About Sarah Sinclair

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far Sarah Sinclair has created 156 blog entries.

Could watching cricket help dementia patients and their carers?

Sharing an activity together, such as watching cricket, could have a positive impact on dementia patients and their loved ones, according to one expert.

Writing in Pavilion Health Today, Dr Raja Badrakalimuthu, a consultant and Old Age Psychiatrist, at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford highlights how sports and arts can 'bring together people' with benefits for those with dementia and their family carers.
By |2024-07-04T17:28:49+01:0016 January 2024|Dementia|

New findings point to potential new treatments for Parkinson’s

New findings could help explain the complexity of Parkinson's disease symptoms and point to potential new treatment pathways.

A research team at Mount Sinai Hospital has identified a previously unreported neuron type with vulnerability in Parkinson's disease.
By |2024-07-04T17:28:49+01:0016 January 2024|Parkinson's|

Targeting inflammation could reduce symptoms of ALS – study

Lowering the inflammation could reduce the symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study.

In people with ALS, changes in neurons appear to activate immune cells. New findings show that Lowering the inflammation could reduce the symptoms of the disease.
By |2024-07-04T17:28:49+01:0016 January 2024|News|

Two-strain vaccines help prevent COVID-related stroke and heart attacks – study

Bivalent (two-strain) vaccines better protect against COVID-19–related thromboembolic events, including strokes, embolisms, and heart attacks, than monovalent (one-strain) vaccines, according to a a new study.

The study, published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, was based on outcomes seen among Medicare enrollees ages 65 and older and adults ages 18 years or older with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis.
By |2024-07-04T17:28:50+01:0016 January 2024|Stroke|

New study sheds light on brain changes in first-time mums

The brains of first-time mothers undergo significant changes during late pregnancy and the early postpartum period, according to new research.

Findings from the the largest ever longitudinal neuroimaging study of mothers to date were published in the journal Nature Neuroscience this month.
By |2024-07-04T17:28:50+01:0016 January 2024|News|

Scientist secures prestigious grant to study MS in Latinos

A research scientist at Kessler Foundation has been awarded a highly competitive award for her research focusing on MS in the Latino community.

Cristina A. F. Román, PhD has been awarded the Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
By |2024-07-04T17:28:50+01:0016 January 2024|Multiple sclerosis|
Go to Top