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Independence Expo - Saturday 17 March 2012
The SCIA Independence Expo is a unique one day event aimed at giving people living with spinal cord injury, their family and friends access to an extensive range of the most current products, services and resources all under one roof.
The expo will be held on Saturday, 17th March 2012 between 10am - 5pm at the Southee Complex, Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney Olympic Park. Read more...
Stem cell picture show
Not only do the have wonderful potential, they can be beautiful artworks.
Here human iPSC-derived neural stem cells (red) form polarized cellular rosettes with mitotic stem cells at the centre.
Video lecture: Regenerative Medicine: Current Concepts and Changing Trends
25 Jan 2012
Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering apply the principles of cell transplantation, material sciences, and bioengineering to construct biological substitutes that may restore and maintain normal function in diseased and injured tissues. Stem cells may offer a potentially limitless source of cells for tissue engineering applications and are opening new options for therapy.
Dr Anthony Atala, M.D., Wake Forest School of Medicine gives the NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture. Watch the lecture
Alan Mackay-Sim warns against stem cell tourism
11 Jan 2012
Professor Mackay-Sim recently visited Vellore, India and was interviewed (via email) about his work the current state of stem cell research for treating people with spinal cord injury.
"There are no stem cell treatments in the world today that have been fully tested in all stages of clinical trials. Part of the process of clinical trials is to report the outcomes and open them to public scrutiny for others to judge.
Yet ‘treatments' using stem cells for persons with SCI are taking place in several countries, including China, Russia, Brazil and India.
Such treatments are not based on scientifically proven evidence that stem cells make a difference, partially or wholly, which means risks and benefits remain unproven."
Nerve transplant for paraplegic patients: Q&A With Dr. Andrew Elkwood
6 Jan 2012
Andrew Elkwood, MD, and his colleagues are currently working on a study of performing nerve graft transplantation using allograft or autograft tendon to restore extremities function in paraplegic patients after spinal cord injury, central nervous system insult or stroke. Here, Dr. Elkwood discusses the procedure and his research going forward.
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Injecting fibronectin protein after spinal cord injury gives sustained pain relief
5 Jan 2012
According to a study led by a researcher at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, one injection into the spinal dorsal column immediately after spinal cord injury could provide sustained pain relief to patients. Read more...
SHOT Expo: because you only get one SHOT at life
Sport, Health, Outdoor, Travel 14–15 April 2012
We are pleased to announce that we at SpinalCure along with the Wheelchair Sports Association will be the lucky beneficiaries of fundraising activities at the expo. Visit www.shotexpo.com for full info.