From bench to bedside: Difficulties in spinal cord injury clinical trials
In developing new treatments for any disease or disorder, translating lab results to clinical benefits is a major challenge. The
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How to fix a spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injuries have the potential to be devastating and life-changing events. After an injury has taken place, clinicians decide
Read moreNeurodegenerative disease and its burden on society
The UK has an ageing population and with longer life expectancies more of us will suffer from neurodegenerative diseases. These
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Brain Leeds Undergraduate Neurology & Neurosurgery Conference
This year was the first year Leeds ever hosted an undergraduate Neurology and Neurosurgery Conference. This was funded by sponsorships
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Think of the spinal cord as a busy motorway, and cars as the electrical signals travelling from distant sites to
Read moreThe Science of Humour Appreciation
In 1929, German neurologist Otfrid Foerster was operating on a patient to remove a tumour when suddenly, the patient started “a
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A medical concept that has truly fascinated me over the past few years is neuroplasticity, which is the idea that
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