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The Vital Impact of Priority Research for the SCI Community
Finally, we can set our priorities! The UKs Stoke Mandeville Spinal Foundation (SMSF) together with the The James Lind Alliance have come together to provide a unique opportunity for the spinal cord injury, cauda equina and transverse myelitis communities to … Continue reading
Dr. Jerry Silver and Dr. Yu-Shang Lee: “Nerve Regeneration Restores Supraspinal Control of Bladder Function after Complete Spinal Cord Injury”
A couple years ago Dr. Jerry Silver of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland achieved a big leap in regenerative medicine for spinal cord injury with his work on Functional Regeneration of Respiratory Pathways After Spinal Cord Injury showing that … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Neuroscience Abstracts, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research
Tagged academic researchers, axon regeneration, Case Western Reserve University, Ch'ase, Chondroitinase ABC, chronic spinal cord injury, corticospinal tract, CSPG scar degradation, Dr. Jerry Silver, Dr. Yu-Shang Lee, locomotion, neurite growth, paralysis, regeneration, U2FP, Unite 2 Fight Paralysis, Unite2FightParalysis, Working 2 Walk 2012
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CNS Panel Discussion, StemCells Inc. and Asterias Biotherapeutics at Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Investor Day
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) is a Washington, DC-based multi-stakeholder advocacy organization that promotes legislative, regulatory and reimbursement initiatives necessary to facilitate access to life-giving advances in regenerative medicine. ARM also works to increase public understanding of the field … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research, Stem Cell Research
Tagged Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, axon regeneration, chronic spinal cord injury, clinical trials spinal cord injury, Dr. Aileen Anderson, Dr. Stephen Huhn, embryonic stem cells, locomotion, Martin McGlynn, motor function, neurite growth, paralysis, regeneration, spinal cord injury, spinal cord injury research, stem cell therapy, StemCells Inc, U2FP, Unite 2 Fight Paralysis, Unite2FightParalysis
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Rewiring a Damaged Spinal Cord
New treatments leverage “neuroplasticity,” the nervous system’s innate ability to repair itself Researchers are combining what they know about the central nervous system’s ability to rewire and regrow with a new understanding of the hidden smarts of the spinal cord … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research
Tagged chronic spinal cord injury, clinical trials spinal cord injury, locomotion, motor function, paralysis, spinal cord injury, spinal cord injury research
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Clinical Trials: CIRM Workshop
For anyone wanting to know more about how the research scientists move their work forward, here are some new video presentations that give insight into the depth of the challenges and how they streamline their work before going to the … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research, Stem Cell Research
Tagged chronic spinal cord injury, CIRM, clinical trials, clinical trials spinal cord injury
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Clinical trials on the horizon – Spinal Research invests in potential treatment for spinal cord injury
Spinal Research has committed £150,000 to develop a potential treatment for spinal cord injury in order to take it to clinical trials with paralysed volunteers. Chondroitinase is a bacterial enzyme that is able to break down the scar tissue that … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research
Tagged axon regeneration, Chondroitinase ABC, chronic spinal cord injury, clinical trials spinal cord injury, regeneration, spinal cord injury, spinal cord injury research, Spinal Cord Injury Research
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Meet the Scientists 2013 at RIRC
This years Meet the Scientists saw a great turnout of dedicated paralysis cure supporters. This forum was an open question and answer session that allowed the community to ask the researchers directly the burning questions. The exciting presentations wrapped with … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research, Stem Cell Research
Tagged academic researchers, advocacy, axon regeneration, chronic spinal cord injury, Dr. Aileen Anderson, Dr. Brian Cummings, Dr. Cathy Cahill, Dr. David Lowe, Dr. Eric Chang, Dr. Hans Keirstead, Dr. Leif Havton, Dr. Os Steward, Dr. Susan Kim, IMOVE Lab, motor function, paralysis, Roman Reed, spinal cord injury research, stem cell therapy, StemCells Inc
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Getting a grip on hand function at Dalhousie University
Professor and neurosurgeon Dr. Rob Brownstone and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Tuan Bui have identified the spinal cord circuit that controls the hands’ ability to grasp. The world’s leading neuroscience journal, Neuron, published the breakthrough finding in its latest issue. The … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, spinal cord injury research, Uncategorized
Tagged chronic spinal cord injury, Dalhousie Medical School, Dr. Rob Brownstone, Dr. Tuan Bui, Motor Control Lab, motor function, neural circuits, paralysis, regeneration, research, spinal cord injury research, stem cell biology, stem cells
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Case Western Reserve University shows off research in ‘science fair on steroids’
Case held a special viewing for local economic development companies such as Jumpstart, BioEnterprise and NorTech on Thursday night. One project the scouts expressed interest in was by Bradley Lang, a graduate student in neuroscience at Case. Lang is part of … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, spinal cord injury research
Tagged academic researchers, bladder recovery, Bradley Lang, Case Western Reserve University, chronic spinal cord injury, Dr. Jerry Silver, locomotion, regeneration, spinal cord injury research
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Changing a Reflex to Improve Locomotion For Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
With recent advances in acute care after spinal cord injury (SCI), which has resulted in more cases of incomplete SCI, and development of regeneration therapies, rehabilitation for functional recovery is becoming increasingly important for re-establishing an active, productive, fulfilling life … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research
Tagged abnormal reflex; Accounting; Acute; Affect; Aftercare; analog; animal data; Ankle; base; Behavior; Chronic; Complement; Conditioned Reflex; conditioning; conventional therapy; Data; Development; disab, chronic spinal cord injury, clinical trials spinal cord injury, locomotion, motor function, spinal cord injury, spinal cord injury research
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SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH AND SCIENCE 