Neuroscience
Dr. Graham Teasdale speaks with The Lancet about his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) forty years after he and his colleagues introduced it. Available here at: Lancet podcast.
- The Misrepresentation Of Coma In Films
The unrealistic portrayal of coma in films could be misleading the general public at a time when society has been so bitterly divided by the ethical issues raised by high-profile cases like that of Terri Schiavo. She died last year after her feeding tube...
- Alzheimer's Disease: Cad106 Phase I Results
Vaccine which could help delay Alzheimer's by five years passes first test Daily Record (UK) By Mike Swain 09 June 2012 Read the full article Abstract of publication in Lancet Neurology: link here...
- Upcoming Event: British Psychological Society (4-6 May 2011, Glasgow)
The Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society (BPS) takes place in early May in Glasgow. The conference website can be found at: bps.org.uk/ac2011/. The conference's Twitter voice is: @BPSConference According to the website, the conference's...
- Narrative: Post-traumatic-brain-injury Recovery
This narrative by a writer for The Miami Herald includes a good description of the resolution of her post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) (also called post-traumatic confusional state) in the recovery from the head injury she sustained. Recovering life, self...
- Parkinson Disease: Lrrk2, Park8, And Dardarin
From the BBC: Target found for Parkinson's test A gene mutation which could be behind one in 25 cases of Parkinson's disease has been discovered by scientists. It is hoped the findings could lead to the earlier detection of the disease...
Neuroscience
Glasgow Coma Scale, 40 Years On
Dr. Graham Teasdale speaks with The Lancet about his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) forty years after he and his colleagues introduced it. Available here at: Lancet podcast.
- The Misrepresentation Of Coma In Films
The unrealistic portrayal of coma in films could be misleading the general public at a time when society has been so bitterly divided by the ethical issues raised by high-profile cases like that of Terri Schiavo. She died last year after her feeding tube...
- Alzheimer's Disease: Cad106 Phase I Results
Vaccine which could help delay Alzheimer's by five years passes first test Daily Record (UK) By Mike Swain 09 June 2012 Read the full article Abstract of publication in Lancet Neurology: link here...
- Upcoming Event: British Psychological Society (4-6 May 2011, Glasgow)
The Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society (BPS) takes place in early May in Glasgow. The conference website can be found at: bps.org.uk/ac2011/. The conference's Twitter voice is: @BPSConference According to the website, the conference's...
- Narrative: Post-traumatic-brain-injury Recovery
This narrative by a writer for The Miami Herald includes a good description of the resolution of her post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) (also called post-traumatic confusional state) in the recovery from the head injury she sustained. Recovering life, self...
- Parkinson Disease: Lrrk2, Park8, And Dardarin
From the BBC: Target found for Parkinson's test A gene mutation which could be behind one in 25 cases of Parkinson's disease has been discovered by scientists. It is hoped the findings could lead to the earlier detection of the disease...