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Don’t forget
Spinal Injuries Awareness Day 16th May 2008.
Celebrate by swopping pounds for pounds
Why not invite your friends to a coffee morning or hold a coffee break at work and bake an Easy Chocolate Cake!!.
This cake is mixed in 3 minutes and is really superb. Even if you have never baked a cake before, your friends will think you are an expert. If you would like to find out more please telephone Michelle on 01483 898786 or download the recipe here
Congratulations to all our runners for completing this year's Flora London Marathon - well done everybody! Click here for details about running for us in 2009.
Summary Document for Experimental Treatments for Spinal Cord Injuries: What you should know if you are considering participation in a clinical trial To download the 10-page summary and overview of the full guide for people considering participation in a spinal cord injury-related clinical trial (1.1MB) please click here.
The latest Newsletter is now available online. Please click here to download a pdf version
Newsflash! Support from The Freemasons’ Grand Charity
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity is supporting our research with a fantastic grant of £20,000! This will go towards funding a PhD studentship, under the supervision of Dr Roger Keynes and Prof James Fawcett at the Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair: the team there is investigating the potential benefits of using an improved version of the enzyme chondroitinase to promote nerve regrowth in the spinal cord and we are most grateful to the Freemasons for their significant and most generous support.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Do you have a few hours to spare? Then Spinal Research, based just outside Guildford, Surrey, would really like to hear from you. We need volunteers with some time to spare during the week to help in the office. This could involve anything from stuffing envelopes to helping set up a photo library. Our volunteers help out at events such as Race Days, equestrian events or cheering our runners on at the Flora London Marathon. If you would like to find out more please telephone Michelle on 01483 898786.
Third Research Strategy published.This includes the significant advances in experimental and clinical studies in the past few years, and identifies key areas of research that are likely to deliver more powerful therapeutic approaches.
A summary of the Research Strategy is available for download - please click here
RESEARCH NEWS
Two articles warn about the safety and efficacy of foetal cell transplants that are taking place in Beijing. Please click here to read more.
