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Gay optometrist, 50, with terminal brain cancer who married ‘love of his life’ on Valentine’s Day is preparing to take £25,000 private jet to Dignitas in Switzerland rather than face prolonged death at home Alain du Chemin, 50, will take a £25,000 private jet to Switzerland from Jersey He was diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma back … Read more
Bad experiences with food, like a dodgy curry that makes us ill for days, triggers a switch in our brains that means we never want to eat it again, a study reveals. UK researchers have managed to replicate the effect of a negative experience on eating behaviour, using sugar-loving snails as models in the lab. … Read more
Natural compounds found in apples can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, scientists say. High concentrations of compounds in apples and other plants, known as phytonutrients, stimulate the creation of neurons, in a process called neurogenesis. Neurons are highly excitable cell that transmits information to parts of the body via electrical … Read more
Bad experiences with food, like a dodgy curry that makes us ill for days, triggers a switch in our brains that means we never want to eat it again, a study reveals. UK researchers have managed to replicate the effect of a negative experience on eating behaviour, using sugar-loving snails as models in the lab. … Read more
Smartphone-controlled brain implant the size of a PENNY combats drug addiction in rats – and it could be used to treat Parkinson’s disease and depression in humans Korean researchers made the gadget which is roughly as long as a US penny Tiny LED lights manipulate neurons in the brain as instructed by a phone app Circuit in … Read more
Elon Musk claims he has ‘a monkey with a brain implant that can play video games with his mind’, backs Bitcoin and aims to land humans on Mars in five-and-a-half years in Q&A Musk said the monkey ‘is totally happy’ and effort is part of Neuralink start-up He claimed the implant builds a digital link … Read more
A region of the brain linked with risk-taking has been identified by scientists, who say it could explain why some people are more likely to smoke and drink. A team of neurologists from the University of Zurich found major functional and anatomical distinctions among those who are likely to smoke, use alcohol or drugs, speed, or … Read more
Tom Parker’s wife Kelsey shared an emotional update on her husband’s terminal brain tumour diagnosis after he revealed he had his first coronavirus vaccine. The mother of two, 30, said she felt ‘incredibly lucky’ to have her husband Tom, 32, and their two children Aurelia, 15 months and newborn Bodhi in an emotive post. Kelsey shared a … Read more
Getting a good night’s sleep ‘clears the mind’ by removing potentially toxic proteins from the brain, study finds In the study, researchers examined fruit flies’ brain activity and behaviour The neurons that govern flies’ sleep cycles are surprisingly similar to our own During deep sleep, the flies repeatedly extended and retracted their snouts This pumping … Read more
My battle to learn to speak again: BBC star Clemency Burton-Hill reveals her fight back to health after suffering brain haemorrhage that left her in a coma Classical Fix podcast host had to have half her skull removed after she collapsed She has only been able to speak a little more fluently in the last … Read more