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A charity which supports children with profound disabilities and complex needs is expanding a pioneering theatre project after securing new funding. The Special Lioness works across the North East with families of children with life-limiting conditions and disabilities to engage in activities which are often not possible for them to enjoy in everyday life. From [...]
A quiet revolution is unfolding in London. In a small, determined startup, years of relentless effort have given birth to a breakthrough in digital health. The Value Care Group, a company built on four decades of frontline care experience, has spent two years engineering what many believed was impossible. Today, that vision becomes reality. Mica, [...]
Kier Starmer has announced that he will abolish NHS England, bringing the health service back under control of ministers. The UK Prime Minister announced the decision during a speech yesterday, saying that the move would make the “overcautious, flabby state” more effective. Starmer said that the abolition of NHS England would free up cash for [...]
Scores of people have already signed up for a webinar which will shine a light on the work of charities and professionals in supporting families affected by Cerebral Palsy. The webinar, an annual event, returns next week with more sign-ups than ever – and anyone with a personal or professional interest in Cerebral Palsy can [...]
An organisation which supports disabled people to take part in a specially-adapted contact sport has secured new funding to allow it to expand further. The GB Power Hockey Association works across the country to support people taking part in the sport of power hockey. Power hockey is played using power wheelchairs with a specialised electric [...]
For the first time, researchers have identified that inflammation - long associated with MS - appears to cause increased mutations linked to MS progression. They studied MS brain lesions, visible as spots on MRI scans, which are areas of past or ongoing brain inflammation. Florey Institute associate professor Justin Rubio, head of The Florey’s neurogenetics [...]
People with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, but if started early enough, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may reduce that risk, a new study suggests shows. The research found using CPAP within two years of a sleep apnea diagnosis reduced the risk of Parkinson’s. Obstructive sleep apnea is when throat [...]
NR Times explores the latest research developments in the field of neurology. New study raises alarm over Alzheimer's blood tests New research indicates that blood tests for Alzheimer's disease need to be interpreted with caution – particularly for Black patients. Concentrations of an Alzheimer’s biomarker are significantly lower in blood than in spinal fluid, where [...]
Antidepressants can accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia, with some drugs more harmful than others, new data suggests. Antidepressants are often used to relieve symptoms such as anxiety, depression, aggressiveness, and sleep disturbances in dementia sufferers. However, a new observational study based on data from the Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem) shows that patients with [...]
A biotechnology firm working to correct an underlying cause of Huntington's disease will announce positive data this week on its ongoing gene therapy development. Latus Bio aims to address mutations in the HTT gene which lead to expansion of >39 CAG trinucleotide repeats which cause Huntington's. A CAG repeat is a sequence of DNA in [...]
