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Nearly 46 people will have a stroke every day in Scotland by 2035 (about one every 32 minutes) unless the public are better informed about causes and prevention, a charity has warned. The Stroke Association said the number of people having a first or second stroke in Scotland is expected to increase to more than [...]
MS cognitive problems are more common in older adults, but a new study suggests disability, not age, is the main driver. The research found that while older people with MS had more prevalent and severe cognitive problems, particularly in information-processing speed and memory, age was not directly associated with impairment after adjustments. Instead, greater disability [...]
Researchers have grown key brain cells linked to MND and damaged in spinal injuries, opening a path to better disease models and regenerative therapies. The findings lay foundations for disease models and potentially regenerative treatments for conditions including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of motor neurone disease, and spinal cord injury. Corticospinal [...]
Acuity Care Group today confirmed it is now operating as acuity care, a significant milestone that reinforces its position as the UK’s leading provider of specialist and highly complex, solution-based care. By consolidating its four specialist companies - Bespoke Health & Social Care, Team Brain Injury, Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and Spinal Injury Support [...]
Hearing loss is linked to a higher risk of Parkinson's disease (PD), a new study of US veterans suggests. The research examined 7,296,051 US veterans who had an audiogram, a hearing test that measures hearing thresholds, between 1 January 1999 and 30 December 2022. People with hearing loss had a higher risk of later developing [...]
A major new study has found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which applies magnetic energy to the brain, can be a cost-effective treatment option for the NHS in treating moderate and severe forms of depression that have not responded to other treatments. The economic analysis, which is published in BMJ Mental Health, compared TMS to [...]
A gout drug taken at the right dose may cut heart attack and stroke risk in people with gout, a study of 109,504 patients in the UK, Sweden and Italy suggests. Gout is a common arthritis caused by uric acid crystals forming in joints, triggering sudden severe pain, often in the big toe, feet, ankles, [...]
Reducing salt in processed, pre-packaged and prepared foods may prevent thousands of cases of heart disease, stroke and death, according to two new studies. The studies took place in France and the UK, where food manufacturers have subtly reduced salt levels in shop-bought foods. Using national diet and health data, researchers in France estimated that [...]
A coroner found that football heading likely contributed to brain injury that was a factor in Gordon McQueen’s death, an inquest in North Yorkshire heard. McQueen, capped for Scotland 30 times between 1974 and 1981 and a former Manchester United and Leeds player in a 16-year career, died at his home in North Yorkshire in [...]
A new Irish study reports a sharp rise in nitrous oxide spinal cord damage among young people. The gas, commonly known as laughing gas, is legal for industrial and catering use. Youth workers and community groups say children and young people increasingly inhale it from balloons. Research led by Seamus Looby, consultant neuroradiologist at Dublin’s [...]
