Webinar to explore the future of brain injury rehab
The future of brain injury rehabilitation and how patients can be supported in new ways is to be examined by leading experts from across the sector at an event held next week.
Meeting the growing demand for specialist nursing care
Improvements in healthcare and living standards mean that people in the UK are living longer. However, chronic conditions, disease and disability mean that the number of people with complex needs is also increasing.
1 in 100 COVID patients develop brain conditions
Around one in 100 patients hospitalised with COVID-19 will develop brain conditions including stroke and haemorrhage as a result of the virus, the largest multi-site study to date has found.
Calvert Reconnections delivering positive outcomes
Participants at ground-breaking neurorehabilitation centre Calvert Reconnections are already realising the benefits of the centre’s unique approach.
Discrimination ‘can cause mental health and behaviour issues’
Young adults who have experienced discrimination have a higher risk of both short- and long-term psychological and behavioural problems, a new study has found.
Fourier Intelligence continues global expansion
Rehabilitation robotics leader Fourier Intelligence is further increasing its prominence on a global scale through its expansion into Europe and Australia, while also relocating its headquarters into the hugely sought-after ‘Silicon Valley of the East’.
Could dancing molecules cure paralysis?
Researchers in the United States have developed an injectable therapy that harnesses ‘dancing molecules’ to repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries, which is said to have the potential to cure paralysis.
Global therapist community unites through first-of-its-kind conference
A first-of-its-kind conference is being held to unite the international community of therapists working across the world who are using the latest in neurorehab innovation to help benefit the lives of their patients.
New drug design could yield Alzheimer’s treatments
A breakthrough ‘bench to bedside’ discovery, ten years in the making, has been made in the quest to advance the future treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in patients.
Impact of loneliness on stroke survivors revealed
“Serious attention” must be paid to the wider psychological impact of stroke, including loneliness, which can lead to additional medical conditions or exacerbate existing symptoms, a new study has revealed.
