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Long Lost Family: Former Liverpool FC player adopted as a baby inspired to seek birth mum after brain tumour op

A birth mother who had seen her son on TV without realising it was the baby she’d given up for adoption

Wales Online · Aug 22, 2022

Nikolas Cruz’s team says his brain is ‘irretrievably broken’ because of mother’s drinking as he fights death penalty

Defence says there is ‘no defence for this crime’ but Nikolas Cruz’s ‘choices’ all began with the ‘choices’ made by his biological mother Brenda Woodard

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Brain stimulation improves memory for at least one month, study suggests

Twenty minutes of stimulation on four consecutive days can improve two different types of memory in those aged 65 and older, researchers found.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Why are federal authorities so concerned about a record fentanyl shipment found in Melbourne?

After a record amount of fentanyl was seized in Melbourne, authorities are sounding the alarm about the highly dangerous drug that has rarely been found in Australia.

ABC News · Aug 22, 2022

Three factors explain why it’s so hard to change our minds — but it’s not hopeless

Here’s some of the research that explains why it’s natural to resist changing your mind – and how you can get better at making these shifts

Inverse · Aug 22, 2022

Are those with locked-in syndrome happy?

Despite near total paralysis, surveys suggest most LIS patients are happy. Researchers want that more understood

Salon · Aug 21, 2022

Teacher with terminal brain cancer blames washing hands with 'toxic blue water' at school

Mum-of-three Jeana Watt, who taught maths at the school for three years, was diagnosed with a fast-growing brain tumour and given just 18 months to live in June last year

Daily Mirror · Aug 21, 2022

Lanarkshire teacher given 18 months to live blames 'toxic chemicals' found at school

Jeana Watt, 48, who previously taught maths at the Skills Academy in Coatbridge, wants a second independent inquiry after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

Glasgow Live · Aug 21, 2022

The daughter of 'Putin's brain' ideologist was killed in a car explosion

Daria Dugina was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser in the outskirts of Moscow when the blast happened. Several of her father's allies say he was the likely target.

WEKU · Aug 21, 2022

Scots MS sufferer's £45k bid to halt condition so he can care for wife after brain bleed

Scott McPhillimy will undergo four weeks of aggressive treatment to ensure he can continue to care for his childhood sweetheart, Suzanne.

Daily Record · Aug 21, 2022