Brain Surgeons: Between Life And Death Rating: Ghosts Rating: First, do no harm, warned the fore- father of all doctors, the Greek physician Hippocrates. It was all very well to say that in 400BC, but he had no idea about 21st-century brain surgery. ‘Virtually everything we do in neurosurgery carries a high risk,’ remarked Mr … Read more
Brain Surgeons: Between Life And Death Rating: Ghosts Rating: First, do no harm, warned the fore- father of all doctors, the Greek physician Hippocrates. It was all very well to say that in 400BC, but he had no idea about 21st-century brain surgery. ‘Virtually everything we do in neurosurgery carries a high risk,’ remarked Mr … Read more
3D-printed implants that link human brains to computers and stimulate the spinal cord could be used to treat people with paralysis Researchers built a prototype of the brain chip and tested it on animals It was effective at detecting and relaying electrical signals from a computer Also functions correctly on surface of the brain, peripheral nerves … Read more
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A 17-year-old girl faked a brain tumour to found a charity she used to con pop stars out of hundreds of thousands of pounds and fund her luxury trips to Disneyland. Megan Bhari founded Believe in Magic to help ‘other’ terminally ill children in 2012 before she died in 2018 at age 23. The charity, backed … Read more
Schoolgirl, 17, FAKED brain tumour to con pop stars and their fans out of up to £400,000 so she could take private jets and visit Disneyland while having ‘treatment’ in US Meghan Bhari founded Believe in Magic to help terminally ill children in 2012 The charity was dissolved last week after £397,786 was taken out … Read more
Effect of sleep on the human brain ‘suddenly changes’ in childhood from learning and memory support to maintenance and repair, study shows US researchers studied brain and sleep data on children aged from 0–15 They found that sleep’s function shift at around the age of two-and-a-half This is an age at which several big brain … Read more
Healthcare professionals with so-called ‘long Covid’ are urging the government to take the condition seriously as they add their voices to the thousands of people suffering from lasting effects of the virus weeks, and even months, after their first symptoms. Junior anesthetist Linn Järte, of Swansea and GP Amy Small are among those sharing their often … Read more
It has been more than 10 years in the making, but scientists are preparing to implant a ‘bionic eye’ in a human subject. Researchers at Monash University have developed wireless implants that sit on the surface of the brain, which are said to restore vision to the blind. Called Gennaris bionic vision system, it includes … Read more
How even a short walk can boost your brain: Exercising for just two MINUTES each day can improve concentration, memory and problem-solving skills, study finds Scientific review found people improved on memory tests after exercising Findings come from 13 studies which were analysed by Swedish researchers Exercise is believed to increase levels of a protein … Read more