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Poll reveals Canadians’ misunderstandings about stroke
New figures released by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada suggest that Canadians don't have a great understanding of strokes, nor what’s involved in recovering from one. The poll found that half of all Canadians have a close friend or family member who has had...
Education sessions around the province offer practical advice to people who’ve had strokes — and their loved ones
Ray McDonald was able to move a toe, just a tiny bit, on his immobilized left side after he awoke from emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. “You know what that means?” his doctor asked. “That means you’ll walk again.” Now, two years after a hemorrhagic...
Light Therapy May Improve Sleep, Cognition After Brain Injury
Best known as a treatment for seasonal affective disorder, bright light therapy may improve sleep, cognition, emotion and brain function following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new study. The study found that six weeks of morning bright light...
Cyclists, Wear Your Helmet: Your Brain will Thank You
For some of us, it's just plain common sense. But for others, fear of hat hair may be all it takes to shift bike riders away from safety. However, a new study confirms what many of us have thought all along. The rate of bicycle-related fatalities are significantly...
West Vancouver stroke survivor a champion for the cause
THOMAS Dignum is among the Lower Mainland residents going to bat for the B.C. Children's Hospital Foundation next weekend at a fundraising slo-pitch tournament. The 12-year-old West Vancouver resident and Grade 6 student at Ridgeview elementary is not only going to...
Novel Brain Training Device to Reconnect Brain and Paralyzed Limb After Stroke
The world's first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. Developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering (BME), this novel device...
Invisible wounds of war
The following is a script from "Invisible Wounds" which aired on May 5, 2013. David Martin is the correspondent. Mary Walsh, producer. We all learned a lot in recent years about the dangers of head injuries from contact sports like football. We now know that a hard...
Winter blues and summer bummer link brains of rats and man
Nicholas Spitzer and Davide Dulcis felt for people in higher latitudes whose attitudes soured in the shorter daylight hours of winter. The neuroscientists, who work in balmy San Diego, wondered whether summer was a bummer for rats. They’re nocturnal, after all. That...
Prince Harry opens Headway headquarters in Nottingham
Prince Harry has opened the new headquarters of a brain injury charity supported by his mother, during his first official visit to Nottingham. He was greeted by hundreds of schoolchildren as he opened the head office of Headway where Diana, Princess of Wales, served...