11 h. ago Neuroscientist reveals three things she never does to avoid damaging her brain

These three bad habits will lead to poorer brain health, says the expert.

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43 h. ago Urgent warning issued over two sex acts as scientists claim they can lead to dementia

Experts have warned a number of bedroom actives could lead to long-term health problems – with issues ranging from brain damage, inflammation and even dementia – are you at risk?

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49 h. ago Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan

Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know itImagine a disease that can render its sufferers bedbound for years. One that could take a marathon runner and leave them unable to walk to the toilet. Imagine that at least 2 million people in England and Scotland alone were affected to some degree, each with a mix of debilitating symptoms, from breathlessness to brain fog to multi-organ damage.Then imagine that there were no proven treatments for this life-changing illness, let alone a cure. In fact, patients are often told it’s all in their heads. Now imagine that more people are falling ill every day with the virus that causes this devastating disability – and that successive governments have abandoned almost every strategy to try to get to grips with it.Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnistIn the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans...

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3 d. 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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5 d. ago Father, 29, left his baby son brain damaged after shaking him in 'fit of rage' before callously refusing to go to hospital as he died is jailed for his murder

A father who left his baby son with brain damage after violently shaking him in a 'fit of rage' and refusing to bring him to hospital has been jailed for his murder.

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago Adults over 40 urged to book free test for symptomless condition

While it doesn’t have any symptoms, this common condition can damage your heart, eyes, brain and kidneys

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8 d. ago Rick Springfield is still working to ‘repair’ brain damage he suffered from ‘25 foot’ onstage fall in 2000

The ‘Jessie’s Girl’ singer also broke his wrist in the harrowing Las Vegas accident

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1 week ago Urgent recall to children's toys amid risk they could cause 'kidney and brain damage'

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has warned that the Stanley Jr. Kids Wheelbarrow and 7-piece Garden Set poses a 'serious chemical risk'.

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2 w. ago Fits left tiny tot facing brain damage or death as mum details race against time

"I knew if an ambulance was coming from Aberdeen, they just wouldn’t reach us in time. I was terrified. We couldn’t lose her."

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