Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood believes a special ‘valve’ in his brain stopped him overdosing

Ronnie Wood, 73, claims a ‘valve’ in his brain stopped him overdosing on drugs and booze as he admits it was ‘too much’ on his body By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 01:14 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 01:29 BST, 15 August 2020 Ronnie Wood believes that special ‘valve’ in his brain stopped him overdosing … Read more

RAF airman, 25, who was ‘determined to win’ rugby match against the Army died of brain injury

Senior aircraftman Scott Stevenson, 25, (pictured) was hurt playing for the RAF first team in the inter-services match lsat year An RAF airman who was determined not to let his side down in a rugby match against the Army died from a head injury after refusing to leave the pitch despite suffering three serious blows … Read more

CBD DOES help the mind: Study finds that cannabidiol helps improve blood flow to the brain

CBD DOES help the mind: Study finds that cannabidiol improves blood flow to parts of the brain associated with memory and decision-making Researchers gave 15 participants with no history of cannabis use 600 mg of CBD on different occasions for a week and then 600 mg of a placebo  CBD (cannabidoil) is the main non-psychoactive ingredient … Read more

Peter Kay pens new Car Share sketch which sees John break down in tears during brain cancer scare

Peter Kay has penned a new emotional Car Share sketch for a tribute book about the National Health Service.   The comedian, 47, wrote about his character John’s cancer scare, with the supermarket assistant manager telling cashier Kayleigh about having a brain scan.  The moving story is published in book Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say … Read more

‘Physical stress’ at work linked to signs of brain aging and memory loss

Scientists have linked on-the-job stress to brain aging and memory loss for the first time, according to new research from Colorado State University.  Their findings pertain to a very specific kind of stress. Through surveys about people’s most recent jobs, memory tests and scans of their brains they found brain changes and recall problems in … Read more

Prince Joachim of Denmark is discharged from hospital after his emergency brain surgery

Prince Joachim of Denmark has been released from hospital and reunited with his family after undergoing emergency brain surgery in July.  The Danish royal,  51, was spending the summer holidays with his family in France in the Chateau de Cayx, which belongs to his mother, when he fell ill.  The son of Queen Margrethe, who … Read more

Blood test can diagnose brain damage in hours-old babies

Scientists have developed a blood test that can identify if a baby has suffered a lack of oxygen to the brain during birth.   The prototype test is based on a study of the blood samples of 45 babies that experienced oxygen deprivation at birth, known as birth asphyxia, which increases the risk of risk of disabilities … Read more

Medics find Eid celebration bullet in brain of Palestinian boy aged 9

Medics find Eid celebration bullet in the brain of nine-year-old Palestinian boy after his parents took him to hospital complaining he was ‘sleepy’ The unnamed boy was conscious when he arrived at Hadassah Medical Centre  Doctors say they discovered blood on his head and a small wound on his scalp They said the bullet passed … Read more

Human brain has a ‘limit’ on how much information it can process 

The human brain has a limit on how much information it can process at once due to a finite energy supply, a new study reveals.   UK neuroscientists say that energy supply to the brain remains constant and can’t exceed an upper limit, however challenging a task is.  But as the brain uses more energy in … Read more