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Medicine Lecture: Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves Documentary
The Great Courses | Understanding the Human Body: An Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain (the medulla oblongata specifically). The brain … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, spinal cord injury research
Tagged clinical trials spinal cord injury, corticospinal tract, motor function, regeneration, spinal cord injury, spinal cord injury research
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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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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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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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Inspiring New Thinking to Restore Function after Spinal Cord Injury: Gregoire Courtine
Functional restoration after SCI has been interpreted as the need to promote long-distance regeneration. More immediate strategies may exploit spared circuitries, inspiring new thinking for therapeutic designs. Grégoire Courtine was trained in Mathematics and Physics, but received his PhD degree … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research
Tagged chronic spinal cord injury, Gregoire Courtine, locomotion, motor function, University of Zurich
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What the Community Wants to Know! Aileen Anderson PhD, Stephen Huhn MD and Dr Thomas Answer Questions about StemCells Inc.
These online video presentations from the W2W 2012 symposium are only made possible through your generous contributions to U2FP. Aileen Anderson PhD, Stephen Huhn MD, Dr. Jonathan Thomas answer questions about the StemCells Inc. human clinical trial in Zurich.
Posted in Advocacy, Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research, Stem Cell Research
Tagged advocacy, Aileen Anderson PhD, axon regeneration, chronic spinal cord injury, CIRM, clinical trials spinal cord injury, Dr. Jonathon Thomas, embryonic stem cells, motor function, neurite growth, paralysis, regeneration, spinal cord injury research, stem cell biology, stem cells, Stem Cells Inc, StemCells Inc, Stephen Huhn MD, U2FP, Unite 2 Fight Paralysis, Unite2FightParalysis, Working 2 Walk 2012
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Neuralstem Receives FDA Approval for Chronic SCI Trial
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CUR) announced that it received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a Phase I safety trial of its lead cell therapy candidate, NSI-566, … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, spinal cord injury research
Tagged chronic spinal cord injury, corticospinal tract, locomotion, motor function, Neuralstem, spinal cord injury research, stem cell biology, stem cells, U2FP, Unite 2 Fight Paralysis
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Advocates Advancing a Cure: Stories of Action in 2012
These online video presentations from the W2W 2012 symposium are only made possible through your generous contributions to U2FP. “Advocates Advancing a Cure” – Bob Yant On June 24, 1981, Bob became a quadriplegic following a diving accident in … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Research, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, spinal cord injury research, Stem Cell Research
Tagged academic researchers, advocacy, advocate research committee, axon regeneration, Bob Yant, chronic spinal cord injury, CIRM, clinical trials spinal cord injury, CNS Regeneration Project, locomotion, motor function, PTEN, regeneration, RIRC, spinal cord injury research, U2FP, Unite 2 Fight Paralysis, Working 2 Walk 2012
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SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH AND SCIENCE 