Raul Jimenez is expected to play a part for Wolves next season | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC/Getty Images
Wolves club doctor has confirmed Raul Jimenez is making good progress as he continues his rehabilitation from a skull fracture and that he expects the frontman to play a full part in Wolves 2021/22 campaign.
The 30-year-old hasn t featured for Nuno Espirito Santo s side since suffering a shuddering head injury away at Arsenal last November.
Raul Jimenez suffered the injury at Arsenal | Pool/Getty Images
Some feared Jimenez may never play again following the collision with David Luiz, though recent pictures of him greeting his teammates at the Wolves training ground looked positive.
New research project aims to treat patients with secondary brain damage
The Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge have launched a new research project aimed at discovering if selective P2X7 receptor blocker drugs can be repurposed to treat patients with secondary brain damage.
Funded by almost £1 million from the Medical Research Council, the project will be carried out in two phases over the next three years.
The leading cause of death and disability in those aged under 40, traumatic brain injury costs the UK economy an estimated £8 billion per year. Mortality rates are high and many who survive suffer life-long disability, however there are currently no approved drugs available in the clinic to reduce the impact of such injuries on patients.
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