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Today, MPs are debating the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill introduced by Kim Leadbeater MP and backed by a group of cross-party MPs for the second time. The bill would give adults in England and Wales who have less than six months to live and who are mentally competent the right to end [...]
Physiotherapy for people who have suffered neurological damage either at birth or through a Traumatic Brain Injury is usually thought to be associated with Neurological Rehabilitation including stretches, muscle activation activities and sometimes hydrotherapy. However, many of these individuals also have problems with cough and swallow which is where the input of Respiratory Physiotherapy comes [...]
New research from the University of Zurich, based on data from more than 28,000 caregivers in three countries, shows that the longer individuals spend caring for loved ones, the more their well-being suffers, regardless of the caregiving context. These findings underscore the need for policy discussions to alleviate the burden of informal care. The prevalence [...]
A new UK-wide forum will be set up to find ways to improve care and support for people affected by neurological conditions. The launch of the forum follows a campaign led by The Neurological Alliance, The Neurological Alliance of Scotland, Wales Neurological Alliance, and the Northern Ireland Neurological Charities Alliance, and backed by more than [...]
Football 'heading' may cause more damage to the brain than previously thought, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Heading is a widely used technique where players control the direction of the ball by hitting it with their head. In recent years, [...]
The new Get Britain Working white paper, released by the UK government today, has unveiled the biggest reforms to employment support for a generation. Part of the plans are aimed at tackling ill health as the biggest driver of economic inactivity in the country by fixing the NHS. Figures show that there is a record [...]
A groundbreaking method to profile gene activity in the living human brain has been developed that opens new avenues for understanding and treating neurological conditions like epilepsy. Studying gene activity in the brain without requiring invasive tissue samples from surgery or post-mortem donation has been a long-standing challenge in neuroscience. By analysing molecular traces — [...]
While it’s well known that sleep enhances cognitive performance, the underlying neural mechanisms, particularly those related to nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, remain largely unexplored. Now, a new study has uncovered a key mechanism by which sleep enhances neuronal and behavioural performance, potentially changing our fundamental understanding of how sleep boosts brainpower. The research reveals [...]
NR Times recently paid a return visit to A Chance for Life’s pioneering new therapeutic recreation service, to meet the programme manager / occupational therapist leading the service and get up close and personal with their herd of friendly alpacas. Watch our video report below. Find out more about A Chance for Life here.
A new study helps explain why glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, becomes resistant to treatment, and introduces a new approach that paves the way for more personalised treatment strategies for patients with this deadly brain tumour. The approach combines genetic profiling, which analyses the genetic makeup of a tumour, with [...]
