‘Ban boxing before more lives are lost’
Brain injury charity Headway has reiterated calls for "barbaric" boxing to be banned following the tragic death of a teenage boxer in Canada.
MS and depression ‘increase risk of death and vascular problems’
Depression is common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), and a new study shows that people with both conditions may be more likely to die over the next decade than people with just one or neither condition.
Pioneering spinal cord stimulation therapy to launch in Europe
US medtech firm Boston Scientific has announced the European launch of a pioneering therapy for spinal cord stimulation (SCS).
‘The world is failing people with dementia, and that hurts all of us’
The World Health Organization’s damning verdict lays bare the reality of the situation facing the estimated 55 million people globally living with the condition - a number predicted to rise to 78 million by 2030 and 139 million 20 years later.
Cognitive assessment pioneer expands into US
A company pioneering AI-led cognitive assessment has taken its first step into the US and Canadian healthcare markets.
New study could lead to therapies for Huntington’s disease
Therapy centre pioneers Long COVID study
A community gym is playing a crucial role in supporting patients with Long COVID through a pioneering study into how power-assisted exercise can help in their rehabilitation.
Rugby players ‘show cognitive decline in just one season’
Professional rugby union players can experience a reduction in blood flow to the brain and cognitive function over the course of just one season, shocking new research has revealed.
Salt substitute ‘could prevent thousands of strokes’
Swapping salt for a substitute could help prevent thousands of strokes, and potentially millions of deaths, each year, new breakthrough research has revealed.
Over £150,000 raised through Spennylympics
Two fundraisers have raised over £150,000 for the MND Association through their gruelling Olympic challenge, the Spennylympics.
