We were delighted to attend the Lloyd’s Charity Golf Day 2021 in November at the Concord Golf Club in Sydney. A great day of golf resulted in a fantastic fundraising result for spinal cord injury, even if there wasn’t a…
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Three spinal injured people able to walk with support in new Swiss study
Another spinal cord electrical stimulation study has resulted in three people with complete spinal cord injuries (SCI) walking while supported. This Swiss study has further cemented neurostimulation as the most promising research avenue for SCI recovery. SpinalCure is set to…
Ed Cummings supports petition to fund new spinal cord injury research
More than 20,000 Australians live with a spinal cord injury, and SpinalCure Australia, with support from Ed Cummings and the Australian Jockeys’ Association, have launched a petition calling on the Federal Government to fund a nation-wide research project that could…
Billabong employees donate in memory of ‘Marls’
The team at Billabong’s Australian office recently held a bake sale to celebrate what would have been a birthday for their dear late friend and colleague of 30 years, Marlene Wills. Together, the team at Boardriders Inc (which owns Billabong),…
SpinalCure scientist series: Prof. Simon Gandevia on how he became interested in science and spinal cord injuries
Professor Simon Gandevia is one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, and is the Deputy Director of NeuRA and Senior Principal Research Fellow, NHMRC. He is also the Study Lead for the eWALK trial, funded and initiated by SpinalCure, along with…
‘Dancing molecules’ repair spinal cord injuries in mice
For decades, spinal cord injuries have remained one of the hardest injuries for scientists to treat because nerves in our spinal cord have a limited ability to repair. But a new study from Northwestern University in the United States has…
Camila Quel de Oliveira wins Spinal Cord Injury Research Writing Prize 2021
We are excited to announce that Dr Camila Quel de Oliveira has won the Spinal Research Institute’s Spinal Cord Injury Research Writing Prize 2021. Her article discusses her SpinalCure-funded research on the use of robotics to improve arm and hand…
Alex Richter’s story
Alex loves mountain bikes—he was mountain-biking when he injured himself two years ago at age 16. He was in year 11 at school. As Alex waited for help, a friend called his mum Karina and held the phone to his…
David Prast Achievement Award launched
In partnership with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA), we are excited to announce the launch of The David Prast Achievement Award. In memory of the very remarkable Mr David Prast, the Award celebrates his dedication and pursuit of excellence and…
Lolly Mack: fighting to end paralysis
Lolly Mack was injured at the age of 30 in a nightclub, is an ambassador for several spinal cord injury charities in the UK, and is a member of The Cure Girls. SpinalCure caught up with Lolly to find out…