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Landmark trial aims to help people with spinal cord injury walk again

Posted on: June 02, 2021 Categorized in: Research, Media releases, Current clinical trials, Research News, Uncategorized

Wednesday 2 June, Sydney, Australia: Australian researchers are embarking on a landmark international trial which aims to help people with spinal cord injury walk again. Led by researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and primarily funded by SpinalCure Australia and…

Inflammation discovery opens window to better rehabilitation possibilities

Posted on: July 13, 2018 Categorized in: Research

Researchers from the University of Alberta have discovered that creating a mild inflammatory response improved a rat’s ability to relearn how to pick up pellets months after a spinal cord injury. “Time is of the essence,” explained lead researcher Karim…

Experimental drug restores some bladder function after spinal cord injury

Posted on: June 07, 2018 Categorized in: Research

Researchers from Ohio State University have tested a drug that is showing promising results to improve bladder function after a spinal cord injury. After a month-long treatment after spinal cord injury in mice, bladder volume decreased significantly to a level…

Return of bladder control is getting closer.

Posted on: November 09, 2013 Categorized in: Research

One of most wished for things by SCI sufferers is return of bladder control – it’s getting closer! When the spinal cord is injured, signals passing up from the bladder cannot tell the brain when the bladder is full. Going…

Tiny spinal cord stimulator could improve access to treatment

A tiny inflatable spinal cord stimulator has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge with the aim of making spinal cord stimulation more practical and accessible. While the device was developed for people with back or leg pain,…

‘Doing the Narna’ for spinal cord injury research

Tony Robinson, part-owner of gelding Do The Narna, has generously promised to give all his profits from the gelding’s racing career to SpinalCure. Tony is a great mate to SpinalCure Australia Director Gary Allsop, who he calls ‘the great persuader’.…

World-first study using adult-derived stem cells on spinal cord injury patients begins

The first clinical study using adult-derived stem cells with the aim of treating people with spinal cord injuries has begun in Japan, at Keio University. The research team, led by Prof. Masaya Makamura, an orthopedic specialist, and Prof. Hideyuki Okano,…

Philip Stephens on his lucky break

Philip was only 18 when he broke his neck at a Sydney surf beach 40 years ago, diving in to get the sand off. He’s been in a wheelchair ever since, and has come to define himself by his abilities…

June 2021: Spinal cord injury research update

We are at an exciting point with cure-related spinal cord injury research in Australia, with our landmark gold standard eWalk trial beginning. Great progress is also being made in other areas. Dollars are the major hurdle in expanding trials and access…

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Tag: bladder control

Landmark trial aims to help people with spinal cord injury walk again

Inflammation discovery opens window to better rehabilitation possibilities

Experimental drug restores some bladder function after spinal cord injury

Return of bladder control is getting closer.

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Tag: bladder control