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These 12 things can reduce your dementia risk – but many Australians don't know them all

Dementia is a leading cause of death in Australia.

The Conversation

Nootropics: what are they and why we’re hearing more about them

Often referred to as cognitive enhancers, smart drugs, memory enhancers and brain boosters, they are intended to support mental performance.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kendall Jenner says brain scan showed that she ‘100 per cent has anxiety’

Model has been outspoken about her struggles with anxiety

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Young autistic man, 24, died of rare ear infection complication, inquest hears

Connor McPike had a history of ear infections and died after a 'rare complication'

Manchester Evening News

An algorithm that can help decode brain scans to identify the occurrence and type of epilepsy

To develop and train the algorithm, researchers examined EEG data from 88 human subjects. The team then analysed data and classified different wave patterns into sharp signals, spikes, and slow waves

The Hindu

Success of experimental Alzheimer’s drug hailed as ‘historic moment’

Study shows cognition in early-stage patients on lecanemab declines by 27% less than those on placebo

The Guardian - UK

Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall short

Imagine growing up tormented by fears and life-consuming rituals that make no sense to you or those around you. Then imagine the shame of being told by mental health providers that, because you understand that your behaviors are illogical but keep doing them anyway, you must want to stay sick.

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‘Historic’ breakthrough as dementia drug shown to slow cognitive decline

Lecanemab found to slow decline in participants’ memory and thinking caused by the brain-wasting disease by 27 per cent

Evening Standard

Embedded bias: How medical records sow discrimination

David Confer, a bicyclist and an audio technician, told his doctor he “used to be Ph.D. level” during a 2019 appointment in Washington, D.C. Confer, then 50, was speaking figuratively: He was experiencing brain fog — a symptom of his liver problems. But did his doctor take him seriously? Now,…

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Parents of baby who tried to breathe after being declared dead lose High Court battle

The boy’s parents have been told "treatment is futile" after their five-month-old son suffered "catastrophic" brain injuries which means the boy will now have his ventilator removed and only receive palliative care

Daily Mirror

Parents of baby who tried to breathe after being declared dead lose life support battle

High Court judge rules continuing five-month-old boy’s treatment is ‘futile’

The Independent UK

'Gutter water', 'monkey tail' and smoked faeces: new dangers on Nigeria's drug scene

New, unconventional drugs are becoming popular in Nigeria, designed by dealers and users to replicate the effects of illegal substances like cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy. They affect how the brain works and cause changes in mood, feelings and behaviour. Policymakers have labelled them as “new psychoactive substances” because they’re not…

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Brain cancer symptoms as new drug could 'kill' aggressive tumours in breakthrough

New research has found a potential treatment for aggressive forms of brain cancer

Daily Record

Mum refused to have termination, and now baby Kensley is thriving at 14months

Doctors twice told pregnant Katie that she should not have her baby

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Alzheimer’s progression slowed by drug in major trial

Eisai Co. and partner Biogen Inc. said their Alzheimer’s drug significantly slowed the disease, making it the first medicine to clearly blunt progression of the most common type of dementia in a definitive, large-scale trial.

Daily Mirror

Kendall Jenner admits to unexpected hobby as she urges Khloe Kardashian to get brain scan

Kendall Jenner wants sister Khloe Kardashian to get a brain scan and despite being skeptical to start with, the Good American co-founder's interest peaked

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Kurt Busch gives updates on health, timetable for return to NASCAR Cup competition

CONCORD, N.C. — Kurt Busch feels “good” as he continues his recovery from a brain injury he sustained more than two months ago, and he remains hopeful that he’ll eventually return to the NASCAR Cup Series.

The Conversation

Why suicide prevention support is crucial for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability that affects the brain and body of people prenatally exposed to alcohol. New research is backing concerns raised by the FASD community about the high rates of suicidality among people with FASD.

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Ex-GOPer: Gohmert, Gosar "unhinged"

Louie Gohmert and Paul Gosar "seemed to be joined at the brain stem," Denver Riggleman wrote in his new book

Daily Record

Community rallies around Dumbarton dad after collapse led to brain tumour diagnosis

Former rock band frontman Kenny Collins was diagnosed with a 3cm brain tumour after collapsing at home.

Daily Mirror

Mum ignored medical advice to terminate pregnancy and had baby who defied all odds

Nursery assistant Katie White, 24, had a completely normal pregnancy up until she reached 20 weeks. Her baby was then diagnosed with hydrocephalus but she chose not to have an abortion

Daily Mirror

Angel Lynn: Woman kidnapped and paralysed by boyfriend now learning to swallow again

Angel Lynn, 21, was kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend Chay Bowskill and then fell out of a moving van on the A6 near Loughborough in September 2020, leaving her with catastrophic brain injuries

Daily Mirror

Women with rare brain disease ‘has lived in one room for over 24 months’

Daisy Simpsons, from Essex, was first diagnosed with Moyamoya disease - known to impact one in a million people and only treatable with brain surgery - in June 2021 and claims she's been "stuck in the same room for 24 months" since that time

The Independent UK

My daughter went for a routine chiropractor appointment. Now she’s paralysed

EXCLUSIVE: A 28-year-old Georgia woman went to a chiropractor in June to relieve neck tightness after studying for her chemistry finals. Her life changed 20 minutes later, her mother tells Sheila Flynn

Wales Online

Woman with extremely rare Moyamoya brain disease has lived in one room for two years

Daisy Simpson, 34, needs round-the-clock care and claims the condition of her flat is putting her and her carers at risk

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