Burke Rehabilitation Grants to Support Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Burke Rehabilitation was awarded three grants to help improve patient care for people living with spinal cord injury.
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Feinstein Institutes Awarded $3.6M for Spinal Cord Injury Research
Researchers at Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have received a grant to study spinal cord stimulation and brain implant technology.
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U-LINK Project Aims to Aid People in Wheelchairs Impacted by Climate Change
Severe weather events disproportionately affect people with spinal cord injuries and disabilities. A U-LINK project aims to change that.
Restoring Movement After Spinal Cord Injury Focus of New Research
Researchers aim to understand the changes in the neural circuits that may improve motor function after spinal cord injury.
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United Spinal Association Announces #StrongWheeled Together Finalists
United Spinal Association announces the finalists for its #StrongWheeled Together Awards honoring individuals from the SCI/D community.
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Paralyzed Veterans of America 2022 Healthcare Summit + Expo Kicks Off
Thought leaders in SCI research, science, and tech join with clinicians at Paralyzed Veterans of America 2022 Healthcare Summit + Expo.
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Brennan Rehabilitation Foundation Awards Lifetime Grants to Three Spinal Cord Injury Survivors
Brennan Rehabilitation Foundation announces three recipients of the Socrates Award, yearly funds to to aid SCI survivors’ ongoing care.
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The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Announces 3rd Annual Reeve Summit 2022
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation will host the 3rd annual Reeve Summit 2022 on October 13 and 14, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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Untapped Potential of Stem Cells Could Help Repair Spinal Cord Damage
Scientists ID stem cells that respond to injury in the central nervous system of mice. They could help treat brain and spinal cord injuries.
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Can a Human with a Spinal Cord Injury Walk and Run?
Researchers have successfully recovered muscle movements in a model of mice with spinal cord injury through organic artificial nerves.
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Travel Considerations for Wheelchair Users with SCI
Occupational therapists can leverage their unique training in activity analysis and environmental adaptations to help clients with SCI prepare for the challenges they may face when traveling.
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Implantable Electronics Could Treat Spinal Cord Injury and Parkinson’s Disease
Flexible implantable electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology.
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Michigan Medicine Receives Grant Recognizing it as a Top US Program for Spinal Cord Injury
Michigan Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation received a federal research grant for spinal cord injury.
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Kessler Team Wins NIH Neuromod Prize for Plan to Enable More Independence for SCI Patients
A research team has won the NIH Neuromod Prize for their plan to accelerate advances in spinal stimulation through autonomic neuromodulation.
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Synchron Announces First Human Brain-Computer Interface Implant in US
The first US human brain-computer implant procedure was performed at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, Synchron reports.
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Polyrizon Teams with NurExone for Intranasal Administration of Spinal Cord Injury Therapy
Polyrizon Ltd signed a Collaboration Agreement with NurExone Biologic Inc to develop an intranasal therapy for spinal cord injury patients.
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Scientist Explores Biomarker to Improve Dual Diagnosis of Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury
Silvana Costa, PhD, investigates eye movements as a diagnostic of cognitive dysfunction present in co-occurring trauma.
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Investigational Drug Fosters Nerve Repair After Spine Injury
A brain-penetrating candidate drug in development as a cancer therapy may foster regeneration of damaged nerves after spinal trauma.
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