Brain injury

An investment refurbishment project to transform several specialist neurological services in Yorkshire and Lancashire, operated by National Care Group, has reached another milestone. With six sites in the North of England, the renovations are enhancing services to meet the rehabilitation needs of those recovering from an acquired brain injury (ABI). The latest refurbishment to be [...]

A naturally occurring antibody was linked to lower depression and PTSD symptoms after traumatic brain injury in a study of US Marines. Among participants with a lifetime history of traumatic brain injury (TBI), those in the top quarter for antibody levels had about 25 per cent lower depression symptom scores and 22 per cent lower [...]

A new US$3m research centre will study HIV-related brain injury and seek biomarkers that could support new diagnostics and potential treatments. The New York-New Jersey Center for Actionable NeuroHIV Biomarkers, known as NYJ-CAN-BIO, is being developed through a four-year grant. The centre will give researchers access to expertise, training and technologies to investigate how HIV [...]

Chris Kamara is set to take part in the Great North Run more than four years after being diagnosed with speech apraxia. The former footballer and Sky Sports pundit revealed his diagnosis in 2022 and stepped away from his broadcasting career that year. Speech apraxia is a neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to [...]

The US Navy failed to adequately investigate or protect pilots from potential brain injury linked to flying fighter jets, a congressional report has found. The House Oversight Committee said the Navy had not formally studied whether conditions including high G-forces, catapult launches and aggressive landing decelerations could cause cumulative neurological harm. It also found the [...]

A Leeds garden has launched an outdoor photography trail featuring work by a local brain injury survivor. York Gate Garden in Adel hosted nearly 100 guests for an exclusive preview of the exhibition, which features Samuel Booth's photography throughout the one-acre site. Booth, a local photographer and gardener, has volunteered at York Gate and Harewood [...]

US Coast Guard leaders have acknowledged the brain injury risk posed by repeated violent impacts while crews operate high-speed craft. The service has pledged to improve how it identifies and prevents traumatic brain injury, or TBI, caused by repeated wave impacts and other concussive exposures. Adm Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard, sent an [...]

Great Western Hospitals has reported a fall in newborn brain injury cases following a long-running quality improvement project. The initiative aimed to reduce admissions of full-term babies with suspected hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, or HIE, while improving care for those needing further assessment and treatment. In 2018, the neonatal unit recorded almost 40 admissions [...]

CTE has been diagnosed in 31 former rugby league players whose brains were examined after death, including players in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease, can only be diagnosed after death. Its sole cause is repetitive impacts to the head and body. Those diagnosed included former rugby league player [...]

People with Parkinson's are being encouraged to stay active following the launch of a new exercise podcast. On the Move, created by Parkinson's UK in partnership with Soundyard, includes eight guided episodes to support people living with Parkinson's and their families to stay active and improve their wellbeing. Experienced fitness instructor Sonya Powley leads each [...]