StemCells Inc. has completed enrolment in the Company’s Phase I/II clinical trial in spinal cord injury. The multi-national Phase I/II trial is evaluating both safety and preliminary efficacy of the company’s HuCNS-SC® human neural stem cells as a treatment for…
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Prof Susan Harkema talks about her electrical stimulation work for spinal cord injury
Reporting in the journal Brain, researchers write of reawakening the legs of four men paralyzed from the waist down. They did so by implanting electronic devices in the men’s spines. The devices send out electrical stimulation that re-trains the nerves to…
Neuralstem SCI stem cell trial approved to commence at University of California
Neuralstem, Inc. is now set to begin a Phase I safety trial to treat chronic spinal cord injury (cSCI) with its NSI-566 stem cells. The NSI-566/cSCI Phase I trial will enroll patients with thoracic spinal cord injuries (T2-T12) who have…
Aberdeen Uni to try combination treatments for spinal cord injuries
University of Aberdeen scientists are believed to be the first in the world to use a combination of different methods – including a biodegradable ‘bridge’ made of silk fibre – to treat spinal cord injury. The technique would involve placing a…
Epidural electrical stimulation update
”One day I realized I could sweat again, and to regulate my temperature, feel hot and cold. I could also feel light touch. I regained control of my bladder, bowel and sexual function and my circulation improved. I’m not…
Function restored to paralysed muscles by light-activated neurons grown from stem cells
A new way to artificially control muscles using light, with the potential to restore function to muscles paralysed by conditions such as motor neuron disease and spinal cord injury, has been developed by scientists at UCL and King’s College London.…
UK research suggests it's possible to chemically control the regeneration of nerves in the CNS
Researchers from Imperial College London and the Hertie Institute, University of Tuebingen have identified a possible mechanism for re-growing damaged nerve fibres in the central nervous system (CNS). Published in Nature Communications, the research highlights the role of a protein…
Cervical electrical stimulation of spinal cord to promote long-term recovery
Another study, this time from the University of Washington, Seattle USA, shows the promise of intraspinal electrical stimulation for treating spinal cord injury. Here the focus was on cervical injuries and the cord was stimulated above the lesion in contrast…
Silicon implants and treadmill training for SCI recovery!
Scientists from Keio University, Japan, found that the combination of a drug laced silicon implant and treadmill rehabilitation shows promise for treating spinal injuries in rats. The results suggest the combination worked better than the drug alone. The drug released…
R.I.P. Roy Higgins MBE – Legend Jockey
by Gary Allsop (Honorary Director Spinal Cure Australia) Everybody at Spinal Cure Australia is saddened by the passing of Roy Higgins MBE, champion Australian jockey and one of the legendarycharacters of the turf. Our sincere condolences go to his family…