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A US lab is developing targeted therapies to treat child brain injury by studying cells and biological pathways. The work focuses on myelination, the process that creates protective insulating layers around nerve fibres, and how it is disrupted in neurological injuries. Among the team's priorities is understanding how this disruption affects preterm babies, who often [...]
The Spinal Injuries Association ‘I Didn’t Plan on This’ podcast has been nominated as podcast/audio campaign of the year at the UK Content Awards. The podcast series released in February 2026 was created to give voice and visibility to people whose lives are shaped, directly or indirectly by spinal cord injury (SCI). The nomination recognises [...]
Human and fruit fly data have helped identify genes that may be risk factors or treatment targets in Parkinson's disease, a study suggests. The findings add to understanding of the endolysosomal pathway (ELP), the cell system that recycles and clears molecular waste, which has been increasingly linked to the toxic protein build-up seen in the [...]
The human microplastic burden has been linked to stroke, dementia and other serious health risks, experts say. Brain tissue from deceased donors in a 2016 to 2024 cohort was found to have microplastic concentrations seven to 30 times higher than matched liver or kidney samples, with the cumulative tissue burden rising by around 50 per [...]
Personalised Parkinson's treatments are a step closer after researchers identified distinct molecular subtypes of the disease. Using a machine learning-driven analysis, researchers identified two main groups and five subgroups, helping explain why a single treatment does not work for all patients. The findings could open the door to more targeted treatments for specific patient subgroups, [...]
A woman with multiple sclerosis (MS) is swimming 24 miles to raise money for the therapy centre that has supported her for the last 15 years. Jayne Charles from Bilston will be taking on the challenge over 40 swims to fundraise for the Wolverhampton MS Therapy Centre, which marks its 40th anniversary this year. The [...]
A British baby has become the first to be recruited to a global study of brain injury in newborns. The research at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent aims to improve outcomes for infants with brain injuries at birth, says Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW). The study, COMET (Cooling in Mild Encephalopathy Trial), examines [...]
A TBI blood test could speed diagnosis and reduce the need for CT scans, according to a new study by Irish doctors. Research led by Professor Phil O’Halloran, consultant neurosurgeon at the Mater Hospital as well as the Royal London Hospital, found the test takes just 15 minutes in an emergency department, with results available [...]
Sensory brain regions may drive speech relearning more than motor regions, with new research linking them to memory for newly learned speech movements. The findings challenge the assumption that speech motor learning and the memory of newly learned speech movements are primarily driven by motor regions of the brain. The study, published in [...]
Spinal cord injury can disrupt breastfeeding by affecting milk let-down and triggering dangerous blood pressure spikes, research suggests. In Canada, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months of a baby's life, with continued breastfeeding encouraged into the toddler years. For women with spinal cord injury, or SCI, this can present distinct physiological and [...]
