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Researchers look to recruit 120 ex-footballers for study into dementia risk

Researchers will recruit 120 middle-aged, former professional footballers as part of a study investigating possible ways to reduce dementia risk among such ex-players. The £1.3 million BrainHope project will build on the discoveries of the Field ...

26 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Study seeks way to treat brain bleeds and reduce risk of disability and death

Researchers are developing a new method for treating brain bleeds which they hope will reduce the risk of brain damage, disability and increase the chances of survival. Brain haemorrhages, or haemorrhagic strokes, occur when blood leaks from a ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Music

The Wanted re-release track for charity in memory of Tom Parker

The Wanted have released a new version of their single Gold Forever to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity after the death of band member Tom Parker. Parker died aged 33 in March, 17 months after he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain ...

27 Apr 2022 at 12:25

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Free brain health classes at Kildare venue

A brain health programme, created by fitness professional and author Denise Medved, is takein place at McAuley Place, Naas on a trial basis with free classes for four weeks. The Ageless Grace Brain Health programme is a series of 21 simple ...

04 Mar 2022 at 14:33

Derry News

Derry family and friends to run marathon in memory of late teacher who passed aged 35 from brain tumour

Family and friends of a local schoolteacher who lost her life to a brain tumour last year have been keeping her memory alive and raising awareness of the disease by taking up running together. ‘Team Nicola’ was formed by Nicola Robinson’s ...

24 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Health & Wellbeing

As EastEnders’ Lola Pearce is diagnosed with brain cancer, what is a glioblastoma tumour?

After suffering a seizure in an episode earlier this month, EastEnders’ Lola Pearce has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Following tests in hospital, the beautician – played by Danielle Harold, 30 – was told by a doctor: “The MRI ...

27 Oct 2022 at 13:25

Louth Live

Brain Tumour Ireland calls on Louth people to wear favourite hat on Wear A Hat Day

Ireland’s only dedicated brain tumour charity, Brain Tumour Ireland (BTI) is calling on people in Louth to wear their favourite hat on #WearAHatDay on Friday 4 November 2022 and donate €4 to support the charity’s vital work for ...

23 Oct 2022 at 13:33

Football

Wales defend decision to allow Neco Williams to play on after head injury

Robert Page has defended the decision to let Neco Williams play on after the Wales full-back suffered a head injury against England at the World Cup. Williams was dazed and fell to the floor after blocking Marcus Rashford’s ...

30 Nov 2022 at 10:21

MP: NHS has abandoned my sister over brain cancer treatment

An MP has accused the NHS of “abandoning” her brain cancer-hit sister during an emotional House of Commons speech. Labour’s Siobhain McDonagh fought back tears as she raised the experiences of 61-year-old Margaret McDonagh,...

09 Mar 2023 at 17:26

Kilkenny Live

Screening highlights the power of collaboration of the creative arts in Kilkenny

The script writing skills of the Acquired Brain Injury Group Kilkenny are in a “Business Class” of their own judging by their most recent project, which was screened earlier this month. In 2020, Kilkenny Acquired Brain ...

16 Jun 2022 at 16:33

Amputee hopes to ‘crutch myself all the way’ to Snowdon summit

An amputee who hopes to “crutch myself all the way” to the summit of Snowdon is to don a T-shirt with the words “no leg, no excuse” to show that you can achieve success in the face of adversity. Matt Edwards plans to ...

24 Feb 2023 at 06:54

Scientists complete first map of an insect brain

Researchers have built the first ever map of an insect’s brain, according to a new study. The map shows every single neuron (messenger cell) in the brain of a baby fruit fly, and how they are wired together. ...

09 Mar 2023 at 19:00

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