Opinion
Ross Macdonald thrives on his career in security governance for the UK Government. He also supports his local community’s safety as a volunteer coastguard. Yet just nine months ago, he had a stroke which left him with sensory difficulties, memory problems, communication problems, and severe fatigue. Ross was a 47-year-old father of three at the [...]
More than a third of college American football players meet clinical criteria for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), significantly exceeding the estimated rates in the general US population, new research shows. The study found that 35 per cent of players had mild to moderate OSA, compared to an estimated 9–25 per cent in the broader population, [...]
The recent surge in ADHD referrals is attributed to increased awareness and acceptance of the condition, rather than an actual rise in its prevalence, according to a new systematic review. Researchers from King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience analyzed 40 studies conducted since January 2020 across 17 countries. They found no significant [...]
The UK’s independent sentencing review - launched in October 2024 - aimed to address current prison and probation challenges and better support victims. The final report, published in May 2025, has been welcomed by brain injury charity Headway - which is now calling on the government to formally recognise and invest in increasing understanding of [...]
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 [...]
