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McCall reflects on her life-saving surgery and urges others to prioritise health checks

The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough estimates suggest that about 10% of U.S. teenagers may have played this type of game at least once.

These brain-boosting activities are great for the whole family.

This year I am adapting my own rituals – and with them, hopefully, the landscape of my brain - as the ultimate gift to myself

Yoga has been linked to numerous health benefits. But is it also the secret to a long life? This is what Daisy Taylor, a centenarian from Chelmsford, England, reports.

Letters: Prof Mark Pallen, Dr Aimee Parker, Prof Nick Loman and Prof Alan Walker take issue with an article that discussed the existence of a brain microbiome and its impact on diseases

Amy Allen might not yet be a household name, but her work lives in your brain rent free

A woman who abandoned a young boy overnight in the woods, leaving him with serious injuries, avoided jail despite the severity of her actions.

Out of 776 responders to our callout, 711 say they experienced withdrawal symptoms, many debilitating

“I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. This week: animals. How will you fare?