Twenty years ago, Professor K Ray Chaudhuri and colleagues wrote in ACNR about the often neglected non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s which impact so much on a patient’s quality of life – symptoms such as pain, poor sleep, depression, anxiety, sexual dysfunction and autonomic problems. Two decades on, the newly launched King’s Parkinson’s Charitable Fund aims…
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Grant to explore new epilepsy treatment for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)
Dr Felix Chan awarded £174k grant to study Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) and epilepsy by Epilepsy Research UK. The new study will investigate lysine metabolism as a therapeutic target for epilepsy in TSC Research designed with TSC and epilepsy patient community through Tuberous Sclerosis Association and Epilepsy Research UK. A researcher based in Aston Institute for…
Parliamentary ABI reception attracts hundreds of attendees
UKABIF trustees and members attended an Acquired Brain Injury reception in Parliament hosted by Chris Bryant MP. Around 60 MPs from across the House attended to hear first hand from people living with an acquired brain injury, just what improvements need to be made. It was a wonderful opportunity for organisations to network and for…
Online auction for Newly Injured Scheme
Neurokinex, a specialist paralysis rehabilitation charity with sites at Gatwick, Hemel and Bristol, is running an online auction for two weeks from noon on Friday July 17th until noon on Friday July 31st to raise funds to safeguard the future of its Newly Injured Scheme. The auction includes a wide choice of lots including sports…
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Support Group
News from The Hereditary Spatic Paraplegia Support Group
