Everyone here at SpinalCure was overjoyed to hear that our Ambassador Sam Bloom won gold at the 2020 AmpSurf ISA World Para Surf Championship in La Jolla, California. Everyone here at SpinalCure was overjoyed to hear that our Ambassador Sam…
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In pictures: Golf on the beaches, February 2020
A day of golf, good company, music, fun and an auction in support of spinal cord injury research. When the golf was over and people gathered for a drink and a delicious dinner, the spotlight turned to our guest speakers…
Headlands Distilling Co: “Why we give 20 percent of profit to SpinalCure”
Headlands, a Wollongong-based distillery, has been founded with the community positioned as a fifth business partner, such that 20 percent of the profits are donated to charity. That charity is SpinalCure and the profits are assisting with research efforts to…
Watch the video: SpinalCure founders look back at the journey towards a cure
When SpinalCure was founded 25 years ago, the idea that a cure for spinal cord injury could one day be found was simply inconceivable. Thanks to advances in neuromodulation, cell treatments, inflammation control and technology that can bridge the gap…
NSW Spinal Cord Injury Research Grants now open for applications
The NSW Office for Health and Medical Research is now accepting applications for their NSW Spinal Cord Injury Research Grants, which are the result of intense advocacy work by SpinalCure Australia and its supporters. Grants up to $2.5 million will…
SpinalCure Australia supports six new research projects
SpinalCure Australia has announced six new small grants for spinal cord injury researchers from all around Australia, bringing the total number of research projects the organisation is supporting to eleven. The support for these researchers was made possible by a…
“I almost became paralysed, I realised how lucky I am and so I wanted to give back”
Ace Lee Hamann, 27, from Sydney, was out with friends in Surry Hills in Sydney one night in April last year when he climbed a tree, fell from about 20 feet and fractured his neck, knee and foot. “I fractured…
Stakeholders meet with NSW Health officials to discuss $15m funding into SCI research
Stakeholders have met with representatives from the NSW Office for Health and Medical Research to discuss the NSW Government’s $15 million injection in spinal cord injury research. After intense advocacy work by SpinalCure Australia and our supporters, the NSW Government announced the funding…
How epidural stimulation got people with spinal-cord injuries back on their feet
Electrical stimulation has promised huge gains for people with paralysis. Now comes the hard part – getting beyond those first steps. In this in-depth feature, the journal Nature looks at how far epidural stimulation has come and what can be…
Medical regulators warn against 'stem cell tourism'
Medical regulators have been warning against what’s known as ‘stem cell tourism’. Medical experts have warned that the downside of unproven stem cell treatments isn’t only that they won’t work, but they can be life-threatening, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.…