Senior aircraftman Scott Stevenson, 25, (pictured) was hurt playing for the RAF first team in the inter-services match lsat year An RAF airman who was determined not to let his side down in a rugby match against the Army died from a head injury after refusing to leave the pitch despite suffering three serious blows … Read more
Senior aircraftman Scott Stevenson, 25, (pictured) was hurt playing for the RAF first team in the inter-services match lsat year An RAF airman who was determined not to let his side down in a rugby match against the Army died from a head injury after refusing to leave the pitch despite suffering three serious blows … Read more
CBD DOES help the mind: Study finds that cannabidiol improves blood flow to parts of the brain associated with memory and decision-making Researchers gave 15 participants with no history of cannabis use 600 mg of CBD on different occasions for a week and then 600 mg of a placebo CBD (cannabidoil) is the main non-psychoactive ingredient … Read more
Scientists have linked on-the-job stress to brain aging and memory loss for the first time, according to new research from Colorado State University. Their findings pertain to a very specific kind of stress. Through surveys about people’s most recent jobs, memory tests and scans of their brains they found brain changes and recall problems in … Read more
Scientists have developed a blood test that can identify if a baby has suffered a lack of oxygen to the brain during birth. The prototype test is based on a study of the blood samples of 45 babies that experienced oxygen deprivation at birth, known as birth asphyxia, which increases the risk of risk of disabilities … Read more
Medics find Eid celebration bullet in the brain of nine-year-old Palestinian boy after his parents took him to hospital complaining he was ‘sleepy’ The unnamed boy was conscious when he arrived at Hadassah Medical Centre Doctors say they discovered blood on his head and a small wound on his scalp They said the bullet passed … Read more
The human brain has a limit on how much information it can process at once due to a finite energy supply, a new study reveals. UK neuroscientists say that energy supply to the brain remains constant and can’t exceed an upper limit, however challenging a task is. But as the brain uses more energy in … Read more
Sherrie Hewson has said she believes her brother had coronavirus when he died of a brain tumour. The 69-year-old former Coronation Street star’s brother Brett Hutchinson, 71, lost his battle with the incurable disease in April this year, following a battle with pneumonia. But Sherrie claims COVID-19 ‘had something to do with’ his passing and believes … Read more
Mums and dads over 70 have thicker grey matter in their brains than people who had never had kids, scientists report. Australian researchers used magnetic resonance imaging to examine differences in grey matter thickness related to parenthood in late life, for both sexes. Grey matter is mostly found on outer-most layer of the brain, or cortex, … Read more
PGA star Camilo Villegas’s 22-month-old daughter Mia dies nearly two months after he tearfully revealed she had brain tumors The 22-month-old daughter of golfer Camilo Villegas has died from tumors on her brain and spine. The tour said Mia Villegas died on Sunday night Mia was diagnosed in March. Tests showed tumors on her brain and … Read more