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Managing life with a brain tumour during lockdown
Ambassador Oliver Highway discusses how coronavirus has impacted him and his family and how he is coping during this time. My name is Oliver Highway and I am an Ambassador for The Lewis Moody Foundation. To those that may not know, I was diagnosed with a Grade 4 Glioblastoma in 2012 and my brain tumour […]
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The Brain Race announces winning startups in position to defeat brain tumours
The Center for Advancing Innovation (CAI) announces winners of the Brain Race, an open innovation contest to advance high-impact inventions and solutions to defeat brain tumors.
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Tom Daley takes on The 2.6 Challenge!
Olympian Tom Daley will take on the 2.6 challenge with 26 Olympians from Team GB on Sunday.
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Third Sector praise The Brain Tumour Charity
The charity industry’s leading organisation lists The Brain Tumour Charity as one of the best to work for .
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Life in lockdown
Grace, describes how she’s coping with spending the next few months indoors to protect herself against coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Calling all home heroes!
Join us in the nationwide 2.6 challenge and help our community raise vital funds for research
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Caring for someone with a brain tumour during the coronavirus pandemic
If you look after someone with a brain tumour then you may have concerns about how to protect them, and what to do if you become unwell or unable to look after them during Coronavirus. UPDATED – 29 July 2021
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Government bailout and support for charities
Our CEO, Sarah Lindsell, responds to The Government’s recent announcement regarding funding for the Charity sector during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Holding the government to account on behalf of the ‘extremely vulnerable’
As part of its response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the Government identified individuals who are ‘extremely vulnerable’ – that is, those at ‘very high risk of severe illness’ from the virus.
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Our co-funded study could see babies with brain cancer “spared chemotherapy”.
Scientists carried out a large-scale study of 241 infants from around the world.
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Maintaining the access to medicines
Since the vote for Brexit in 2016, there has been the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. Consequently, to avoid disruption if supply routes from the EU were affected, the Government asked pharmaceutical companies to stockpile an extra six weeks’ worth of medicines.
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Grandmother launches Westminster petition calling for more research into DIPG
When her grandson Logan died from a DIPG brain tumour in 2017, Fiona vowed to drive change for everyone affected.
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The future regulation of clinical trials
With the UK in the Brexit transition period until the end of the year, regulation of clinical trials is likely to be under discussion in UK-EU negotiations on the future relationship
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A unique opportunity to engage with our world-leading research
Last week, our first lab tour of 2020 gave some of our supporters a chance to witness our funded research first-hand.
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Martino was an inspiration to everyone in our community
Today we have heard the incredibly sad news of Martino Sclavi’s passing. He has been a driving force in much of our work and a huge advocate for the entire brain tumour community.
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The ascent begins!
Early this morning, the teams strapped on their skiis and headed to the slopes to take on Everest In The Alps 2020.
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Development of a new blood test for GPs to accelerate early diagnosis.
An affordable, point of care blood test to diagnose brain tumours was announced today by The University of Bristol.
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New figures show increase of research funding for brain tumours
The level of funding into the research of brain tumours in the UK has increased overall by a third, according to figures released by the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI).
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Meet our London Marathon runners – Claire’s story
My marathon journey has been a bit of a whirlwind. I lost my husband to this cruel disease in April last year after a courageous 17 month battle.
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Love is in the air for our Young Adults community
Some of our Young Adults Service community explore how to give Cupid a helping hand this Valentine’s Day.
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The future of European scientific research
On January 31, the UK formally left the European Union (EU). As a result, we have now entered into an 11-month transition period, as the future UK-EU relationship is negotiated.
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Managing relationships after a brain tumour diagnosis
Dr Katherine Carpenter, helps us explore the ways a brain tumour diagnosis can put a strain on relationships for everyone affected.
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The advances of AI in healthcare
In April, NHSX, the unit whose remit is to deliver the digital transformation of the health service, will begin running a new artificial intelligence (AI) Lab.
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Patients ‘struggle to access key information’ as NHS staff shortages bite, says report
A report out today warns the NHS has too few staff to provide patients with information and support – an issue we know is key for those diagnosed with a brain tumour.