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Scientists researching spinal cord injuries at the Ohio State University (OSU) are set to receive a cash boost.

Officials behind a new attraction in the area are to donate the proceeds made from ticket sales to the educational institution, to aid its search for further treatments for the ailment.

The Universal Design Living Laboratory is set to welcome visitors from next summer who are eager to see what a home from the future may look like.

It is being run by Mark Leder and his wife Rosemarie Rossetti, who suffered a spinal cord injury after a bike accident in 1998.

The house will include the latest technological advances, with firms such as Cosentino North America (CNA) donating materials such as quartz worktops as part of the project.

Education will also form part of the development, with the intention that trainee builders, architects and designers will be able to use the facility as part of their learning.

OSU recently researched the role certain immune cells play in recovery from spinal cord injuries and speculated the removal of B cells could aid future treatments.

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