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A prominent Russian investigative reporter has received a brain injury and multiple fractures when she and a lawyer accompanying her were brutally beaten by unidentified assailants in the Russian province of Chechnya

Billie Wood had recently graduated from Durham University when she became unwell

She had been suffering from brain fog and anxiety for months

According to neuroscientists from Georgetown University Medical Centre, the brain's auditory lexicon, or catalogue of verbal language, is located in the front of the primary auditory cortex, not the rear - a discovery that challenges a century-long understanding of this part of the brain. Read further on Dynamite News:

An estimated 70,800 people in the UK are living with young onset dementia, where symptoms begin before the age of 65

Scientists believe that Alzheimer’s is triggered because of an abnormal build-up of proteins in the brain

An obscure bit of brain tissue appears critical to both out-of-body experiences and our sense of being anchored to a physical self.

Research backed by Clem Burke showed positive effects on brain function and behaviour among adolescents with autism.

Tributes have been paid to mum-of-one Mary Hassey, who died aged 38