People with dementia benefit from goal-oriented therapy
Bangor University has reported that ninety people who are living with dementia and their carers from across North Wales have contributed to new research findings which have shown that personalised cognitive rehabilitation therapy can help people with early stage dementia to significantly improve their ability to engage in important everyday activities and tasks (Bangor University, … Continue reading People with dementia benefit from goal-oriented therapy
Stimulate your brain when you’re young if you want to stay mentally healthy
Stimulating the brain by taking on leadership roles at work or staying on in education help people stay mentally healthy in later life, according to new research (Bangor University, 2017). The large-scale investigation published in PLOS Medicine and led by Professor Linda Clare of the University of Exeter, recently of Bangor University’s School of Psychology, … Continue reading Stimulate your brain when you’re young if you want to stay mentally healthy
Bangor University computer games to research to help treat Parkinson’s disease
Research into how computer games stimulate the brain could be used to help treat Parkinson’s disease (BBC News, 2017). The study looked at the effects of touch screen “spatial reasoning games” on the part of the brain used to control movement. Early research involving sixteen people with Parkinson’s disease showed it could help stimulate impaired … Continue reading Bangor University computer games to research to help treat Parkinson’s disease
Bangor University opens new health and wellbeing labs
Bangor University has invested £1m in a new state-of-the-art facility, the PAWB Centre, at its School of Sport Health & Exercise Sciences (Bangor University, 2017). Two new exercise physiology laboratories, which research the functioning of the human body and a large new teaching laboratory will extend and complement the School of Sport Health & Exercise … Continue reading Bangor University opens new health and wellbeing labs
Dad designs and 3D prints arm for his son using XBox scanner
A father from Anglesey has designed a 3D printed arm for his two year old son, using a £20 XBox scanner (WalesOnline, 2017). Former psychology lecturer Ben Ryan developed his own patented hydraulic system to help his son, Sol, who lost most of his left arm following an injury at birth. The system, inspired by … Continue reading Dad designs and 3D prints arm for his son using XBox scanner
Welsh universities secure EU funding for the diagnosis and treatment of life threatening diseases
The National Research Network in Advanced Engineering and Materials (NRN AEM), an engineering network set up as part of the Welsh Government’s Science for Wales initiative, has been a significant support in aiding scientists to secure EU investments into Welsh universities (Business News Wales, 2017). Two projects funded as part of the NRN AEM have … Continue reading Welsh universities secure EU funding for the diagnosis and treatment of life threatening diseases
