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Rohan Godhania, from West London, suffered "irreversible" brain damage days after his dad bought him the protein shake at a supermarket to help him build up muscle

People often jokingly say they’ve “got a bit of OCD” (obsessive-compulsive disorder) if they are overly organised or tidy. But OCD is actually a severe and disabling disorder characterised by obsessions – recurrent intrusive thoughts, impulses or images that are unwanted and anxiety provoking. This is often coupled with compulsions,…

This brainteaser has left many people baffled

Reading for pleasure between two and nine years old leads to improved cognition, mental health, and brain structure.

Children who read perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter adolescence, researchers found.

Jurors considering a death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue killer Robert Bowers heard mixed testimony from doctors about whether medical scans showed any significant brain damage — a central point of contention in his lawyers’ strategy to spare his life

EastEnders aired the final farewell of tragic Lola Pearce on Tuesday night, weeks on from her death from a brain tumour on the BBC soap

Psychedelic use is growing, and the business elites are taking an interest.

The number of people with dementia, including those with Alzheimer's disease, are projected to increase from 50+ million now to more than 150 million in 2050, according to Alzheimer's Disease International. Those sheer numbers will mean that investors in certain stocks, producing Alzheimer's drugs to combat the disease, are poised…