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England could introduce health checks for 65-year-olds, modelled on Japan’s system, in a bid to ease pressure on adult social care, a new report suggests. Preventative assessments could improve quality of life and reduce care home admissions, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has said. In 2023/24, local authorities spent £23.3bn on adult social [...]
Richardson Care, specialist provider of neurorehabilitation and residential care in Northampton has appointed Helen Carter and Christina Crout as Admissions and Referrals Co-ordinators. They bring varied professional experience and skills to their new roles, and join Admissions and Referrals Manager, Gill Ayris. Gill says: “I’m delighted to welcome Helen and Christina on board. They have [...]
A brain training programme has been shown to deliver cognitive improvements for military personnel with mild traumatic brain injury in a third of the time of standard methods. The study involved 148 active-duty service members experiencing persistent cognitive issues following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Researchers compared two cognitive rehabilitation protocols and found both delivered [...]
Neural stem cell grafts have been shown to regenerate myelin – the protective coating around nerve fibres – in mice with multiple sclerosis (MS)-like brain lesions. Researchers used induced neural stem cells (iNSCs) to test whether these could repair myelin damage in the central nervous system, a key feature of progressive MS. MS is an [...]
NR Times explores the latest research developments in the world of neuro rehabilitation. Four key pathways to Alzheimer’s disease mapped by researchers Four distinct pathways that lead to Alzheimer's disease have been identified by researchers, offering new insights into how the condition develops over time rather than from isolated risk factors. The pathways [...]
Researchers have begun scanning the first young athletes taking part in a new study using advanced brain imaging to explore the effects of head injuries in 11 to 18-year-olds. The study aims to understand why some children recover worse than others after a head injury, even when routine scans such as computerised tomography (CT) appear [...]
By Huw Ponting, Partner and Head of Personal Injury Enable Law, and Dr Edmund Bonikowski, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and Founder of NRC Medical Experts Enable Law Solicitors specialise in complex personal injury and clinical negligence supporting individuals who have experienced a traumatic brain injury caused by another's negligence. We work closely with treating professionals and medicolegal [...]
The Spinal Injuries Association has issued a statement in response to the UK government’s 10-Year Health Plan which was revealed yesterday. The statement reads: The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) welcomes today’s commitment to expand Neighbourhood Health Services that deliver more personalised, proactive care in the community as part of the government’s 10-year health plan for [...]
Warren Collins, Partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP and Pankaj Madan, Barrister at Exchange Chambers and 12 King’s Bench Walk, take a look at the use of imaging in the court. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) represents a significant advancement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging technology, offering unprecedented insights into the microstructural integrity of white matter tracts [...]
By Alison Johnson, clinical negligence partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper Every five minutes someone suffers a stroke in the UK. It is a shocking statistic, especially when strokes can happen very quickly, without warning and can affect children as well as older people. Even when someone receives good medical care and survives a stroke brain injury, [...]
