Mysteries of the deep
Sara Din explores REM sleep behaviour disorder and its increasingly-evidenced links to neurological conditions.
Category: Research
Injection boosts spinal cord injury repair
Scientists have discovered a new method for delivering neural precursor cells (NSCs) to spinal cord injuries in rats, reducing the risk of further spinal cord trauma while delivering large doses of potentially reparative stem cells.
Emerging Parkinson’s treatment “safe and effective”
Applying pulses of focused ultrasound to the brain is safe and effective for reducing tremors and improving quality of life in people with essential tremor (ET) or Parkinson’s disease (PD) tremor, a study shows.
Spinal injury sitting issues tackled with tech
US engineers have invented a robotic device which could be a game-changer in helping people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) to sit comfortably.
New treatment hope for baby injury cases
An estimated three out of every 1,000 newborns will suffer a brachial plexus injury during birth, damaging the bundle of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the shoulders, arms and hands.
Are you playing your part in the pursuit of vital research?
Experienced brain injury case manager Philippa Feltham- White shares her experience and thoughts on the importance of engaging in research.
Football and the brain research breakthrough
The inquest of former footballer Jeff Astle in 2002 famously concluded that his death following...
Leading the fight against a formidable foe
Dr Charles Bernick is leading the largest study to date into punch drunk syndrome among professional athletes. The findings could help to identify the “breaking point” for brain injuries, he tells Sarah Sinclair.
“It’s a really, really lonely place to be…”
Up to a third of women, and one in four men, will experience violence at the hands of a partner at some point in their lives. A black eye may be hard to hide, but a traumatic brain injury could remain undetected indefinitely, as Sarah Sinclair reports.
Behind the cloak of competence
Almost 100 brain injury case managers took part in a recent study investigating the influence of the Mental Capacity Act on their work with brain injury clients. Here Sophie Moore reports on the results.
Trouble on the home front
“I’m a half widow,” says Mary, whose 69-year-old husband suffered a hypoxic brain injury two years...
A new ice age in rehab?
Offshore oil and gas explorers have inspired a journey into unchartered waters for neuroscience....
