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New drug for spinal cord injury found to be safe in healthy participants

Posted on: August 11, 2023 Categorized in: Research
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has demonstrated the safety and tolerability of a new drug treatment designed as a therapeutic intervention for spinal cord injury (SCI). The research, published in…
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Scientist looks through petrie dish

New panel of experts aims to ‘mend the gap’ in spinal cord injuries

Posted on: April 14, 2022 Categorized in: News, Research
A new international team of 32 scientists has joined forces to identify areas of promising research in spinal cord injuries. Their first project aims to mend the tiny gaps that form after a traumatic injury, writes Tom Elphick, SpinalCure Community…
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Image of spine showing nerves and where break in spinal injury occurs

What is neurostimulation and what is it used for in people with SCI?

Posted on: February 22, 2022 Categorized in: Research
What are the similarities and differences of TENS, FES, and spinal cord stimulation? Neurostimulation is changing the face of neurological rehabilitation as we know it. It has a wide variety of uses including pain relief, treatment for psychiatric diseases and…
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Prof Simon Gandevia

SpinalCure scientist series: Prof. Simon Gandevia on how he became interested in science and spinal cord injuries

Posted on: December 30, 2021 Categorized in: Research
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…
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The spine

‘Dancing molecules’ repair spinal cord injuries in mice

Posted on: December 10, 2021 Categorized in: Research
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…
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Image showing the human urinary system

Lack of bladder control is one of the unseen effects of spinal cord injuries. Can neurostimulation help?

Posted on: October 12, 2021 Categorized in: News, Research
One of the unseen side effects of spinal cord injuries is a loss of bladder control. Many people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) have to take drugs to control their bladders, but unfortunately they come with lots of side effects,…
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Marc Ruitenberg in his lab

SpinalCure announces continued support for research which could help find a cure for spinal cord injury by helping us better predict outcomes

Posted on: September 23, 2021 Categorized in: News, Research
SpinalCure is pleased to announce our continued support over three years for research that is examining the inflammatory response and predicting outcomes of new spinal cord injuries — essential for progress towards a cure. The research is led by Associate…
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