Opinion
A groundbreaking collection of four papers has synthesised mounting evidence that microplastics from ultra-processed foods may be accumulating in human brains - and it may potentially be contributing to the rising global rates of depression, dementia, and other mental health disorders. The papers provide the most comprehensive analysis to date of how these tiny plastic [...]
A campaign focused on people with a rare form of terminal illness who are unable to access a groundbreaking new drug, despite it being currently provided for free to the NHS, has reached 10,000 signatures on its petition. The findings show access to tofersen, the first effective new motor neurone disease (MND) treatment for decades, [...]
Charity The Spinal Injuries Association has issued a statement in response to the UK Government's Immigration White Paper. Prime Minister Kier Stamer said that the 'strategy will finally take back control of our borders and close the book on a squalid chapter for our politics, our economy, and our country.' The SIA responded: "The Spinal [...]
NR Times recently hosted our inaugural NR TIMES LIVE event, in partnership with our sponsor QEF. We brought together leading experts representing a broad spectrum of neuro-rehab professional viewpoints to discuss the impending and longterm future of neuro-rehab; and were joined by delegates from a range of fields. If you missed the event, we're delighted [...]
By Ruth F Hunt, a columnist, freelance journalist and author. When I sustained my incomplete spinal cord injuries (SCI) aged 18 and was told my diagnosis, I thought that was it. But later, I was given some hope, with the spinal team telling me there might be some improvements in the next year. A year* [...]
Bridge Case Management, which works with clients following road traffic or work-related injury, recently developed a new outcome measure specific to its case management work. Here, in an article written collectively for NR Times, its team shares details of the process and importance of this development. An outcome measure is a tool which enables a [...]
By Sarah Lake, research assistant, Charlotte Giblin, assistant psychologist and Dr Penny Trayner, clinical neuropsychologist and founder and CEO of Goal Manager. Through advancements in technology, quantitative data in rehabilitation is becoming increasingly available. Considering this, it is important to reflect on the literature around quantitative data in rehabilitation to outline the benefits of these [...]
NR Times recently spoke to Dr Tamara Werner-Kiechle, Therapeutic Area Lead for Neuroscience, PH and CVM in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Tamara leads Johnson & Johnson’s medical affairs strategies and operational plans in EMEA. In this interview, Tamara sheds light on why innovation is urgently needed to address the rising rates of psychiatric [...]
Might 2024 be the year that we finally see football authorities take the lead in their battle to address the game’s harmful impact on the brain?
Given the decades in which the sport’s leaders have had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the neurological fight, perhaps that is optimistic.
Events are conspiring, however, to at least build momentum needed for change in football this year.
