Mark Baker

Nov 4, 2024 | jnnp.bmj.com | Mark Baker |Stuart Maitland

ALS EVOKED POTENTIALS MAGNETIC STIMULATION MOTOR NEURON DISEASE With its description in 1985 by Barker and colleagues, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for the first time offered a painless electrophysiological technique for assessing corticospinal function and upper motor neuron disease (UMND) in patients—a breakthrough at the time; while the first clinically useful full-body MRI scan had been demonstrated by Mallard’s team at Aberdeen in 1980, the resolution of spinal cord images was...

Apr 15, 2024 | metro.us | Mark Baker |Rod McGuirk

SYDNEY (AP) — Police in Australia say a man has been arrested after a bishop and three churchgoers were stabbed in Sydney. There are no life-threatening injuries. It occurred during a televised service at the church on Monday evening, police said. The Orthodox Assyrian church streams services online.

Nov 22, 2023 | medrxiv.org | Natalie J Maffitt |Maria Germann |Anne Baker |Mark Baker

The authors have declared no competing interest. This work was supported by a grant (MR/W004798/1) from the Medical Research Council UK Research and Innovation. I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.

Aug 30, 2023 | from.ncl.ac.uk | Mark Baker

An estimated 1.9 million people, around 3% of the UK population, have long Covid and of those, nearly three-quarters are experiencing disabling symptoms of fatigue. Fatigue can hugely impact your quality of life. Here at Newcastle University, we want to understand the pathology of SARS-CoV-2. Dr Mark Baker, Senior Clinical Lecturer at Newcastle University, discusses a recent breakthrough that could help medics treat symptoms for long Covid sufferers.

Mar 7, 2023 | wanderlust.co.uk | Mark Baker

Mark Baker | 07 March 2023 Poland’s pair of medieval cities offer uncommon charm and elegance in strikingly different ways...