A systemically injectable peptide, which may make it possible to restore lost functions in spinal cord injury patients, is moving toward clinical trials in early 2020, BioSpace reports. The treatment was developed by Dr Jerry Silver, a professor of neurosciences…
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A step closer to clinical trials
In 2005, thanks to a generous bequest from the late Lisa Palmer, SpinalCure was able to fund the establishment of the Lisa Palmer Consortium. The consortium, headed by SpinalCure co-founder and Director, Professor Perry Bartlett, comprises scientists from the Queensland…
BioTime presents SCiStar clinical study top-line results
Biotime, a biotechnology company developing new cellular therapies, presented the top-line 12-month results from the SCiStar study – “A Phase 1/2a Trial of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells (OPC1) in Patients with Subacute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury” at…
New medical trial could ‘cure spinal cord injuries in Australia’, experts claim
An extraordinary medical trial has provided a major breakthrough in global spinal cord injury research, with Australian researchers fighting to bring the new technology to Australia, Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes program reported. David Mzee was diagnosed with paraplegia in 2010…
Active lifestyles can help damaged nerves heal after spinal cord injury, study finds
Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves regenerating after a spinal cord injury, new research has found. Early-stage findings, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, come from studies in mice and rats with spinal cord…
Two patients with complete spinal cord injuries walk again
Two patients with complete spinal cord injuries have walked again after participating in a study at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky, USA. Kelly Thomas was 19 when the truck she was driving veered off the shoulder of the road.…
Study discovers key role of neuronal feedback in spinal cord injury recovery
A study published on CellReports sheds light on how a specific type of neuronal feedback from sites below a spinal cord injury can play a crucial role in the rehabilitation process. Understanding this process in more detail can help design rehabilitation strategies…
Brain implant could help people with severe paralysis communicate
A device the size of a small paperclip, created to give people with severe paralysis the ability to communicate again, has been approved for its first-in-human clinical trial, which will be at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. The Stentrode is a…
Curcumin and resveratrol 'can help with spinal cord injury recovery,' studies show
Two new studies have shed light on the possible healing properties of foods containing curcumin and resveratrol for patients with spinal cord injury. Curcumin ‘can play important role in SCI recovery’, study says A new study published on Springer Link says curcumin…
Scientists grow mini-brain in a dish that connects to spinal cord
Scientists have grown a miniature brain in a dish that linked up to a mouse’s spinal cord and surrounding muscles – an advance that promises to accelerate the study of injury or degeneration of axon tracts, such as spinal…