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Female TBI patients were 26 per cent less likely than males to be admitted to specialist trauma centres, Ontario data suggests. The gap remained after researchers adjusted for age, injury severity, other health conditions and socioeconomic circumstances. The study analysed 55,606 patients admitted to hospital for TBI in Ontario between April 2009 [...]
NR Times is inviting nominations for its 2026 People's Choice: Leader of the Year Award, shining a spotlight on the individuals driving neuro-rehabilitation forward. Open to any branch of neuro-rehab, the award honours someone who has stood out through their leadership, dedication, compassion and contribution to the field. The award sits alongside a broader range [...]
An exercise hormone may ease MS symptoms by protecting nerve cells from damage, early research in mice suggests. Irisin, a hormone released during exercise, appeared to directly shield neurons from damage in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. An experimental gene therapy raised blood levels of the hormone, reducing clinical disability and limiting nerve cell [...]
Injectable nanorobots fused with stem cells have shown early promise in treating mice with spinal cord damage. The tiny devices respond to electromagnetic signals and were designed to help nerve cells reconnect after severe spinal injury. Researchers said the technology is still at an early stage and will need further testing before similar devices could [...]
The Queen has opened a balcony garden at St George’s Hospital for critically ill neurology patients and their families. Queen Camilla joined St George’s Hospital’s neurology doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, charity trustees and some of the hospital’s most critically ill patients before officially opening the Neuro Intensive Care Unit’s balcony garden on 2 [...]
Too many Parkinson's patients and others are missing life-saving medication or getting it late in overcrowded A&Es, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has warned. The RCEM shared findings on 3 June from its latest Quality Improvement Programme report. RCEM’s Quality Improvement Programmes aim to drive improvements in specific areas of practice within A&E [...]
Heading a football just once may temporarily release brain injury markers into the blood, a study of amateur male players suggests. The research found greater changes in certain blood markers associated with neural damage the harder and more often players headed the ball. For two of the six proteins tracked, levels rose higher the more [...]
The NR Times Awards is set to once again celebrate the very best of brain and spinal injury case management. Now in its forth year, the NR Times Awards aims to recognise excellence at vital points along the neuro-rehab journey – from early research and diagnosis, to the pursuit of independence, enhanced life quality and [...]
Opioid misuse, not prescribed opioid use alone, is linked to suicidal ideation in spinal cord injury survivors, a study has found. The research examined the complex relationship between opioids and suicidal ideation in people living with spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury, or SCI, can affect movement, sensation and bodily functions, and many survivors live [...]
A new spinal injury study has examined ways to improve emergency care for athletes with catastrophic cervical spine injuries. The work focused on injuries to the cervical spine, the neck section of the spine that supports the head and protects the spinal cord. These injuries can be life-changing and need careful emergency handling to reduce [...]
