Inexpensive test can help diagnose even ‘inaccessible’ tumours earlier, speeding up treatment and improving outcomes

Lynette Hutchings fell at home and died last year after brain cancer diagnosis, inquest hears

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In a surreal moment, Trump supporters chanted: ‘Birdbrain, Birdbrain, Birdbrain!’

A study indicated that crossword fans had better cognitive function in old age, but experts say it’s still a cryptic question

Donald Trump called his Republican rival Nikki Haley a “birdbrain” during a New Hampshire rally on Friday night (19 January). The former US president suggested Ms Haley “is not presidential timber” and that “she’s not going to be chosen a ...

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Surgeons at University of Pennsylvania attached modified organ from pig to brain-dead human body

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Maureen brainard-Barnes was last seen alive in July 2007, when she left a motel in Manhattan to meet a client for sex work

A heart, a brain and other organs were missing from dead prisoners, lawsuit claims

Research with paired voles found surges in pleasure hormone dopamine subsided after period of separation

Long-term UK study adds to body of research associating pollutants with declining brain health

Rates for lung, liver, brain, oesophageal, pancreatic and stomach cancers worse than in most comparable nations

‘Love activates pathways in brain associated with positive feeling,’ scientists say

MindEar delivers CBT through chatbot with sound therapy allowing brain to learn to tune out condition

War zone NGO holds clinics for traumatised migrants at RAF Wethersfield in James Cleverly’s braintree constituency

Investing in projects such as green schemes could boost growth and make public finances more sustainable. In other words, it’s a no-brainer, says economist Carsten Jung

Booking a holiday can alter our brain chemistry for the better

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