue to take necessary measures to safeguard its company's rights and interests. John Rewich, NPR News, Beijing.

The implanted device delivers electrical pulses to the vagus nerve, which connects the brain with internal organs and the immune system. Dr. Kevin Tracy of Northwell Health in New York says the pulses trigger a reflex that puts the brakes on inflammation in joints.

The implanted device delivers electrical pulses to the vagus nerve, which connects the brain with internal organs and the immune system. Dr. Kevin Tracy of Northwell Health in New York says the pulses trigger a reflex that puts the brakes on inflammation in joints.

A study of 242 patients with rheumatoid arthritis found that the device, made by Setpoint Medical, was able to reduce pain and inflammation and slow the damage in affected joints. The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the device and is likely to make a decision by the end of the year. John Hamilton, NPR News.

A study of 242 patients with rheumatoid arthritis found that the device, made by Setpoint Medical, was able to reduce pain and inflammation and slow the damage in affected joints. The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the device and is likely to make a decision by the end of the year. John Hamilton, NPR News.

We are actually listening in real time to first responder radio traffic. And that's how we get such granular intelligence that is not normally found anywhere else on the Internet.

We are actually listening in real time to first responder radio traffic. And that's how we get such granular intelligence that is not normally found anywhere else on the Internet.