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Scientists find link between levels of adult speech and infant myelin, which surrounds nerves and makes signals more efficient

Toddlers who heard more speech in everyday life had more myelin in their brains, researchers found

Researchers found that infants who heard more speech also had more myelin – a substance that makes brain signals more efficient.

Elen Thomas, from Wales, was not entitled to a refund when she missed her flight at Heathrow Airport where she was supposed to jet off to Japan with her 11-year-old son

Patient M miraculously survived after taking a missile to the head during the Spanish Civil War but his injuries left him seeing the world very differently to his reality

Cornwall mum-of-three Tara Simpson has named her brain tumour after the Harry Potter villain due to it being "he-who-must-not-be-named" in her family

Research on vacation shows we need to embrace a new mindset: Vacation isn’t frivolous; it’s healthy. Studies suggest time off is essential to well-being.

According to a study from the University of California, Irvine, exposure to traffic-related air pollution causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and the activation of brain pathways linked to the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Read further on Dynamite News:

Father-of-two Peter McDonagh says he was forced to give up his professional boxing career after doctors missed signs of his brain tumour for six years

Researchers may have pinpointed the spot where brains store memories, which could help develop new neurological drugs.

This isn't your great grandpa's retirement style.