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Lanarkshire MS fighter 'confident' Mexico treatment will help him care for disabled wife

Scott Phillimy was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) seven years ago. The 34-year-old's lifelong condition affects the brain and nerves, potentially leaving him disabled.

Glasgow Live · Sep 21, 2022

Newcastle University gets £720,000 funding towards hunt for drug to treat rare dementia

Work continues in Newcastle to understand dementia with Lewy Bodies - the disease which actor Robin Williams suffered from.

Chronicle Live · Sep 21, 2022

The simple steps to help prevent Alzheimer's and keep your brain active and healthy

Here's some helpful advice if you are worried about dementia or are supporting a loved one who is suffering.

Daily Record · Sep 21, 2022

How the climate crisis is fueling the spread of a brain-eating amoeba

Naegleria fowleri grows in warm fresh water, making it well-suited to proliferate as temperatures rise in the US

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2022

Brain tumour symptom differences in adults and children - from fatigue to blurred vision

It's important to know the symptoms of brain tumours which can vary by age.

Daily Record · Sep 21, 2022

New study traces cravings for fatty foods to gut-brain connection

Your cravings for fatty foods are probably not driven by your taste buds. Research by scientists at

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022

Quad bike passenger's skull fractured as 'out of control' motor crashes at roundabout

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Patrick Lally was riding the motor around Wishaw and neither he nor his passenger Jordan Reilly were wearing a crash helmet at the time of the crash.

Glasgow Live · Sep 21, 2022

Irish mum was told to bring dead newborn baby's body out of back entrance of hospital

Shauna McNeill told an inquest into the death of her son, Kevin, that his parents believe the hospital 'wanted to keep his life a secret'

Irish Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

Mum's heartbreak as 'happy and selfless' son dies after fighting rare brain cancer

Fraser McAllister, 18, sadly died at his home on July 10th.

Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

Mum of Lanarkshire schoolboy who died from cancer pays tribute to 'happy and selfless' son

Fraser McAllister was diagnosed with an anaplastic glioneuronal tumour, a rare form of the cruel disease, in 2020. The tragic diagnosis came after the teenager first started getting headaches back in 2018 where he 'felt like his head was going to blow up'.

Glasgow Live · Sep 20, 2022