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Concussion history predicts long-term health risks in former NFL players better than years played or position, new research suggests. A study of more than 1,500 former players found that two commonly used ways to estimate head injury risk were not linked to poorer long-term physical or mental health. Researchers say directly assessing a player's concussion [...]
Prompt treatment after a head injury, even if symptoms seem minor, could halve the risk of Alzheimer's, new research suggests. Beginning physical and cognitive therapy within a week cut later Alzheimer's risk by more than 40 per cent, the study found. Co-author Austin Kennemer said the finding could change how patients and hospitals respond. [...]
Specific DNA sequences control how cells in the nervous system respond to spinal cord injury, a study has found, potentially enabling more targeted treatments. When the central nervous system is damaged, many cells become reactive, changing their function and activating genes that protect and repair tissue. How this process is regulated has been unclear. Researchers [...]
UK researchers have developed a new tool to evaluate fear avoidance behaviour following a concussion. Developed by a team at Edith Cowan University (ECU), the tool, aptly named the Fear Avoidance after Concussion Tool (FACT), consists of a questionnaire that can be completed within five minutes, under the supervision of a health care provider. ECU [...]
NR Times explores the latest research developments in the world of neurorehabilitation. Shingles vaccine could slow dementia An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the risk of dementia. In a new study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers analysing the health records of Welsh [...]
A driver who left his friend with a brain injury after a TikTok trend went wrong has been sentenced in court. Connor Pace, 23, had met up with a group of fellow car enthusiasts at Ravenside Retail Park, Bexhill, on the evening of 17 January this year. The group had spoken about a viral trend [...]
Fragmented sleep worsens recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI), causing loss of REM sleep and greater fatigue in injured mice, a study has found. REM (rapid-eye-movement) sleep helps the brain consolidate new information and supports concentration and mood. Losing REM can impair brain and cellular function. The researchers found that mice without a head injury [...]
A major new initiative to accelerate the delivery of pioneering new treatments for paralysis in the UK has been launched by the charity Spinal Research with a £1m fundraising campaign. The Spinal Research Recovery Alliance will bring together the spinal cord injured, researchers, clinicians and industry partners to get breakthrough therapies to paralysed people at [...]
Untreated restless legs syndrome may raise the risk of Parkinson's disease, while dopamine-agonist therapy could lower it, a study has found. Restless legs syndrome is a common neurological sleep disorder characterised by an uncontrollable urge to move the legs, often worsening at night. Parkinson's disease is a progressive condition that causes tremor, rigidity and slowed [...]
Neuro Rehab Times explores the latest business developments in the world of neurorehabilitation MedRhythms and Edwards Health Care Services enter into agreement MedRhythms, a neurologic and physical rehabilitation company with the world's first prescription music platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Edwards Health Care Services (EHCS), a provider of direct-to-home medical products. The partnership [...]
