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A leading spinal injury charity has been awarded a $5.4 million (£3.45 million) grant by the US Department of Defense (DoD).

The money has been allocated to fund translational research to find better treatments for military personnel with spinal cord injuries.

An international network of hospitals - the foundation's North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN) - is the recipient of the two-year, peer-reviewed grant.

Dr Robert G Grossman, who leads the NACTN, said the goal is to bring effective treatments from laboratories to servicemen and women.

"With the support of DoD and the Reeve Foundation, our network can conduct more high-quality trials that we hope will result in viable therapies for spinal cord injury patients," he explained.

The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation recently awarded $500,000 (£319,675) in Quality of Life grants to 89 non-profit organisations that help people with disability as a result of a spinal cord injury.

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