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Neurologist Professor Catherine Mummery encourages us to look at our lives and see if there’s anything to improve to protect our brain and lower dementia risk

Johnny Knoxville can no longer be hit over the head during Jackass stunts, because he is "way over [his] limit for concussions" after suffering a brain haemorrhage, but he "doesn't care about anything else".

The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatment

Exhaustion settles deep in your bones, even after sleeping eight hours. You went to work, came home, and finally sat down. Yet, your brain feels like a browser with 3,000 open tabs. This isn’t just physical fatigue; your soul feels tired. Explaining this to a partner or family member often…

If you have spent any time on TikTok recently, you might have seen people talking about their “Dopamine Menu.” For once, this isn’t just a fleeting trend or toxic positivity. It is a genuinely brilliant tool, especially for those of us with ADHD or anyone who feels their brain is…

Huntington’s disease (HD) has long been impossible to cure, but new research is finally giving fresh hope. HD is a progressive, hereditary brain disease that affects movement, cognition and emotions. Doctors often diagnose HD when people show clear movement problems, typically around 30-50 years of age, after which patients live…

If you’ve ever refused to knock down a game’s difficulty level, or chased a purposefully pointless achievement, you might have this pernicious but pleasurable affliction

The research found there was a 76 per cent chance that playing board games will improve numeracy skills

In the weeks following a ski accident, a German man experienced seizures when he completed sudoku puzzles.