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HEMO Trial

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Brain Injury

  • Competition

    Barbara Turnbull Award for Spinal Cord Research

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2022

  • Total Grant Amount

    $50,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $25,000

Project Overview

Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to dramatic alterations in physical and mental well-being. It is well understood that people with severe SCI lose their ability to move. However, a lesser-known consequence of SCI is the profound disruption to blood pressure (BP) regulation. People with SCI experience rapid fluctuations in their…

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Neuroprosthetic-mediated rehabilitation of autonomic function after spinal cord injury

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2020

  • Total Grant Amount

    $100,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $50,000

Project Overview

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating medical condition that forever changes the trajectory of life. It is also costly to the health care system, similar to traumatic brain injury or Alzheimer’s. Perhaps surprisingly, people with SCI report autonomic (i.e., automatic/unconscious) issues such as cardiovascular dysfunction as a more important…

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