Brain Fade: an Ode to Courage
Not the loud kind. Not the kind that arrives with a speech or leaves people clapping. This is quieter. It’s in the morning, before anything has improved, when…
Unlucky, But Lucky: Howard’s Story
Howard had always been active – tramping, mountain biking, and volunteering on the Coastguard Sumner rescue boats. Stroke wasn’t on his radar.
Mastering Movement, Why Transitions Matter
We lose balance most often not when standing still, but during transitions - those quick shifts from one posture or movement to another. In movement science, these are the moments…
When a Brain Protein Goes Rogue
Proteins are the brain’s quiet workers, building, repairing, and keeping systems running so we can move, think, and feel. Most of the time, they do this unnoticed. But occasionally, a…