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Illuminating the brain one neuron and synapse at a time – 5 essential reads about how researchers are using new tools to map its structure and function

Scientists know both a lot and very little about the brain. With billions of neurons and trillions of connections among them, and the experimental limitations of examining the seat of consciousness and bodily function, studying the human brain is a technical, theoretical and ethical challenge. And one of the biggest…

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Lewis Hamilton complaints spark "brain damage" fears from Mercedes chief Toto Wolff

Toto Wollf is calling for further FIA intervention to address porpoising, the phenomenon which has derailed Mercedes' 2022 season, and is concerned his drivers could suffer from long-term problems

Daily Mirror

Teenage footballer given devastating diagnosis after being told he has long Covid

Kane Allcock, 15, began to suffer more severe headaches, was nauseous and struggled to walk, due to dizziness. An MRI scan revealed he had fluid build up in his brain and a tumour

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Renfrew Dad who suffered life-changing brain injury thanks charity for support

Quarriers Brain Injury service has supported Dougie since 2018

Daily Record

Former Albion Rovers star receives life-saving brain surgery and thanks doctors for "second chance"

Will Graham is on the mend after suffering a bleed on the brain

Daily Record

Archie Battersbee: Timeline of legal battle over brain damaged 12-year-old’s life support - OLD

Archie’s family fought to the end but sadly he passed away on Saturday, four months after he was hospitalised

The Independent UK

Scots footballer 'grateful to be alive' as he takes first steps after brain surgery

Will Graham suffered a bleed on the brain and was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

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Timeline in the case of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee

Here is what has happened so far in the last four months since the schoolboy suffered a severe brain injury at home in Essex.

The Independent UK

Woman learns Mandarin after epilepsy turns out to be brain tumour

Nicola had been working in IT in a busy law firm when she began to suffer seizures

Wales Online

Archie Battersbee’s parents hope for 'dignified' death in hospice after fight to save son

Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee had until 9am this morning to submit a legal challenge to move him to a hospice.

Daily Record

Doctors said Kane, 15, had Long Covid but his mum knew it was much more serious

Kane has now undergone multiple operations, including one surgery that lasted seven-and-a-half hours

Wales Online

Archie Battersbee's mum describes heartbreaking last days with lack of privacy

“We can’t even have the chance to be in a room together as a family without nurses.”

Wales Online

Archie Battersbee's parents bid to move him to hospice moments before 9am deadline

Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee insist they should be allowed to choose where 12-year-old Archie Battersbee takes his last breath after losing their last bid court appeal to keep him on life support

Daily Mirror

Even simple exercise might help older people’s brains, new study suggests

The new study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual conference marks the longest test of whether exercise makes any difference once memory starts to slide.

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The Independent UK

‘Intellectually, socially and physically active lifestyle may ward off dementia’

Continuing to learn over a lifetime may help protect the brain from cognitive decline, researchers said.

Glasgow Live

Brain tumour symptoms to be aware of as fans pay tribute to Tom Parker ahead of birthday

According to data from Public Health Scotland (PHS), the number has risen from 822 from the years 2000 to 2002 to 1,069 between the 2017 and 2019. So what symptom should you look out for?

Reuters

European court refuses to intervene in case of British boy on life support

Europe's human rights court on Wednesday refused a request from the parents of a 12-year-old British boy with brain damage to intervene in a decision to remove life support.

Benzinga

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Daily Mirror

Doctors thought teenager had Long Covid but mum's intuition was right

Budding footballer Kane Allcock, 15, started suffering from persistent headaches after he tested positive for coronavirus on New Year’s Eve last year

The Guardian - UK

Sensorimotor training: could the answer to back pain lie in reprogramming our brains?

Resetting the way brain and body communicate with each other appears to bring real relief for sufferers – just don’t say it’s all in the mind

Daily Mirror

'Britain's education system is failing disabled children and teenagers'

Charli Clements says many young people look forward to turning 18, leaving home and going to university, but for disabled young people, the process is significantly harder

Irish Mirror

Mountjoy inmate who died in prison assault pictured as gardai probe murder

Robert O'Connor suffered a bleed to the brain after he was targeted by up to four men in a cell at the Dublin jail

Evening Standard

What is Powassan virus? Boy contracts rare illness from tick

Powassan virus has been found in the US, Canada, and Russia.

Daily Mirror

Boy, 2, saved from brain infection after complaining of persistent headaches

An MRI was performed on the young boy after he was constantly holding his head, which revealed an increase in the size of the congenital cyst with pus gathering in the cerebellum

The Hindu

Man, 93, undergoes procedure to get rid of block in carotid artery

A 93-year-old man with multiple blocks in all carotid arteries that supplied blood to his brain underwent a sugery at the Apollo Hospital

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