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Enter the NR Times Awards 2026 now Parkinson’s vaccine shows promise in clinical trial Brain-computer interface firm raises $250m for US rollout Smart shoe could monitor gait in TBI, Parkinson’s and more Can meaningful changes still occur 10 Years after spinal cord injury?Mood swings, brain fog, fatigue… Is it brain injury, the menopause or both?Nurse discovers renewed sense of purpose in neuropsychiatric rehabilitation Brain injury charities to benefit from charity fundraise Tetraplegic veteran completes 79-mile challenge for spinal injury charity 26-year-old boxer dies a week after suffering brain bleed Introducing the Immersive BPM Project (iBPM)Enter the NR Times Awards 2026 now Parkinson’s vaccine shows promise in clinical trial Brain-computer interface firm raises $250m for US rollout Smart shoe could monitor gait in TBI, Parkinson’s and more Can meaningful changes still occur 10 Years after spinal cord injury?Mood swings, brain fog, fatigue… Is it brain injury, the menopause or both?Nurse discovers renewed sense of purpose in neuropsychiatric rehabilitation Brain injury charities to benefit from charity fundraise Tetraplegic veteran completes 79-mile challenge for spinal injury charity 26-year-old boxer dies a week after suffering brain bleed Introducing the Immersive BPM Project (iBPM)

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Preventing brain injury

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Preventing brain injury3 Sep
Blood pressure meds more effective at stroke prevention than previously thought
Blood pressure medication can prevent heart attacks and strokes, even in people with normal blood pressure, according to new research.
It has previously been contested whether blood pressure medication is equally beneficial in heart attack and stroke patients compared to those who haven’t had a stroke or heart attack, and when blood pressure is normal. But new research, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2020, has found that it can. "Greater drops in blood pressure with medication lead to greater reductions in the risk of heart attacks and strokes," said principal investigator Kazem Rahimi of the University of Oxford.
Preventing brain injury14 Jun
Anaesthetic drug can help prevent long-term TBI damage, research reveals
A new study has been shown to prevent long-term damage associated with the impact of a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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