4 d. ago Exposure to common chemical while pregnant could damage baby's brain, study suggests

Common chemicals called phthalates are used in everything from food packaging to kids toys and shampoos. But these can leach out of products and pass into food and water.

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5 d. ago Paracetamol warning as study links common painkiller to brain changes in children

The painkiller is commonly prescribed to expecting mothers

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1 week ago Switching off popular feature on your phone can reverse aging by 10 YEARS

According to a Canadian study, people can de-age their brain by up to 10 years simply by turning off one simple feature on their cellphone.

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1 week ago Study finds the age at which human brain starts ageing faster

Findings may lead to new interventions against Alzheimer’s like supplements to slow brain ageing

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2 w. ago Study shows worrying effect of cannabis on young people’s brains

The study observed real-time brain changes

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2 w. ago Study reveals what cannabis does to your brain – and the risks it poses to young adults

Cannabis is a known risk factor for developing psychosis that can progress to schizophrenia

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3 w. ago Polluted air affects our health and causes brain inflammation, study reveals

Around 1,800 to 2,700 deaths in Scotland are attributed to long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution each year. But what are its health effects?

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3 w. ago Kissing could lead to dementia and brain damage, scientists warn after bombshell study

Researchers have discovered that herpes can travel from the nose to the nervous system, causing long-term health issues - and could be spread between sexual partners just by kissing

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3 w. ago Important brain scan results show impact of simply watching videos on our pain levels

New research has been carried out by researchers from the universities of Exeter and Vienna

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3 w. ago Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows

Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decayIngesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding to growing evidence of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine wildlife.Analysis of young sable shearwaters, a migratory bird that travels between Australia’s Lord Howe Island and Japan, has found that plastic waste is causing damage to seabird chicks not apparent to the naked eye, including decay of the stomach lining, cell rupture and neurodegeneration. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Fresh warning over £60K 'miracle' Alzheimer's drug as study finds it could trigger brain bleeds in up to a third

A so-called 'miracle' Alzheimer's drug caused brain bleeds in more than a third of patients, a new study has revealed.

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