14 h. ago How pumpkin carving can actually help develop your child’s brain

Experts have said the Halloween activity can help develop maths and handwriting skills.

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3 d. ago The one change that worked: I was lost in the infinite scroll – until a small ritual renewed my love of reading

My ability to concentrate diminished as I spent more time on my phone. So I started to log and learn every new word I came across, and felt my brain begin to flexAs a child I devoured books until my eyes blurred. When my GCSEs came around, I exercised the stamina of a monk, revising for hours without pause. But in recent years, I’ve watched that capacity for intense concentration dissolve into infinite scrolling on my phone. My attention span now contracts like a slug at the touch of a finger. Reading for pleasure feels less like nourishment and more like endurance training. And for someone who writes for a living, this is a professional hazard as well as something that made me sad. I wanted to restore that mental elasticity, to halt the brain rot.So, about a year ago, I made a small vow: every time I came across a word I didn’t know – whether in a novel, an article, or an overheard conversation – I would look it up and write it down. Nothing elaborate, no leather-bound journal or f...

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8 d. ago Scientists uncover potential CURE for epilepsy as AI detects tiny brain lesions in children with the condition

A new artificial intelligence tool that can detect tiny brain lesions that cause epilepsy in children could help speed up diagnoses, paving the way for a potential cure  experts revealed today.

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9 d. ago Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time.The study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were also associated with poorer mental health. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer can't use it for terminal sister, judge rules

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 after being diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of childhood brain cancer.

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3 w. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer but can't use cash for terminal sister

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 after being diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of childhood brain cancer.

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3 w. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer can't use it for terminal sister

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 from a rare childhood brain cancer, in 2022 their daughter Ruby-Rose was diagnosed with a genetic metabolic disease

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3 w. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer but can't use it for terminal sister

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 from a rare childhood brain cancer, in 2022 their daughter Ruby-Rose was diagnosed with a genetic metabolic disease

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3 w. ago Parents who raised £100,000 for their son before he died from cancer lose battle to make charity hand over donations so they can take his terminally

Kyle Morrison (pictured), of the town of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, tragically died in October 2020 from a rare, incurable childhood brain cancer.

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