Interviews
The latest monthly edition of NR Times – packed with brain and spinal insights, opinion, news and approaches – is out today. Read in full below:
A novel brain scanning technology that has created ‘neural fingerprints’ could enable early diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia. Stephanie Price speaks to Professor Matthew Brooks, chairman of Cerca Magnetics, which has developed the technology, to find out more. A spinout from the University of Nottingham, Cerca Magnetics has developed a lightweight, wearable Cerca [...]
Natalie MacKenzie is director of cognitive rehabilitation specialists, BIS Services. Newly appointed as chair of the International Society for Cognitive Rehabilitation (iSCR) board, Natalie lays out her short and longer term goals for the society, from increasing awareness of cognitive rehabilitation to improving global collaboration. As newly appointed chair of The International Society for Cognitive [...]
Occupational therapist and founder of COTA Case Management, Lauren McCluskey, speaks to NR Times to discuss her journey from the NHS to specialising in amputations, emphasising the importance of collaboration between care teams. Established in 2019, COTA (Complex Orthopaedic Trauma and Amputations) Case Management is based in Lancashire, and helps to support people's immediate needs assessments, [...]
Lorna Halfpenny-Beeby, senior partner at JE Bennett Law, brings a rare combination of legal acumen and lived experience to her work. With a background in psychology and early career roles supporting individuals with brain injuries, as well as personal insight through a family member's paralysis, she is uniquely equipped to support clients navigating life after [...]
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation’s long play vision to end paralysis is proving hugely influential in the advance of spinal cord injury (SCI) research and treatment. As a new film documentary reminds the world about the Christopher Reeve legacy, Stephanie Price meets chief scientific officer Marco Baptista for an update on the foundation’s work. [...]
How researcher is using personal experience to inspire mission to break the cycle between brain injury and homelessness It is now undisputed that homelessness and head injury are interlinked; with overwhelming evidence suggesting a significantly higher prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the homeless population than elsewhere. In fact some studies in the UK [...]
A man who was assured his benign brain tumour was nothing to worry about now lives with limited physical mobility and in constant pain, after ongoing delays and problems in his care have left him “a shell of a person”. Tony Mardell, formerly a successful business owner, waited more than a year between his tumour [...]
Professor David Menon talks to NR Times editor Stephanie Price about the ambitious TBI-REPORTER project and its mission to harness data for better outcomes. Advancements in traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatment have been somewhat sluggish in recent decades, in part due to a lack of the hard evidence needed to drive innovation. The TBI-REPORTER project, [...]
The UK has launched its first-ever Neuro Forum to address gaps in neurology treatment and care, bringing together clinical leaders, organisations, and people with lived experience of neurological conditions in order to tackle shared challenges. The launch of the forum follows the ‘Back the 1 in 6’ campaign which called on the government to establish [...]
