In this issue:

Cool caps for babies

An Action Medical Research project has contributed to the discovery that brain damage caused by sudden lack of oxygen at birth can be reversed.

Finding the perfect fit

Imagine if the only pair of shoes you had rubbed and blistered your feet every time you wore them. You’d do everything you could to avoid them. Now imagine you had an artificial lower leg that didn’t fit comfortably.

Important advance in battle against bronchiolitis

Bronchiolitis is one of the main causes of infant hospital admission in the UK, which results each year in the hospitalisation of some 20,000 children under one year old.

My story: turning point

Two years ago Olivia Giles almost died after contracting meningococcal septicaemia.

New findings on rheumatic disorders

Spondyloarthropathies (SpAs) are a collection of rheumatic disorders affecting one in 100 of the UK population. Although the name may not be familiar, the SpAs are as common as rheumatoid arthritis.

Pushing the boundaries

Professor Nicholas Fisk is a world leader in the search for treatments for babies with problems inside the womb. Daniel Sartin reports on his new Action Medical Research project.

Rewiring the brain

An Action Medical Research study of the brain that offers real hope to tiny stroke victims.

Team makes rapid progress on leg ulcers

In the UK, around 500,000 people suffer from leg ulcers that can cause extreme pain, long term disability and are the major cause of lower leg amputation in the elderly.

The boy whose skin fell off

The Action Medical Research connection to the high profile Channel 4 documentary

The link between folic acid and preventing spina bifida

Nowadays most mums-to-be can expect to give birth to a healthy baby. This is due in no small part to increased public awareness of the things pregnant women can do to increase their chances of having a healthy child.

Welcome relief for men with prostate and bladder problems

Many men suffer from bladder and urinary symptoms as they grow older, usually caused by an enlarged prostate gland, or weakness or over-activity of the bladder muscle.