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We all know that feeling when nature calls – but what’s far less understood is the psychology behind it. Why, for example, do we get the urge to pee just before getting into the shower, or when we’re swimming? What brings on those “nervous wees” right before a date?

Syed Parveez, a 52-yr-old Mysuru resident, declared brain dead after a road mishap, had his liver, kidneys and heart valves harvested and donated to eligible recipients. 877 multi-organ donations and 2,352 tissue donations have been made in Karnataka since 2007, showing the impact of organ donation on saving lives. Donating…

Fast-track approval of three risky drugs intends to slow the disease, but evidence they benefit patients is shaky

Actor’s Bafta-winning composer husband died of brain tumour weeks beforehand

Two decades ago there were only two criteria used to diagnose concussion. Jon Patricios, a sport and exercise medicine physician and co-lead author of the latest international consensus statement on concussion in sport, discusses the science of head injuries and some of the protocols adopted by World Rugby to make…

Exclusive: Andy Casey’s family believe he still responds to pain and his favourite music but have lost a High Court battle to keep him alive

The 'Lake Ness Monster' is the brain child of school kids injecting some colour into the skate park.

Victim left with bleed on brain after being punched and kicked in the head last month at London Bridge station

Eric Lamaze allegedly lied about having metastatic brain cancer

Researchers found that shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes may indicate an increased risk of dementia. Read further on Dynamite News:

Mr Justice MacDonald said tests showed that Andy Casey, 20, of Mitcham, south-west London, was dead