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London, England
Joined October 2016
Intranasal neuropeptide Y reduced brain damage and improved behavioural outcomes after traumatic brain injury in an animal model. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/vyAlzjZ #BrainInjury #TBI #Neuroscience #NeuroResearch #Neurorehabilitation
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Saline placebo injections may reduce pain and disability in some spinal conditions, raising questions about their use as clinical trial controls. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/Z26vSF8 #SpinalInjury #SpinalResearch #Saline #ClinicalTrials #Rehabilitation
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An existing drug may slow MS progression after showing early promise in a world-first clinical trial. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/1KUeRDS #MultipleSclerosis #MSResearch #MSProgression #ClinicalTrials #Neurology
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation has announced a US$2.5bn campaign to support next-generation Parkinson’s treatments and research towards a cure. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/g5fWt2p #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsResearch #Neurology #ClinicalResearch #MJFF
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Around 1,500 Britons a day are quitting their jobs to provide unpaid care, a report has found. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/oSCcjs9 #UnpaidCarers #SocialCare #CarersUK #CareServices #CarerSupport
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ReEmerge has raised US$37m to fund a clinical study of its brain injury therapy in people with chronic moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/yzt15Av #BrainInjury #TBI #Neurotechnology #MedTech #BrainResearch
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A woman with progressive motor neurone disease used a brain implant to generate her own words and communicate in real time through text and synthesised voice. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/gamJRhw #MND #BrainImplant #BrainComputerInterface #Neurotechnology #Communication
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Neuro-rehab provider Cygnet is celebrating after being named as a finalist in two categories at the National Care Awards 2026. πŸ”— Full story:buff.ly/9ZdZbkh #NeuroRehab #Cygnet #NationalCareAwards #SocialCare #BrainInjury
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An investment refurbishment project to transform several specialist neurological services in Yorkshire and Lancashire, operated by National Care Group, has reached another milestone. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/1g6eYfZ #NeuroRehabilitation #BrainInjury #NationalCareGroup #Rehabilitation #NeurologicalCare
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A naturally occurring antibody was linked to lower depression and PTSD symptoms after traumatic brain injury in a study of US Marines. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/DBxcvLa #BrainInjury #TBI #PTSD #Depression #NeuroResearch
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A Mediterranean diet was associated with lower odds of developing MS in a study of adults in Iran. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/2nI8waG #MultipleSclerosis #MSResearch #MediterraneanDiet #Nutrition #BrainHealth
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Coffee consumption was linked to different Parkinson’s risks depending on CYP1A2 genotype and sex, a study has found. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/htPZjwf #Parkinsons #ParkinsonsResearch #Coffee #Genetics #BrainHealth
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A new US$3m research centre will study HIV-related brain injury and seek biomarkers that could support new diagnostics and potential treatments. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/hIWbj2J #HIV #BrainInjury #NeuroHIV #BrainHealth #Research
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Chris Kamara is set to take part in the Great North Run more than four years after being diagnosed with speech apraxia. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/s2a9ghn #ChrisKamara #SpeechApraxia #BrainInjury #Neurology #GreatNorthRun
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Dentists, GPs and other healthcare professionals are being offered MND training to help them recognise potential early signs of the disease. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/cdKDtNd #MND #MotorNeuroneDisease #MNDTraining #EarlyDiagnosis #ClinicalPractice
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A Fife man is preparing to take on the Forth Bridge Abseil to raise money for a stroke charity in memory of his mother-in-law. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/GA6JiRK #Stroke #StrokeCharity #CHSS #ForthBridgeAbseil #Fundraising
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MS fatigue was associated with pain, sleep problems, stress, anxiety and depression in people with relapsing-remitting disease, a study found. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/MXPOVZN #MultipleSclerosis #MSFatigue #MSResearch #NeuroRehab #ClinicalPractice
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A congressional report says the US Navy failed to adequately investigate or protect pilots from potential brain injury linked to flying fighter jets. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/enf9dbY #BrainInjury #TBI #BrainHealth #MilitaryHealth #NavalAviation
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US Coast Guard leaders have acknowledged the brain injury risk posed by repeated violent impacts while crews operate high-speed craft. πŸ”— Full story: buff.ly/HdwZdYy #BrainInjury #TBI #BrainHealth #NeuroResearch #MilitaryHealth
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