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Nobby Stiles' son says he is 'disgusted' after the FA was reported to reject a link between heading the ball and brain injury. John Stiles, who set up Football Families for Justice, has been campaigning for the FA to provide financial support to families of players who suffered dementia and neurodegenerative diseases. The campaign group's [...]
Serious injury specialist lawyers at Slater and Gordon have won a prestigious award - the fifth time in seven years the law firm has been named as winner. Slater and Gordon was named Litigation Team of the Year at the Cambridgeshire Law Society Legal Excellence Awards 2026, in recognition of its commitment to clients and [...]
Extreme weather is being linked to more strokes and heart attacks, with heat waves and cold snaps both pushing up risk, new research suggests. The findings analysed data from more than eight million residents of eastern Poland between 2011 and 2020. Researchers recorded more than 573,000 major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events during the decade. The [...]
Thousands of stroke patients are missing out on thrombectomy, a life-altering treatment that can save lives or reduce long-term disability, a charity has warned. The Stroke Association has highlighted “stark inequalities” in whether patients receive a thrombectomy, a procedure that removes a blood clot from a blocked blood vessel in the brain. Getting this treatment [...]
Some brain injury survivors are using psychedelics to manage mood, thinking and physical symptoms such as headaches, new research suggests. Researchers analysed more than 6,100 responses from the Global Psychedelic Survey and found that nearly 1,200 people reported using psychedelics to manage a physical health condition. Of those, 208 respondents, or 3.4 per cent of [...]
A small molecule may slow Parkinson's progression by blocking harmful protein clumping in the brain, early research suggests. The treatment, known as SK-129, was designed to stop a neuronal protein building up and spreading between brain cells, a process linked to Parkinson's and related conditions. Those conditions include Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy, [...]
A nine-year-old brain injury survivor has won a courage award after emergency surgery and five months in hospital following a catastrophic brain injury. Mathilda Wells received the honour at the Warrington Guardian Inspiration Awards 2026, held at The Village Hotel on April 23. Her family's lives changed in October 2024 when a ruptured AVM caused [...]
Gabapentin given on the day of TBI is linked to lower risks of lasting cognitive impairment and death, a retrospective study of nearly 50,000 patients suggests. Over two years, gabapentin was associated with a 22 per cent lower adjusted risk of cognitive impairment in mild TBI and a 46 per cent lower adjusted risk of [...]
A brain-controlled exoskeleton tested in an early study may one day help people with spinal cord injury walk again. The system used brain signals to control a robotic walking exoskeleton and sent artificial leg sensations back through direct electrical stimulation, creating a two-way link. Researchers said this type of setup may help address key limits [...]
A freeze-dried blood product that could be stored for years on ambulances or in remote emergency departments is showing promise at treating traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). In the study, scientists tested the product, called Thrombosomes, on blood vessel cells in petri dishes, in 3D organoid models of blood vessels and in mice after brain injury. [...]
