22 h. ago Girl left brain damaged after doctors dismiss seizures as anxiety

Rubie Boyton has a rare heart rhythm disorder - which her mum Kim Tucker says should have been diagnosed earlier.

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47 h. ago Car smashes into group of schoolkids as girl left 'covered in blood' by 'fed up' driver

Eyewitnesses say teachers dragged the driver out of the car, as he sat motionless and wearing a mask having reportedly driven deliberately into the group of seven and eight year olds as they left school

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51 h. ago Gogglebox star left with 'irreversible' brain damage after losing sight while driving

Former Gogglebox star Elaine Cooper has revealed the horrifying moment she lost her sight while driving due to a bleed on the brain which went undetected for weeks

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3 d. ago Death Row killer hours away from execution despite 'Gulf War brain damage' claim

Jeffrey Hutchinson murdered his girlfriend and her three children in their home while her eldest son watched and is set to be executed on May 1, but his lawyers are trying to stop it

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3 d. ago Scientists use live human brain tissue to speed up hunt for dementia cure

Exclusive: British team exposed live cells to toxic proteins to gather rare insight into how dementia developsScientists have used living human brain tissue to mimic the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, in a breakthrough that will accelerate the hunt for a cure.In a world first, a British team successfully exposed healthy brain tissue from living NHS patients to a toxic form of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s – taken from patients who died from the disease – to show how it damages connections between brain cells in real time. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Schoolgirl battered in street as gang film violent attack for Snapchat

The young girl has been left traumatised following the brutal assault which was filmed by classmates and spread online.

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8 d. ago Tanning studio owner is JAILED after teenage girl fainted in sunbed and was left with horror burns on her face and body

Gruesome images show the 15-year-old's severely blistered skin. Owner Ryan Sihra, 26, was jailed for 20 weeks after he admitted two charges under Health and Safety at Work legislation.

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9 d. ago Girl, 8, left with halo brace screwed to skull after being flung into air on zipline

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The parents of little Lois Crook are speaking out after her horrific injuries and warning other parents about the zipline in Victoria Park in Ashford after she broke her neck

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1 week ago Girl, 10, left unable to walk or talk by incurable condition

Poppy Allard was a seemingly healthy baby, when, at around 15 months, her behaviour suddenly changed

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2 w. ago Girl, 3, beaten to death by other children after mum left them all to go gambling

Blessing Buckles suffered a brain bleed after she and seven other children - as young as 11 months - had been left home alone in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for several hours

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2 w. ago Chris Eubank Sr emotionally calls for son Chris Jr's fight with Conor Benn to be BANNED because he fears he will suffer brain damage

Chris Eubank Sr has called for his son's grudge match with Conor Benn to be cancelled again due to fears over the safety of both men.

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2 w. ago One of the highest global rates of serious disease that damages brain found in Scotland

A study conducted by the University of Aberdeen has identified Northern Scotland as having one of the highest global rates of one progressive brain disorder.

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2 w. ago Breakthrough as scientists discover how the human brain solves new problems

Researchers have developed tests that can be used to assess a person’s reasoning skills

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2 w. ago Areas of Scotland have the highest rates of Huntington’s disease in the world

The neurodegenerative disease slowly damages the brain, taking away the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink, make decisions and live independently

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2 w. ago Health alert as incurable brain disease goes undetected in north Scotland

The neurodegenerative disease slowly damages the brain, taking away the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink, make decisions and live independently

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2 w. ago BBC wildlife expert, 28, left fighting for life with severe brain damage after plunging 30ft from cliff when climbing gear suddenly failed

Bruce Miller, 28, a researcher with the BBC's Natural History Unit, spent 17 days in a coma following the catastrophic fall at Avon Gorge, Somerset, in July last year.

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2 w. ago Two kids arrested on assault charge after teen left in hospital

Police confirmed that they charged a 12 and a 13-year-old in connection with an assault which left a 13-year-old girl in hospital on Friday, April 11.

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2 w. ago Item in millions of bedrooms could cause brain damage during sleep... as experts warn to throw it out NOW

Researchers from Canada discovered a bedroom staple contains toxic substances like flame retardants and phthalates, both of which have been linked with an increased risk of brain damage.

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2 w. ago Elynn was a perfect, healthy baby. But her dad's horrifying action means she'll never live a normal life

A mom says her daughter has been left disabled after the girl's father deliberately dropped their baby to get her to 'stop her crying' - fracturing her skull and causing a devastating brain injury.

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2 w. ago Family left devastated after teen girl loses unborn baby following infection

A grieving family wants answers after a pregnant teen aged 14 sadly lost her baby when she became seriously ill - and claim she was 'completely let down due to her age'.

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