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Serious News - August 2010RSS Feed
Spinal cord injury sees firm fined £30k
A Doncaster firm has been fined after one of its workers suffered a spinal cord injury that has left him paralysed from the chest down.... Read More...
Kids' risk of sports head injury 'increases over the decade'
Children may be at a higher risk of sports-related brain injury today than a decade ago, research suggests.A study carried out at the... Read More...
US soldier spinal injury undertakes physical activity to aid recovery
A US soldier has successfully overcome a spinal injury that prevented her from participating in any activities.Army Staff Sergeant... Read More...
Brain injury trauma 'should be considered chronic'
Traumatic brain injury should be reclassified as a chronic disease, according to leading experts in the field.Ongoing research by scientists... Read More...
Soldiers are a 'hidden epidemic' of brain injury
Soldiers returning from service could be adding to the emerging silent traumatic brain injury epidemic, according to a new report.No... Read More...
Umbilical cords may offer brain injury treatment
Cells collected from the blood of human umbilical cord cells (HUCBs) could soon be used to treat brain injury caused by stroke.Researchers... Read More...
Child spinal injury a 'serious risk' if unrestrained in car crashes
Spinal injury is a serious risk among children who are not restrained properly in a car, new research has indicated. Use of an adult... Read More...
Traumatic brain injury 'a high risk when sledding'
Traumatic brain injury is a high risk factor among those involved in sledding collisions, new research shows. More than half of all... Read More...
Poor technique may have caused teen's spinal injury
A spinal injury sustained by a high school American football player in the US may have resulted from poor technique, according to experts.Nashua... Read More...
Stem cells successfully used to treat spinal cord injury
A group of scientists is confident that they have developed a reliable method for repairing damaged spinal cords using neural stem... Read More...
Woman left with brain injury after Rottweiler incident
In a case that shows just how easy a life can change forever, a woman in the US has been left with a brain injury after hitting her... Read More...
Alcohol-related brain injury warning
People in Scotland who have been diagnosed with acquired brain injury (ABI) or alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) may be missing out... Read More...
Spinal injury charity wins $5.4m grant
A leading spinal injury charity has been awarded a $5.4 million (£3.45 million) grant by the US Department of Defense (DoD).The... Read More...
Hormone injection 'may reduce brain injury'
Doctors in the US hope to reduce the chances of a brain injury following a head trauma by injecting patients with a hormone to reduce... Read More...
Skin cells linked to spinal injury treatment
Spinal injury patients have been offered a ray of hope for better treatment after a team from Oxford University found skin cells could... Read More...
Sports brain injury link with motor neuron disease
Sportsmen who suffer repeated mild traumatic brain injury are at greater risk of suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),... Read More...
Firm fined after brain injury accident
A company has been fined after admitting to failures that resulted in a worker suffering a traumatic brain injury.Gwyndaf Davies fell... Read More...
Spinal cord injury repaired with neural stem cells
Patients with a spinal cord injury may see treatment improving after scientists in Japan made a breakthrough with neural stem cells... Read More...
'Don't give up', spinal cord injury patients told
A boy who was left paralysed at the age of two has told spinal cord injury sufferers to never give up.Joe Griffin, from Florida, has... Read More...
Acquired brain injury breakthrough made
Scientists in the US have isolated a new signalling pathway between brain tumour cells that could lead to treatment of one of the most... Read More...
Hayden Christensen joins spinal injury charity
Spinal injury charity the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation was joined by actor Hayden Christensen for a fundraising party in New... Read More...
Brain injury soldier weds
A Canadian soldier who suffered a traumatic brain injury while serving in Afghanistan has married his fiancee after four years of rehabilitation.Trevor... Read More...
Bono back performing after spinal injury
U2 front man Bono is back performing after recovering from a spinal injury two months ago.The singer performed in Turin as the band... Read More...
Brain injury charity to hold 'day of family fun'
A charity is holding a walking and cycling day to raise funds for brain injury.The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is holding... Read More...
Nerve connections regenerated after spinal cord injury
A major breakthrough in the treatment of spinal cord injury has been achieved after scientists in the US reported that they have successfully... Read More...
School fundraises for brain injury charity
A school in Wales has held events aimed at raising money for a leading brain injury charity, it has been reported.Children from Llanedeyrn... Read More...
Are acquired brain injury patients taking their medicine?
Acquired brain injury patients may not be taking the medicine that has been prescribed them, a new study reveals.A quarter of people... Read More...
Stem cell research carries hope for spinal cord injury patients
Spinal cord injury sufferers could be among groups of patients to benefit from new stem cell research.Scientists at the University... Read More...
Genetic link to acquired brain injury illness found
Meningitis, a major cause of acquired brain injury, could be more dangerous to people with certain types of genes, research has found.Researchers... Read More...
Hopes raised for spinal injury as stem cells are 'virtually identical'
Spinal cord injury patients may be another step closer to treatment that could repair damaged nerve tissue.According to research from... Read More...
Meningitis brain injury risk highlighted
To stop meningitis, a major cause of acquired brain injury, doctors need to be alert to the warning signs, a leading charity has claimed.The... Read More...
Brain injury charity warns of London cycle scheme risk
A leading brain injury charity has warned that a new bicycle scheme in central London could be putting lives at risk.Headway believes... Read More...
There's Hope for brain injury patients
A man who suffered a serious brain injury has spoken of his "remarkable" recovery and how he plans to set up a charity in honour of... Read More...
Spinal injury charity advises on drug policy
A leading spinal injury charity has been working with the government on the UK's approach to drugs, it has emerged.Aspire helped to... Read More...
Special glasses 'may help traumatic brain injury patients'
Traumatic brain injury sufferers may benefit from new prismatic lenses, scientists have said.Sufferers of traumatic brain injury (TBI)... Read More...
Possible stem cell breakthrough for spinal injury patients
Spinal injury sufferers may be among several groups of patients who could benefit from new research into stem cell therapy.Scientists... Read More...
Healthy brain tissue 'compensates' for areas damaged by brain injury
Brain injury damage to areas responsible for memory results in other parts of the brain taking over functions, scientists claim.Researchers... Read More...
Geron gets FDA approval for spinal cord injury clinical trial
Spinal cord injury patients could be one step closer to seeing stem cell-based treatments being used in humans, after a leading biotech... Read More...
Ice hockey brain injury theory challenged
After scientists in Canada found that body checking is the prime cause of brain injury in youth ice hockey, new research from the US... Read More...
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