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Get ready for Brain Awareness Week 2010

Brain Awareness Week runs from 15 - 21 March 2010. A global campaign to increase public awareness of brain research, Brain Awareness Week will feature hundreds of events and activities across the world.

Living with a benign brain tumour

Gavin Burden explains how he underwent brain surgery which left him partially sighted.

Recovering from neurosurgery: a patient's story

Pamela Walker describes some of the challenges she faced in the aftermath of a coiling operation, and some of the strategies she has used to overcome them. "Everyone is different but I hope that reading some of my challenges will help people," says Pam.

Brain and Spine Foundation certified a quality provider of health information under new Information Standard

The Brain and Spine Foundation is one of the first organisations in the UK to be certified as a quality provider of health information, as part of The Information Standard, a new certification scheme supported by the Department of Health.

Supporting the Brain and Spine Foundation: personal stories

Why are people driven to raise funds for charity? Today, this year's Brain and Spine Foundation London Marathon team share their stories and explain why they are supporting a cause that is close to their hearts.

Ossie Ardiles is captain of Brain and Spine Marathon team

Football legend Ossie Ardiles is leading this year's Brain and Spine Foundation / Daily Telegraph London Marathon runners, as Team Captain.

Carers: would you like to influence change in respite care services?

Do you care for an adult with a long term neurological condition? Would you like to influence change in services that allow carers to take a break?

A better service in 2010: Improving our information services

Can you help us to ensure that we can provide an even better service in 2010?

Undiagnosed conditions: take part in a BBC pilot

If you have an undiagnosed condition, Shine TV would like to hear from you if you would be interested in taking part in a new pilot for BBC One.

Audio fact sheets now available!

You can now download Angiogram of the brain, Brain and spine scans, Coiling of brain aneurysms and Craniotomy as audio files.

Helping professionals communicate with older people who have neurological conditions

A new Brain and Spine Foundation pilot training course will help health and social care professionals communicate effectively with older people with neurological conditions.

Never give up hope: one neurological patient's marathon achievement

For Stuart Lee, competing in a race, any race, was always going to be a challenge. Born with Hydrocephalus, Stuart had 17 brain operations in the first 18 years of his life and has a cyst the size of a tennis ball in his brain.

Fancy a challenge in 2010? Here are some ideas...

The 2010 calendar of events will give you lots of ideas for unusual adventures, including marathons, triathlons, treks and cycle trips.

New patient information on dizziness and balance

A new booklet on dizziness and balance was launched today by the Brain & Spine Foundation, a charity providing expert medical information to people affected by neurological disorders. The booklet is accompanied by a factsheet on vestibular rehabilitation exercises.

Brain Tumour: more research needed, say organisations

More research is needed into brain tumour, its causes and treatment, say brain tumour organisations raising awareness this week.

The Brain and Spine Foundation has moved!

From 15 October 2009 our new address is: Brain & Spine Foundation, 3.36 Canterbury Court, Kennington Park, Brixton Road, London SW9 6DE.

Congratulations to our Great North 09 team!

Congratulations to our Great North 09 team!

Brain and Spine website accredited by the Health on the Net Foundation

The Brain and Spine Foundation website has been certified a reliable source of medical information by the Health on the Net Foundation.

Get the latest Brain and Spine updates on Twitter

Follow the Brain and Spine Foundation on Twitter at http://twitter.com/brainspine for the latest news and discussion.

Lands End to John O'Groats: the story so far

Medical students Tessa Coulson and Charlotte Wilson are cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats and raising money for the Brain and Spine Foundation. Find out how they have got on in their first week!

BSF fundraisers get on their bikes

In the next few months, fundraisers will be pedalling over 5,000 miles for the Brain and Spine Foundation in two spectacular cycling endeavours.

Brain Tumour Research: July newsletter

The July newsletter from Brain Tumour Research, a group of 14 UK charities including the Brain and Spine Foundation, is available now.

"Medicine and Me" conference for people with MS

The Royal Society of Medicine, in association with the MS Trust, is organising a Medicine and Me conference for sufferers of MS on Tuesday 6th October.

Awareness raising - can you help us?

The Brain and Spine Foundation is looking for people affected by particular neurological conditions or symptoms to help us by telling their stories.

Communication skills training project update

Read the latest news about the Foundation's Communication Skills Training project, for professionals who work with older people who have a neurological condition.

