Neurology

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‘Sticky’ brain cells may confuse us into eating more

For the first time, research has shown that impaired brain cells linked to body weight and hunger can be restored - opening up new treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes

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Rise in e-scooter-related brain injuries highlights the need for new treatments

Traumatic brain injuries have devastating consequences for patients and their families, driving research for new treatments

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Why women are more likely to ‘stress eat’

New research has discovered a brain pathway that drives stress-related eating, helping to explain what drives emotional overeating in women

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Why your brain health matters

On World Brain Day, work continues to provide access to life-changing therapies to improve life for those living with brain disorders to reduce disability

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What we now know about long COVID and our brains

Almost three years into the global pandemic, we may know more about Post-COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome (PCNS), but there’s a critical need for more global collaboration

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Working to stop MS in its tracks

On World Brain Day, work continues to diagnose multiple sclerosis earlier, provide access to life-changing treatments and improve the quality of life for those living with the condition

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What is Post-COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome?

There are many unknowns about the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the brain – but new research investigates the potential impact of Post COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome (PCNS)

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Grasping COVID-19’s long neurological tail

As parts of the world emerge from lockdown, psychiatrists and neurologists warn that we need to know more about the long-lasting neurological and neuropsychiatric impacts of COVID-19

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How smelling can help your brain

As we age our sense of smell can decline and this can predict cognitive decline, but practising smelling might help to boost our brains

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MS and new ways of regenerating our brain’s insulation

New research finds that stimulating myelin production in our brains could help people living with degenerative and disabling neurological diseases like Multiple Sclerosis