brain injury

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Female Still In Shock After Getting Hit By Car With Motorcycle

Almost half of people with concussion still show symptoms of brain injury six months later

26 Apr 2023

Even mild concussion can cause long-lasting effects to the brain, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. Using data from a Europe-...

Common drug for build-up of blood following head injury worse than placebo, study finds

16 Dec 2020

A commonly-used treatment for chronic subdural haematoma – the build-up of ‘old’ blood in the space between the brain and the skull, usually as a...

Motorsport crash, Credit: British Touring Car Championship (copyright)

Cambridge team to study concussion in international motorsport

21 Feb 2019

Cambridge researchers are to take part in a study to examine the impact of concussion in motorsports, with the aim of reducing traumatic brain injury...

Running on autopilot: scientists find important new role for ‘daydreaming’ network

23 Oct 2017

A brain network previously associated with daydreaming has been found to play an important role in allowing us to perform tasks on autopilot...

brain2 (edited), Credit: Roger Mommaerts

Brain tumours and brain injury to be focus of new Cambridge laboratories

11 Nov 2016

A new suite of laboratories aimed at improving outcomes for patients with brain injuries and brain tumours opens today at the University of Cambridge.

Electrical brain 'signatures'. The patient to the left is in a vegetative state; the patient in the middle is also in a vegetative state but their brain appears as conscious as the brain of the healthy individual at the right.

Brain, body and mind: understanding consciousness

23 Feb 2016

A bedside device that measures ‘brain signatures’ could help diagnose patients who have consciousness disorders – such as a vegetative state – to...

Eddie Lacy (cropped), Credit: Elvis Kennedy

New origami-like material may help prevent brain injuries in sport

23 Dec 2015

Researchers are developing the next generation of advanced materials for use in sport and military applications, with the goal of preventing brain...

Brain signals from healthy and vegetative state patients

Scientists find ‘hidden brain signatures’ of consciousness in vegetative state patients

16 Oct 2014

Scientists in Cambridge have found hidden signatures in the brains of people in a vegetative state, which point to networks that could support...

Compared with a normal brain (left), the number of white matter fibres in the brain following a traumatic brain injury (right) can be severely reduced, Credit: Virginia Newcombe, Division of Anaesthesia

Head first: reshaping how traumatic brain injury is treated

29 Jan 2014

Traumatic brain injury affects 10 million people a year worldwide and is the leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults. A...

Left: Neuronal cells have ingested Tau protein, which appears in green (scale bar: 10 μm). Right: Optical super-resolution microscopy reveals that ingested protein (red) causes internal protein (green) to form fibrillar aggregates (scale bar: 500 nm).

Protein released from cells triggers chain reactions that could cause Alzheimer’s disease

27 Nov 2013

Researchers have shown that tiny quantities of the protein tau can be enough to kick-start an aggregation process which may explain the onset of...

Brain scan, Credit: Cam-Can / MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences

Cambridge scientists lead brain injury research that could benefit millions

11 Oct 2013

Over a million people in Europe who suffer traumatic brain injuries every year could benefit from a study led by world-renowned Cambridge and Belgian...