Alzheimer’s disease could be treated by zapping patients’ brains

Zapping the brain for just 25 minutes boosts memory as scientists say weak electrical currents could also be used to treat Alzheimer’s It takes only a weak electrical current to restore thinking powers, experts say The tiny pulses of electricity are thought to synchronise their brainwaves  Older people zapped performed as well as those in … Read more

Birds thrive in towns by having big brains or lots of chicks, study finds

To thrive in urban environments birds need to either develop large brains like seagulls or have more offspring like pigeons, a study finds.  Researchers from the University of Gothenburg say big brains or lots of offspring are the two strategies that are key to survive in an unnatural environment.  The team say a number of … Read more

Scientists inject virus into kid’s brains in a desperate attempt shrink 100% fatal tumors 

One day, Abbie Mifsud was acting lethargic for the normally bright and bubbly six-year-old.  A week later, she couldn’t walk in a straight line – and five months later, Abbie was gone, killed by the aggressive brain cancer, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).  When Abbie was diagnosed in 2011, her mother, Amanda, was horrified and … Read more