Three years ago, retired Army sergeant Theresa Hannigan lost the use of her legs as a result of her time in the service. Seven years ago, Matthew Tilford suffered a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed. Today, they are walking again thanks to the technology developed by ReWalk Robotics and Ekso Bionics.

An Israeli mother's invention that gave her wheelchair-bound son the chance to walk has been launched onto the worldwide market. Debby Elnatan's idea for a walking harness could transform the lives of countless children.

US and Israeli researchers have been able to uncover the brain's code for pronouncing vowels. The discovery may hold the key to allow people with almost complete paralysis to be able to speak by connecting the brain to a computer.

A British woman who became paralysed after a horse-riding accident is planning to walk the next London marathon using a robotic skeleton. The robotic suit, developed by Israeli company Argo, uses motors and gears strapped to the user’s lower body while sensors attached to the upper body help to control motion.

This year's christmas episode of popular U.S. television show "Glee" ended with what seemed like a holiday miracle. Artie, a character confined to a wheelchair, took a few halting steps with the help of a machine called the ReWalk. "It was invented by some guy in Israel," he said.