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Benjamin Zephaniah, British poet and campaigner, dies aged 65

The dub poet and author of collections including Talking Turkeys has died of a brain tumour

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah, pioneering poet and Peaky Blinders star, dies aged 65

Zephaniah was diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago

The Independent UK

Are psychedelics the key to long COVID?

Mounting evidence suggests long COVID could be related to serotonin, but the science is far from definite

Salon

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A fibrous path 'twixt heart and brain may make you swoon

A newly discovered pathway between the heart and brain can cause fainting, at least in mice.

WEKU

Man charged with murder of brain-damaged woman assaulted in 2009

Carolyn Kemp was attacked in Walmer Close, Romford

Evening Standard

Push for same focus on DV brain injuries as football concussions

A round table discussed the issue of acquired brain injuries.

Newcastle Herald

How electroconvulsive therapy heals the brain − new insights into ECT, a stigmatized yet highly effective treatment for depression

When most people hear about electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, it typically conjures terrifying images of cruel, outdated and pseudo-medical procedures. Formerly known as electroshock therapy, this perception of ECT as dangerous and ineffective has been reinforced in pop culture for decades – think the 1962 novel-turned-Oscar-winning film “One Flew Over…

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Cuba health and education hollowed out as staff join emigration exodus

US ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions have slashed wages for state workers leading to a brain drain hitting the Revolution’s ‘pillars’

The Guardian - US

A little electric stimulation in just the right spot may bolster a damaged brain

A small study found that electrically stimulating an area deep in the brain allowed people with severe traumatic brain injuries to complete a cognitive test more quickly.

WEKU

Australian Music prize: RVG beat Troye Sivan and Genesis Owusu to $30,000 award

Romy Vager says winning album Brain Worms was a reaction to experiences she faced as a trans woman in music

The Guardian - AU

The deadly reason why you shouldn’t pop a pimple in the ‘Danger Triangle’ on your face

Danger triangle is area of face from the bridge of nose down to corners of mouth

The Independent UK

Electrical stimulation could treat traumatic brain injuries

An early trial suggests that deep brain stimulation could treat cognitive impairment associated with traumatic brain injury.

LiveScience

Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot will get 6 big upgrades soon – including ChatGPT’s new brain

As well as the much-awaited GPT-4 Turbo upgrade, Copilot’s image creation feature has been upgraded, and more besides.

TechRadar

Giant rabies study with 50,000 dogs says only vaccines can stop disease

Katie Hampson's 15-year study of rabies in Tanzania reveals individual dog behaviour plays a key role in its endemic nature. Through contact tracing, brain samples, and modelling, researchers found that rabies spreads locally, with few "super-spreader" dogs, and that vaccination is the only effective way to prevent it. Culling was…

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Inverse

Novel Brain Implant May Give Cognitive Boost For Common Brain Injury

Deep-brain stimulation may restore cognitive function to those with moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries, according to a new phase one clinical trial.

Tom’s Guide

7 signs that you’re in sleep debt and don’t even know it

From poor memory, low moods, and difficulty concentrating — these are the seven key signs that you could be in sleep debt without even realizing it.

Tom’s Guide

I did the triangle pose every day for a week — here's what happened

Our writer performed the triangle pose for 90 seconds on each side of her body every day for one week. Here's her results and how to try it out.

LiveScience

Traumatic memories are processed differently in PTSD

People with PTSD feel like they're reliving past experiences in the present. This may be tied to how the brain processes memories of those experiences.

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The Conversation

Exercise benefits physical and brain health in people with Down's syndrome – new research

Exercise is known to have many benefits when it comes to cognitive function – such as improving memory and concentration skills. Research shows this is true for people in many different age groups, and even in those with conditions which affect their cognitive ability (such as Alzheimer’s disease).

Dynamite News

Researchers shed light on how to restore nerve cells after injury

Peripheral neuropathy can be caused by diabetes, trauma, genetically inherited disease, infection, and other reasons. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

Could you move from your biological body to a computer? An expert explains ‘mind uploading’

Imagine brain scanning technology improves greatly in the coming decades, to the point that we can observe how each individual neuron talks to other neurons. Then, imagine we can record all this information to create a simulation of someone’s brain on a computer.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle jockey grateful for brain injury recovery after horror fall

'I think that's why I'm keen to get back to riding.'

The Hindu

Is football heading linked to measurable decline in brain function?

Verbal learning performance also declined in the high-heading group. Soccer heading linked to brain changes: New research found that over two years, high levels of soccer heading caused measurable declines in brain microstructure and function, as well as verbal learning performance. DTI and verbal learning tests revealed changes in the…

Tom’s Guide

I'm a sleep writer — here's what I do when I can't sleep

If you don’t know what to do when you can’t sleep, try the simple tricks that I use to drift off

The Independent UK

Therese Coffey says brain abscess caused by stress of minister job nearly killed her

Former deputy PM reveals she was diagnosed with a rare brain abscess in 2018

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