SpinalCure Ambassador talks about her journey and her hopes for the future. She is joined by Prof Sylvia Gustin who recently received $2.5million from the $15m SCI research fund that SpinalCure secured in the 2019/20 NSW state budget. Prof Gustin…
Category: Research (page 5)
Simultaneous electrical and magnetic stimulation helped a spinal cord injury patient regain the ability to walk
Prior case studies have shown that synchronised stimulation of the brain and limb nerves strengthens neural connections and, thus, can restore patients’ mobility. Now, researchers at the BioMag Laboratory in Helsinki, Sweden have, for the first time, looked into the…
Stem Cell Grafts Make Functional Connections In Spinal Injuries In Mice
Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine used neural stem cells to “patch” up the damaged spinal cord of mice. They then used a specialized technique called calcium imaging to follow the development of new stem cells as they integrated…
NSW Minister Hazzard and Treasurer Perrottet announce the successful applications for the NSW Government’s $15m investment in SCI research.
SpinalCure was pleased to initiate and work with the NSW Government to establish this $15million grant round. Fifteen applications were received by the NSW Office of Health and Medical Research and assessed by an international panel of SCI researchers. The…
Current state of transcutaneous neurostimulation research for SCI
A team of researchers from the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy, Minnesota, has released an overview of the current state of research of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for voluntary movement after spinal cord injury. See the paper
Restoring the sense of touch to a 'complete' quadriplegic using a brain-computer interface
For the first time, a team of scientists, doctors and researchers led by Battelle and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have demonstrated that a person with a clinically complete spinal cord injury (SCI) can use a brain-computer interface…
Researchers take the guesswork out of exercising effectively
An international consortium led by Professor Kathleen Martin Ginis at the University of British Columbia, Canada has developed clear and simple exercise guidance for people with spinal cord injuries. Read more…
Ward off respiratory problems by exercising breathing muscles
Those with quadriplegia can exercise their inspiratory muscles to reduce respiratory complications — important results from a clinical trial by Dr Claire Boswell-Ruys and the team at NeuRA — especially in light of the current pandemic. Respiratory complications remain a…
Rejuvenating the immune system supports brain repair after injury, study finds
A breakthrough Australian study has brought about a major paradigm shift in our understanding of the immediate and chronic inflammatory changes that occur following an injury to the central nervous system, i.e. the brain and spinal cord. A/Professor Marc…
Best articles published on "Spinal Cord" in 2018 – 2019
Spinal Cord, a monthly journal that publishes contributions on spinal cord anatomy, physiology, management of injury and disease, and the quality of life and life circumstances of people with a spinal cord injury, has published a collection of articles from 2018 and…