Spinal Cord Injury
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2024
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24)
February 9, 2024
2023
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23)
February 15, 2023
Research Highlights:
News:
- Use of an exoskeleton brings hope to one Army Veteran (external link)
YouTube, June 15, 2023 - Feel again: Advancements in prosthetics limb technology allow feeling, control (external link)
CBS News, April 21, 2023 - Virginia Doctors Hope New Clinical Trial Helps Paralyzed Veterans Walk Again (external link)
WRIC ABC 8News, February 8, 2023
2022
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22)
February 10, 2022
Research Highlights:
News:
- ‘My life matters’: resilience after traumatic spinal cord injury (external link)
Brain Health, June 2, 2022 - Monitoring Upper Limb Movement in Individuals with Cervical SCI (external link)
Temple University College of Public Health, February 16, 2022
2021
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21)
February 17, 2021
Research Highlights:
- Update on TRACK-SCI: Toward Better Biomarkers and Data Accessibility for Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Stentrode: A SCIRP-Funded Device to Facilitate Independence After Paralysis
- TRACK-SCI: Leveraging Fundamental Clinical Discoveries to Guide Treatment and Improve Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury
News:
- UCSF Researchers Introduce Promising New Treatment for Spinal Injuries (external link)
KPIX 5 CBS, December 21, 2021 - Synchron Stentrode selected as one of the 100 Best Inventions of 2021 (external link)
Time, November 10, 2021 - FDA Green Lights US Trial of Implantable Brain Computer Interface (external link)
Yahoo! Finance, August 3, 2021
2020
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20)
February 5, 2020
Research Highlights:
- Acute Intermittent Hypoxia as a Multi-Functional Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries
- Efficacy Study of a Fully Implanted Neuroprosthesis for Functional Benefit to Individuals with Tetraplegia
- Utilizing Nerve Transfers to Improve Hand Function Following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
- Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
News:
- Mobility Skills With Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking in Persons With SCI: Results From a Three Center Randomized Clinical Trial (external link)
EurekAlert!, December 30, 2020 - Research could change how blood pressure is managed in spinal cord injury patients (external link)
EurekAlert!, October 29 , 2020 - DOD grant to improve care delivery for service members, Veterans with spinal injuries (external link)
University of Washington School of Public Health, July 15, 2020 - MyndTec Announces Partnership with SDVOSB Maness Veteran Medical to Distribute MyndMove (external link)
FOX5, June 12, 2020 - Restoring arm, hand function after spinal cord injury focus of clinical trial (external link)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, May 14, 2020 - Clinical trial starting in Cleveland to help patients with paralysis regain movement (external link)
ABC News 5 Cleveland, February 3, 2020
2019
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19)
March 28, 2019
News:
- Stroke Drug Boosts Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury in Rats (external link)
UC San Diego Health, December 19, 2019
2018
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
April 17, 2018
Research Highlights:
2017
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2017
February 17, 2017
Research Highlights:
- A Randomized, Crossover Clinical Trial of Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking to Improve Mobility, Bowel Function and Cardio-Metabolic Profiles in Persons with SCI
- Restoring Proprioception via a Cortical Prosthesis: A Novel Learning-Based Approach
2016
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2016 March 9, 2016
Research Highlights:
- Managing the acute spinal cord injury
- Introducing the FY15 Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Portfolio
2015
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2015 June 4, 2015
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2015 May 12, 2015
Research Highlights:
- An Implantable Neuroprosthetic Device to Normalize Bladder Function after Spinal Cord Injury
- Experiences of Living with Pain after a Spinal Cord Injury
2014
Research Highlights:
- Glibenclamide Treatment for Limiting Progressive Hemorrhagic Necrosis Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury Research Program: The First Five Years
- Preventing Bone Loss Following Spinal Cord Injury
- Repairing the Injured Spinal Cord with Engineered Nervous Tissue
- An Interview with Dr. Radi Masri: How Motor Cortex Stimulation Ameliorates Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury
News:
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Spinal cord injury treatment involving decreased oxygen levels may improve walking ability (external link)
Daily RX News, January 13, 2014
2013
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2013 May 6, 2013
Research Highlights:
- Retaining Bladder Function after Spinal Cord Injury
- A Brief Overview of the SCIRP Portfolio
- A New Neuroprotective Docosahexaenoic Acid Preparation Shows Promise for Improved Locomotor Function after Spinal Cord Injury
- Intermittent Hypoxia Elicits Prolonged Restoration of Motor Function in Human SCI
- Matrix Metalloproteinases as a Therapeutic Target to Improve Neurologic and Urologic Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury
News:
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Researchers ready to try deep brain stimulation to reduce pain in spinal cord patients (external link)
University of Miami, July 30, 2013
2012
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2012 May 2, 2012
Research Highlights:
- Improving the Care of Individuals with SCI/TBI Dual Injury
- Advanced Development of a Therapeutic, Humanized, Anti-Inflammatory Antibody: A Novel Neuroprotective Treatment that Improves Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury
- Schwann Cell Implantation for SCI Repair: Optimization of Dosing, Long-Term Cell Persistence, and the Evaluation of Toxicity and Tumorigenicity
- Brain-Controlled Intrafascicular Nerve Stimulation with High-Count Electrode Arrays for Producing Coordinated Hand Movements
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2011
Research Highlights:
- Obesity/Overweight in Persons with Early and Chronic SCI: A Randomized Multi-Center Controlled Lifestyle Intervention
- SCI Survey to Determine Pressure Ulcer Vulnerability in the Outpatient Population
2010
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2010 May 25, 2010
2009
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2009 July 8, 2009
Last updated Tuesday, March 11, 2025