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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

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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

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 brain ...

23 Oct 2022 at 13:33

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 Injury group ...

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 climb Mount ...

24 Feb 2023 at 06:54

Human tissue transplanted into rats ‘could advance brain disorders research’

Scientists have successfully transplanted human brain tissue into the brains of newborn rats, where human and rodent nerve cells connected, developed and matured to form working circuits. Researchers from Stanford University ...

12 Oct 2022 at 17:00

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Inspiring Longford mother of assault victim in major fundraising drive for Acquired Brain Injury Ireland

The mother of a young south Longford man left with a brain injury following a one punch assault over a year ago says she is hoping to “leave the pain” of almost losing her son behind by embarking on a gruelling fundraising ...

15 Mar 2023 at 10:33

Brains with more vitamin D function better, study suggests

Brains with more vitamin D function better, new research suggests. The study, which scientists say is the first to examine levels of the vitamin in brain tissue, may help them further understand dementia and its causes. ...

07 Dec 2022 at 14:46

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Swimmers complete 365 dips in a year to raise cancer awareness

A group of swimmers has completed 365 cold-water dips in a year in memory of a father who died of a rare form of brain cancer. The Dunmurry Dippers swim every day at the Colin River in Dunmurry, and over the past year ...

04 Dec 2022 at 11:42

County Derry Post

Funeral of Magherafelt boy Tony Fitzpatrick to take place on Sunday

The funeral of a young County Derry boy who sadly passed away while battling a rare and aggressive brain tumour will take place on Sunday afternoon. Tony Fitzpatrick was diagnosed in March this year with grade 4 ...

27 Sept 2024 at 19:33

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