£3.3m put into Australian spinal injury researchRSS Feed

The state government of New South Wales, Australia, has announced it will be putting A$2.5 million (£3.3 million) into spinal cord injury research.

This money is part of the government's Spinal Cord Injury and Related Neurological Conditions Research Grants Program, which began in 2003 after Superman star and spinal injury sufferer Christopher Reeve visited Sydney.

Chief executive officer of the Spinal Cord Injury Network Dr Stephanie Williams applauded the decision.

"SCIN will work with the NSW government to grow our research and development capacity, including furthering collaboration between states and territories," she said.

The funding will be also be used to fund research that will have an effect on many other conditions, including Motor Neurone Disease.

Meanwhile, scientists at National ICT Australia have developed a smart chip designed to measure and stop pain signals from the brain, which could massively improve the quality of life of those suffering from spinal injury.

Serious Law, leadingspinal cord injurysolicitors

Posted by Timothy Walters

 

Boy makes 'miraculous' spinal injury recovery

16 December 2010

A toddler has made a miraculous recovery after suffering a traumatic spinal injury during a traffic accident.Micah Andrews suffered "internal decapitation" during the collision, whereby a violent...

Read More...

Pain relief chip 'to help those with spinal injury'

15 December 2010

Spinal injury patients could be helped by a smart chip designed to measure and stop pain signals from the brain.The device, soon to be tested on humans, is able to measure the properties of nerves transferring...

Read More...

Brain machine sensory feedback could help spinal injury patients

15 December 2010

Brain machine technologies can be improved by the addition of extra sensory feedback, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of Chicago found that monkeys were able to move thought-controlled...

Read More...