- Spinal Cord Research Centre - http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/
To inform prospective students and postdoctoral trainees, as well as others interested in spinal cord research, of the research underway at the Spinal Cord Research Centre.
- Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury - http://www.ed.gov/pubs/AmericanRehab/spring97/sp9707.html
Provides a basic review of what is known about sexual functioning after spinal cord injury and the impact on patients.
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Units - http://shriners.com/Hospitals/sci.html
Mission is the clinical application of research which has been responsible for many major developments made in the orthopaedic and burn care fields.
- Quest for the Cure - http://carecure.rutgers.edu/quest/QuestHome.html
Group of people dedicated to lobbying for more spinal cord injury research funding at the state and federal levels.
- Cure Paralysis Now - http://www.cureparalysis.org/
Devoted to the advancement of the cure for spinal cord paralysis.
- Pediatric Neurosurgery - Tethered Spinal Cord - http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nsg/PNS/TetheredSpinalCord.html
Dedicated to providing families with information regarding various aspects of the field of pediatric neurosurgery.
- International Spinal Cord Regeneration Center - http://www.electriciti.com/spinal/
Dr. Fernando Ramirez del Rio has quietly been working miracles in Tijuana Mexico for several years. He has had success regenerating spinal cords using Embryonic Cell Transplant Therapy.
- Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation - http://www.kmrrec.org/
A non-profit medical research organization dedicated to the advancement of clinical research and professional education in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and improvement of the quality of life of physically-challenged individuals.
- Mike Utley Foundation - http://www.mikeutley.org/
Dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord injuries and to providing financial support of selected research, rehabilitation and education programs.
- Spinal Cord Society - http://members.aol.com/scsweb/private/scshome.htm
International organization for cure, research and treatment of spinal cord injury paralysis and related problems.
- Miami Project to Cure Paralysis - http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/
A Center of Excellence at the University of Miami School of Medicine, is the world's largest, most comprehensive research center dedicated to finding more effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for paralysis that results from spinal cord injury
- National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/ncmrr/ncmrr.htm
Funds research in the rehabilitation of impairment, disability and handicap; including that due to spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputation, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and other disabling conditions.
- Center for Paralysis Research - http://www.vet.purdue.edu/cpr/
The Center for Paralysis Research develops and clinically tests novel methods of treatment for spinal cord injury and the effects of paralysis.
- Yale and Alexion Report: Advance in Spinal Cord Repair - http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/1999-10/NC-YaAr-241099.php
The report, entitled "Xenotransplantation of Transgenic Pig Myelin Forming Cells Promotes Axonal Regeneration and Restores Conduction Across the transected spinal cord," is based on research conducted in the laboratories of Dr. Jeffrey D. Kocsis of the Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, and Dr. William L. Fodor, Senior Director of Xenotransplantation at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and their colleagues.
- Spinal Cord Research Center - http://neurobio.mcphu.edu/scrc/Default.html
Six members of the faculty of the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University are actively engaged in an innovative and multidisciplinary program for studying the pathophysiology and treatment of spinal cord injury.
- Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System - http://www.northwestern.edu/spine/
Comprehensive website for spinal cord research and trauma. A partnership between Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
- Canadian Spinal Research Organization - http://www.csro.com/
Dedicated to the improvement of the physical quality of life for persons with a spinal cord injury through targeted scientific and medical research.
- Spinal Cord Injury Research Links - http://www.ba-comm.com/sci/
This site has many useful WWW links for those interested in the cure for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and paralysis.
- Stem Cell Research in Spinal Cord Injury - http://www.namiscc.org/newsletters/December01/SCI-stem-cell-research.htm
Summary of current research in treating spinal cord injury and the new applications of stem cells in that research.
- The Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation - http://www.brpf.org
A nonprofit organization whose goal is to find a cure for paralysis by funding the latest in medical research and to provide assistance to those individuals that are suffering from neurological disorders.
- Scientific American: Explorations - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000D54D7-A99D-1C76-9B81809EC588EF21
Spinal Cord Repair: Transplanted cells come to the aid of paralysis victims.
- Spinal Cord Injury: Hope Through Research - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/sci.htm
Informational booklet about efforts to develop better treatments, compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
- Spinal Cord Repair - http://apu.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/spinal_cord.html
Researchers now are uncovering ways to repair spinal cord injuries.
- Rick Hansen Institute - Spinal Cord Injuries Research and Resource - http://www.rickhansen.com/
Accelerating the discovery of a cure for spinal cord injury and improving quality of life, through fundraising and facilitating research. Learn about the Rick Hansen Foundation, its programs, special events, and how your donations can make a difference.
- Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation - http://www.christopherreeve.org/
A national nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage and support research to find a cure for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and related disorders. Including the latest news and progress in research studies.
- Translational Pain Research - http://www.brighamandwomens.org/paintrials/
At the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia. Striving to bring laboratory research into a safe and effective clinical research setting.
- Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley - http://www.spinalcordcenter.org
Provides clinical research, emergency and acute treatment, rehabilitation, support groups, and a lifetime system of follow up care. Find information about the programs as well as a patient education manual in PDF format.
- SpinalNet - http://www.spinalnet.co.uk
UK based spinal cord research resource base, providing information on spinal cord injury, including support, rehabilitation and treatment
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