A study published in Brain looks at MRI scans and brain damage associated with long lasting Covid-19 symptoms. Prof Paul Mullins, … read more
Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, affecting around 153,000 people in the UK. It affects the … read more
A study published in Science Advances looks at the association of brain network patterns with children’s birth sex and self/parent-reported gender. … read more
A study published in Nature Mental Health looks at the possibility of early dementia prediction from brain scans. Dr Julia … read more
A study published in Nature Neuroscience looks at semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recordings. Prof. Dr. … read more
A study published in Communications Medicine looks at the use of an MRI brain scan and predictive modelling to detect … read more
The Drake Rugby Biomarker Study is a project that takes bodily fluid samples and neuroimaging data from professional rugby players … read more
A study published in Brain Communications looks at white matter abnormalities in active elite adult rugby players. This Roundup accompanied … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, uses UK Biobank data to look at alcohol consumption and brain health. … read more
A study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, reports that life-course-persistent antisocial behaviour may be associated with differences in brain structure. … read more
A conference abstract, presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, reports differences … read more
A study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, reports a possible connection between screen use and brain development in young children. … read more
Research published in Nature demonstrates a neural decoder that uses cortical activity to synthesize audible speech. Prof Tom Otis, Chief … read more
A deep learning algorithm has been designed and shown to have applications in early prediction of Alzheimer’s disease, as published in Radiology. read more
Researchers publishing in PLOS Medicine have assessed the long-term impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in young people and looked at the effect on early death, educational attainment, welfare requirements and need for psychiatric care. The study involved a large number of Swedish people who recorded a TBI (including concussion) before the age of 25 and compared them to siblings and others who had not had these injuries. read more
Concerns over the long-term impacts of head injuries have frequently made the news, but the focus has largely been on professional sports players. Researchers have now assessed the long-term impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in young people and looked at the effect on early death, educational attainment, welfare requirements and need for psychiatric care. The study, published in PLOS Medicine, involved a large number of Swedish people who recorded a TBI (including concussion) before the age of 25 and compared them to siblings and others who had not had these injuries. read more
Taking pictures of the inside of the body is well known as a clinical diagnostic tool, but it also holds tremendous promise for health research and a better understanding of a wide range of diseases, like dementia, cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis and stroke. Scientists in the UK are now embarking on the world’s largest ever imaging research study. Its goal is to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other state-of-the-art imaging methods to scan 100,000 people (at least 10 times bigger than any previous imaging study) in the coming years and provide the most detailed examination yet of major organs. These images will allow scientists all over the world to discover new early signs and risk factors of disease, to better understand why some people develop major diseases and others do not, and to develop interventions (such as new drugs, or changes in lifestyle) that could prevent these diseases. read more
The practice of neck dissection in the treatment of advanced head and neck cancer has been associated with complications for some patients. A randomised trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that neck dissection is avoidable in 80% of cases and that the alternative application of PET-CT guided surveillance has similar survival rates and is more cost-effective. read more
Researchers publishing in The Lancet reported using positron emission tomography (PET), a brain imaging technique, in clinical practice to determine which severely brain damaged individuals in vegetative states have the potential to recover consciousness. read more