Does cricket have a concussion problem?
Australian cricketer Steve Smith’s head injury in the summer added fuel to the debate on how the sport is handling concussion. Ethan Sisterson reports.
Category: Research
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....
On the trail of the neurone killer
Deep in the inner galaxy of the central nervous system, a rogue power wreaks havoc. It appears...
Time for change in recovery beliefs?
Written into neuro-rehab lore long ago is the belief that brain injuries have a two-year recovery...
Scientists find new link between sleep and trauma recovery
Brain injuries and sleep problems are well-known bedfellows. Around 30 to 70 per cent of...
Challenging times for vital research projects
The influence of university research is evident across the spectrum of neuro-rehab practices,...
When the mind can’t visualise
It’s nearly three years since Professor Adam Zeman helped to introduce the world to a new...
On the hunt for rehab evidence
Neuro-rehab’s influence within one of the world’s most relied-upon healthcare research bodies is...
