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Meet Victoria Foster @torietots_ , a PhD student investigating how funnel web venom may hep #spinalcordinjury at @UQscience
Spinal cord injury can dramatically impact a persons’ function + quality of life.
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Spinal cord injury can dramatically impact a persons’ function + quality of life.
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Spinal cord injury may result in paralysis or symptoms such as chronic pain. Current research has not yet provided us with an answer to effectively treat or reduce these outcomes. While the initial injury to the spinal cord causes obvious damage, it does not stop there.
Cells continue to die after the initial injury, in a process called secondary damage. This 2* damage prevents recovery, and as more cells die, more connections are severed in the spinal cord. The ‘acid sensing ion channel 1a’ (ASIC1a) receptor is heavily involved in this process.
