Concussion is a term that most of us know, but many do not fully understand. It happens when somebody experiences a severe head injury, and is very common in sports such as rugby and boxing. The Rugby World Cup last year has helped to raise awareness of concussion in Europe; it was something all players wanted…
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Schizophrenia Linked to Brain Inflammation
People with schizophrenia, a type of psychosis, have much higher levels of immune system activity within the brain, a recent study finds. The research conducted by Peter Bloomfield and teams at both Kings College and Imperial College London investigated the activity of immune cells in 56 participants who already had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, were at high risk of…
Robotic Arm Helps Paralysed Man to Feel Again
John Hopkins University may have created life-changing technology which can help paralysed people to feel again. In a press release from the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, it was explained that a 28 year old man who had been paralysed for over a decade following a spinal-cord injury was given the opportunity to test what is being…
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