Changing Places, Changing Lives: campaign for fully accessible toilets

For many people with spinal injuries or other disabilities, standard disabled loos aren't sufficient for their needs.

Undiagnosed neurological conditions

The Brain and Spine Information Team would like to hear from people who are experiencing neurological symptoms but do not have a clear diagnosis.

Are you caring for someone with a neurological condition? Then speak out about your experiences...

Are you caring for someone with a neurological condition? Then speak out about your experiences...

New patient information series launched

A new series of booklets and fact sheets has been launched by the Brain & Spine Foundation, providing expert medical information to people affected by neurological disorders.

Dystonia Awareness Week, 9 - 16 May 2009

9 - 16 May 2009 is Dystonia Awareness Week. Dystonia, a neurological movement disorder, causes involuntary muscle contractions which lead the affected parts of the body to develop abnormal movements or postures, with or without tremor.

The end of a long journey: Charlie's final blog

Long distance runner and Brain and Spine fundraiser Charlie Pearson describes in his final blog how he successfully completed his mammoth journey and made it to the London Marathon finish line.

Charities 'put their heads together' to raise lifesaving funds for brain tumour research

Yesterday the Brain and Spine Foundation formed part of a national brain tumour campaign launched at the House of Commons.

Congratulations to our fabulous London Marathon Team 09! Sign up for the Virgin London Marathon 2010 now!

A big thank you to all of our 83 London Marathon 2009 runners. Sponsorship money continues to flood in and so far we have had nearly £50,000 - congratulations to you all! The public ballot for the 2010 marathon opens on 27 April.

Marathon Man goes the extra 206 miles

For most people, the gruelling London Marathon is enough of a challenge. But not for Charlie Pearson, 54 who is setting off to London on foot a week before the other competitors as he plans to run the 206 miles from his home in Altrincham, Manchester to London, nine days before the marathon starts.

How much do you know about the brain?

This week is Brain Awareness Week - but how much do you know about the human brain?

Highs and lows of the Tour de France

Last summer, Nick Stockley decided to cycle the route of the Tour de France to raise funds for the Brain and Spine Foundation. His is a story of (literal) highs and lows...

Are you a carer? Then you're part of the UK's secret service

You may have visited this website because you care for someone affected by a neurological condition. If so, you're not alone - 3 in 5 people will be carers at some point in their lives.

Improving communication between patients, carers and professionals

Older people with neurological conditions, and the professionals who work with them, are taking part in a Brain and Spine Foundation project to identify communication skills training needs.

Charlie's 200 mile pre-Marathon challenge

A member of this year's Daily Telegraph / Brain and Spine Foundation London Marathon team has decided that running the Marathon isn't quite enough of a challenge.

Marathon runners reveal brain and spine stories

Runners taking part in the Flora London Marathon for the Brain and Spine Foundation have told how they are personally affected by neurological conditions.

Remember and celebrate the life of a loved one

The Brain and Spine Foundation have come together with memorial website specialists MuchLoved to offer you the ability to create your own website dedicated to a loved one who has died.

Ask a nurse - online

If you are affected by a brain or spine condition, and want information and support from a neuroscience professional, visit our online discussion boards.

Top 5 booklet requests in 2008

Dizziness was the most read-about topic on the Brain and Spine Foundation website this year, with more people downloading our "Dizziness and balance problems" booklet than any other publication.

Volunteers wanted!

Could you help us to deliver our services to the 10 million people in the UK living with a neurological condition?

Visit our brain injury website for children

The Brain and Spine Foundation has launched an online resource to help children and young people with acquired brain injury (ABI), their brothers and sisters, friends and parents.

Successful training courses extended

The Brain and Spine Foundation's courses for educational psychologists are being extended into 2009.

Reliable information

The Brain and Spine Foundation has been chosen by the Department of Health to take part in a new scheme to make sure that good quality information is available across the health and social care sector.

Working in Westminster

The Brain and Spine Foundation recently attended a meeting of the Brain Tumour All Party Parliamentary Group in Westminster to support the development of a Brain Tumour Register.

What we did in 2007-8: Read our Annual Review

Our Annual Review for 2007-8 - the Brain and Spine Foundation's 15th Anniversary year - is available now.

Improving access to information

The Brain and Spine Foundation has been awarded over a quarter of a million pounds from The Big Lottery to develop our vital information services.

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Last updated 08 March 2010