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Jayden Lamerton, 6, was diagnosed with high-grade brain tumour diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) in January.

Studies show too much noise, particularly loud, irregular noise, can hurt a child's brain development, because if sound is irregular, it distracts our brains and makes concentration more difficult.

Her son Martin has now announced her death after the incident and told the BBC she fought "for her life for nearly two weeks... but irreversible damage to her brain finally ended the battle".

People have been left scratching their heads by a new tricky brain teaser - the task is simple, you must find the cheating school student within the image in 5 seconds or less

Is red wine good for you? Is it healthier to drink a little than not at all? Is there such a thing as hangxiety? It’s time to sort fact from fiction

Watch: Australian neo-nazi groups are actively recruiting members according to the recent testimony of the ASIO Director-General. A supercharged brain

Jayden was given one year to live after being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour

Ohio public health officials raise concern about brain-eating amoeba in northern states.

Lola Pearce Brown, who is played by Danielle Harold, is set to lose her battle with a brain tumour in scenes that air on EastEnders next week

Missouri’s public defender system failed to adequately represent Michael Tisius, who was sentenced to death and is scheduled for execution next month, the head of the state office said.

Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. Here I present five of the rarest – and strangest – syndromes known to psychiatry.