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Tag: News (page 2)

Tag: News (page 2)

Do the Narna's trainer Daniel Bowman

‘Doing the Narna’ for spinal cord injury research

Posted on: July 20, 2021 Categorized in: News, Supporters
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’.…
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Physiotherapist with trial participant

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

Posted on: June 02, 2021 Categorized in: News, Research, Media releases, Current clinical trials
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…
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Sam Bloom surfing Photo: Sean Evans

SpinalCure Ambassador Sam Bloom wins Gold at 2020 AmpSurf ISA World Para Surfing Championship

Posted on: March 23, 2020 Categorized in: News
Everyone here at SpinalCure was overjoyed to hear that our Ambassador Sam Bloom won gold at the 2020 AmpSurf ISA World Para Surf Championship in La Jolla, California.  Everyone here at SpinalCure was overjoyed to hear that our Ambassador Sam…
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A/Prof Marc Ruitenberg

Rejuvenating the immune system supports brain repair after injury, study finds

Posted on: March 10, 2020 Categorized in: Research
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…
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Watch the video: SpinalCure founders look back at the journey towards a cure

Posted on: December 06, 2019 Categorized in: News
When SpinalCure was founded 25 years ago, the idea that a cure for spinal cord injury could one day be found was simply inconceivable. Thanks to advances in neuromodulation, cell treatments, inflammation control and technology that can bridge the gap…
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NSW Spinal Cord Injury Research Grants now open for applications

Posted on: November 12, 2019 Categorized in: News, Research
The NSW Office for Health and Medical Research is now accepting applications for their NSW Spinal Cord Injury Research Grants, which are the result of intense advocacy work by SpinalCure Australia and its supporters.  Grants up to $2.5 million will…
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SpinalCure supports petition calling for NDIS access for people over 65

Posted on: October 04, 2019 Categorized in: Research
SpinalCure Australia would like to circulate the petition to the House of Representatives to call for legislative changes to “eliminate discrimination of older people with a disability”.  Older people are unable to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) after…
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SpinalCure Australia supports six new research projects

Posted on: September 25, 2019 Categorized in: News, Media releases
SpinalCure Australia has announced six new small grants for spinal cord injury researchers from all around Australia, bringing the total number of research projects the organisation is supporting to eleven.  The support for these researchers was made possible by a…
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