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Bacon, Hot Dogs and Deli Meat Keep Showing Up in Dementia Research — Here’s What Scientists Have Found

When most people sit down for a traditional weekend breakfast featuring crisp bacon or pack a quick deli turkey sandwich for a weekday lunch, thoughts rarely drift toward long-term neurological health. These convenient, savory meats are staples of modern convenience culture, appearing on diner menus and kitchen tables across the…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Sep 7

Trevor Nelson returns to Radio 2 after surgery: ‘I’ve been hijacked this summer’

The broadcaster, 62, announced in June that he was taking a break from work before revealing he underwent surgery for a brain tumour.

Evening Standard · Sep 7

Inside the brain: Rethinking the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. For many years, researchers believed that its main cause was a buildup of toxic proteins. But recent findings suggest that the problem may have another origin, specifically in the bloodstream.

The Conversation · Sep 7

Daily Word Search Game #112 (Sep 07, 2026)

Expand your vocabulary with today's Daily Word Search puzzle. Choose from Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty levels and challenge yourself to find every hidden word in this fun and addictive word search game. New themed puzzles are added daily for word game and brain teaser fans alike. Entertainment

Bored Panda · Sep 7

Age reversing seafood found? Scientists discover sea squirts that can help you get younger

Age reversing seafood: Scientists have found that plasmalogens, compounds naturally present in sea squirts and other seafood, may help reverse some signs of ageing in the brain. In experiments on aged mice, the compounds improved memory, increased healthy synaptic connections and reduced brain inflammation. Researchers say the findings could open…

The Economic Times · Sep 7

Why Cats Cannot Survive on a Vegetarian Diet: The Taurine Deficiency Every Pet Owner Must Know

What Obligate Carnivore Actually MeansThe word obligate is doing serious work in that phrase. An obligate carnivore is not an animal that prefers meat the way a dog might prefer it over vegetables. It is an animal whose metabolic machinery has, over millions of years of evolution, outsourced certain critical…

Times Life · Sep 7

Mother tells how nail infection led to diagnosis of baby son’s brain tumour

An ultrasound discovered the tumour when Joey Sharp was just days old.

The Independent UK · Sep 6

Doctor who survived brain tumour says card game helped her return to medicine

Trish Gordon was told she had five to 10 years to live after being diagnosed with a brain tumour more than a decade ago.

The Independent UK · Sep 6

Newborn diagnosed with brain tumour after doctors spot tiny detail on fingernail

Sam Sharp took her 11-day-old son, Joey, back to the hospital after he struggled to feed

The Independent UK · Sep 6

One quarter of Australian kids are ‘developmentally vulnerable’ when they start school. Quality childcare can catch them up

We know the first five years are a crucial time in a child’s life. Early experiences, such as family relationships or exposure to trauma, shape brain architecture, which lays the foundation for children’s learning, behaviour and health.

The Conversation · Sep 6