Structured exercise cuts chemo brain risk during cancer treatment
A structured home exercise programme significantly reduced cognitive impairment in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to a large phase III trial —…
Digital CBT eases heart attack anxiety and boosts quality of life, study finds
Digital CBT treatment reduced cardiac-related anxiety and improved patients’ quality of life and physical function after a heart attack. This is shown…
Advancing brain–computer interfaces for rehabilitation and assistive technologies
Motor imagery (MI) is the mental process of imagining a specific limb movement, such as raising a hand or walking, without physically…
Intensive therapy approaches benefit infants and toddlers with cerebral palsy
Infants and toddlers with unilateral cerebral palsy, which affects the brain’s control of muscles on one side of the body, show lasting…
Feeling unfulfilled could lead to riskier, heavier alcohol use
People who have three basic psychological needs met are more likely to have a healthy relationship with alcohol, according to new research from the…
Rare sugars could hold key to new alcohol dependence treatments, researchers say
Scientists in Japan have identified a biological pathway that links the body’s regulation of sugar appetite with its control of alcohol consumption…
A holiday to better recovery
Hip fractures are common in the elderly, with many patients experiencing a decline in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) post-surgery. Therefore, postoperative…
Advancing brain–computer interfaces for rehabilitation and assistive technology
Motor imagery (MI) is the mental process of imagining a specific limb movement, such as raising a hand or walking, without physically…
Radiotherapy may help reduce risk of lymphoedema in breast cancer
Patients with breast cancer may be able to avoid lymphoedema, which can occur after surgery to remove lymph nodes in the armpit…