Coronavirus harms the brain and nervous system of HALF of severely ill patients

Coronavirus harms the brain and nervous system of HALF of severely ill patients — causing symptoms such as stumbling, slurred speech and seizures, study finds By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 16:04 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 16:13 BST, 10 April 2020 Coronavirus harms the brain and nervous system of half of severely ill … Read more

Teenager says coronavirus test is like ‘being stabbed in the brain’

A teenager described the coronavirus test like ‘being stabbed in the brain’ as her viral video shows a testing swab being forced several inches into her nostril. Shelby, from Utah, went to a drive-thru testing centre in the US and posted footage of her experience on Tik Tok which has since amassed millions of views. … Read more

Hollyoaks star Joe Tracini says his brain ‘told him to kill himself’

Hollyoaks star Joe Tracini has bravely opened up about his high-end personality disorder, admitting his his brain ‘told him to kill himself on Tuesday’. The 31-year-old actor, best known for playing Dennis Savage in the Channel 4 soap, called into Good Morning Britain on Thursday to discuss his mental health battle and how he’s coping … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Can electric shocks to your brain give you the memory of a 20-year-old?

Do you ever go upstairs to look for something, then realise you have no idea why you were going upstairs in the first place? Or what about putting rice on to cook, then leaving the room and only returning when you smell the burning? I find that as I get older I am increasingly doing … Read more

Maria Menounos describes devastating brain tumor diagnosis as mother was also battling cancer

Maria Menounos is urging the public not to dismiss symptoms as merely ‘work stress’ as she did prior to her brain tumor diagnosis. The 40-year-old Sirius XM host revealed in July 2017 that she had a mass the size of a golf ball and that she’d undergone surgery to remove it.  In a recent appearance … Read more

Michelle Money reveals the pressure has increased on her daughter’s brain after her accident

She was optimistic about her daughters condition on Wednesday, calling it ‘another good day on the books.’ But Michelle Money, 39, shared a more mixed message on Friday about her daughter Brielle, 15, who suffered a devastating head injury from a skateboarding accident over the weekend. The former Bachelor star posted an update from her … Read more

Coronavirus: Some patients may suffer brain damage from bleeds

Some coronavirus patients may suffer brain damage as a result of the devastating infection, doctors around the world are warning.   One Florida patient in his 70s lost the ability to speak at least temporarily, The New York Times reported.   Brain scans of a woman in her 50s taken in Detroit revealed that some of her … Read more

Coronavirus: Some patients may suffer brain damage from bleeds

Some coronavirus patients may suffer brain damage as a result of the devastating infection, doctors around the world are warning.   One Florida patient in his 70s lost the ability to speak at least temporarily, The New York Times reported.   Brain scans of a woman in her 50s taken in Detroit revealed that some of her … Read more

Our ancient ancestor ‘Lucy’ had an ape-like brain that grew over time

Human ancestors who lived over three million years ago had an ape-like brain structure but human-like brain growth that showed prolonged periods of care.  The findings are based on analysis of eight fossil skulls of Australopithecus afarensis – the species to which the famous early human ancestor ‘Lucy’ belongs. A. afarensis inhabited East Africa more … Read more

MDMA reopens a ‘window in the brain’ that lets PTSD victims form new bonds

The popular party drug MDMA – or ecstasy – may ‘reopen’ narrow windows in the brain that allows us to re-learn better social behaviors, new research suggests.  MDMA has been given breakthrough therapy status by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because it has shown such promise for treating PTSD.  Scientists have observed the way … Read more