Suzanne Leigh

2 weeks ago | ucsf.edu | Suzanne Leigh

What’s NewAfter more than half a century, the assessment of traumatic brain injuries gets an overhaul. Why It MattersClinicians say the proposed framework will lead to more accurate diagnoses and treatment, providing more rigorous care for some patients and preventing premature discussions about halting life support in others.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Suzanne Leigh

Labour and Tories digest Reform UK election surgeReutersReform leader Nigel Farage was at the Runcorn count to welcome his party's newest MP, Sarah PochinThe Labour and Conservative parties are digesting the results of England's local and Mayoral elections after Reform UK made major gains at their expense. With counting complete, Nigel Farage's party took control of 10 local councils, won two mayoral races and added a fifth MP by taking Runcorn and Helsby.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Suzanne Leigh

Emma DaviesBBC NewsReporting fromTenerifeHolidaymakers heading to Tenerife in the Canary Islands are warned to prepare for disruption as hotel workers take part in strikes at the start of the Easter bank holiday weekend. Organisers say workers on the island are striking on Thursday and Friday in a row over pay and conditions. The industrial action was due to be across the Canary Islands but an agreement was reached on Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

2 months ago | ucsf.edu | Suzanne Leigh

‘Eureka moments’ change the future for patients with MSHauser, a New York City native, joined UCSF in 1992 following a faculty position at Harvard Medical School. In his 2023 memoir, “The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries,” he recounts a stunning encounter with a young woman during his medical residency. Once a competitive athlete and White House attorney, she was now ravaged by the disease.

2 months ago | ucsf.edu | Suzanne Leigh

A study in Neurology, led by Yue Leng, PhD, and Sasha Milton, followed the sleep patterns of 733 older female participants to see if specific patterns of change were associated with a higher risk of dementia. The participants, whose average age was 83, were monitored by wrist devices that track movement and time spent asleep. They had normal cognition at the start of the study. What They DiscoveredAt the end of the study, five years later, 13% had developed dementia.