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Gene therapy slowed Huntington's disease progression by 75 per cent in a recent trial, in what researchers describe as the first effective treatment for the condition. The therapy means that decline expected in one year would instead take four years, potentially giving patients decades of better quality life, researchers said. Researchers from University [...]
An AI-powered platform launching this week analyses brain function in real time and is the first product designed to handle both the complexity of the brain and the dynamic nature of brain injury. The Moberg Clinical Platform (MCP) brings together data from multiple monitoring devices to track brain activity and help intensive care teams make [...]
A fundraiser whose friend was supported by brain injury charity Headway Jersey has been praised by staff for helping to keep it running. Harry Mcalinden has raised thousands of pounds each year by taking part in extreme endurance events. He set up the annual race Run for Frubbs in memory of his friend, which has [...]
Millions of Britons face a higher risk of stroke or heart failure because of air pollution, with those in the worst-affected areas 7 per cent more likely to suffer strokes. People living in the most polluted areas also faced a 27 per cent greater risk of developing heart failure compared with those in areas with [...]
A distinct MS subtype has been identified in patients with significant cognitive impairment but little physical disability, often leaving it undetected and untreated. The subtype affects functions such as information processing, memory and attention, while showing few of the movement difficulties usually linked with multiple sclerosis. Professor Adam Hampshire is professor of cognitive and computational [...]
Patients with atrial fibrillation living in food deserts face more than double the risk of ischaemic stroke and nearly four times the risk of death, new research has found. Food deserts – areas where residents live more than a mile from a full-service supermarket – were linked to worse outcomes in people with irregular heart [...]
Warren Collins, Solicitor-Advocate at Penningtons Manches Cooper, tackles this delicate subject. The intimate consequences of catastrophic injury are often the most difficult to discuss, yet they represent profound losses that deserve proper legal recognition and compensation. English courts have increasingly recognised that sexual dysfunction following injury constitutes a legitimate component of general damages for pain, [...]
An escape room has been created to highlight the realities faced by people living with a brain injury. It was recently launched at the Ipswich headquarters of Headway Suffolk, a charity that helps people with neurological conditions. The activity has been tested by clinicians and features six stations that simulate how a person with a [...]
A new research initiative aims to lay the foundation for the country’s first genetic screening programme for brain aneurysms—potentially reshaping how the NHS identifies and manages a life-threatening but often overlooked condition that can devastate families for generations. The ROAR-DNA Project, a UK-based multicentre research project bringing together researchers from University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation [...]
A new treatment tested in mice could help limit brain damage caused when blood flow is restored after a stroke. Researchers are investigating how acidified disodium malonate (aDSM) may reduce injury caused by the sudden return of oxygen-rich blood to brain tissue after clot removal. Fewer than one in 10 stroke patients currently leave hospital [...]
