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		<title>Hon. Leona Aglukkaq announces funding for cardiovascular health study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Health Minister, was at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre on Friday February 24th to announce new funding for research on cardiovascular health for people with SCI.
The team research project, led by ICORD Researcher Dr. Andrei Krassioukov, is entitled Improving cardiovascular health for Canadians living with spinal cord injury: Effects of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/news/hon-leona-aglukkaq-announces-funding-for-cardiovascular-health-study/</link>
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		<title>New study: strategies to improve function and recovery after spinal cord injury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers from the University of British Columbia and ICORD are looking for subjects to participate in a research study of improving function and recovery after spinal cord injury.
 
Purpose of this study: 
The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the optimal &#8216;dose&#8217; of gait rehabilitation to maximize functional recovery following SCI with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/news/new-study-strategies-to-improve-function-and-recovery-after-spinal-cord-injury/</link>
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		<title>Current Study: proprioceptive function in persons with spinal cord injury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are interested in quantitatively measuring proprioceptive function (the ability to sense the position and movement of your limbs) in persons with spinal cord injury.
Your participation will involve: Two laboratory visits of 2-4 hours each, at least one week apart, at the Human Locomotion Research Laboratory at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre (818 W 10th [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/news/current-study-proprioceptive-function-in-persons-with-spinal-cord-injury/</link>
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		<title>New Partnership with King Saud University</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ICORD Investigators Drs. Tania Lam and Andrei Krassioukov have received funding from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia for a collaborative research project with Saudi researcher Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Yahya, funded through King Saud University's Twinning Program.]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/news/new-partnership-with-king-saud-university/</link>
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		<title>Current Study: Lokomat Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate a new approach to treadmill training with the Lokomat. The data collected from this pilot study will be used to determine whether a larger-scale clinical study involving more participants will be pursued.
Who can participate in this study?
You can participate in this study if you have had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/research-studies/current-study-lokomat-training/</link>
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		<title>Completed Study: Manual Wheeling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Human Locomotion Research Lab at the School of Human Kinetics (UBC) recently completed a manual wheelchair movement study.
Background and purpose of research:
This study focused on achieving better understanding the neural control of wheeling; in particular, how the nervous system adapts to experience using a manual wheelchair.
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		<link>http://icord.org/research-studies/current-study-manual-wheeling/</link>
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