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The Neilson Foundation donates a further $500,000 to fund research

Posted on: November 25, 2017 Categorized in: News

We are pleased to announce that The Neilson Foundation has donated a further $500,000 towards spinal cord injury research. SpinalCure Australia CEO, Duncan Wallace met with philanthropist, Kerr Neilson to thank him for the donation and to update…

Non-traumatic spinal cord injury: Barbara’s story

Non-traumatic spinal cord injury occurs when the spinal cord is damaged by something other than major trauma. Many medical issues can lead to these injuries. In fact things like tumours and degenerative disorders are the leading cause of SCIs in…

CatWalk – Our partners in New Zealand

New Zealand based CatWalk is our featured collaborative organisation this month! CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust was founded by Catriona Williams MNZM in 2005, one of New Zealand’s leading international equestrian riders. A riding accident in 2002 left her a…

Bradley Trevor Greive

Bradley Trevor Greive AM (BTG) wrote the best-seller Penguin Bloom, The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family, as well as the new book Sam Bloom, Heartache & Birdsong. For four years he researched spinal cord injury (SCI) and spent…

James Gribble: Person of Interest – August 2020

Our Person of Interest for August is James Gribble. We chose him because he is actively trying to improve the lives of Australians living with disabilities through his company Empower Golf. Below he shares how he came to be involved…

Mayo Clinic (USA): Clinical trial of mesenchymal stem cells for traumatic SCI

Led by Dr Allan Dietz at the Mayo Clinic, this clinical trial will investigate the safety and potential therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells derived from the patients own adipose tissue (body fat). Eligible participants include those with sub-acute or…

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The Neilson Foundation donates a further $500,000 to fund research

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