An 11-year-old girl has forgotten nearly everything she has learned after being diagnosed with childhood dementia. Molly Ingham, from Stalybridge, Cheshire, was a ‘perfectly healthy’ child until she turned six when she began having seizures, started to lose her eyesight, memory and mobility. She was eventually diagnosed with Batten disease – a rare form of … Read more
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
The family of a little boy who died from a rare organ condition has paid a visit to the sunflower that the Duchess of Cambridge promised to plant in his honour. In June Kate Middleton, 38, spoke to Stuie Delf, 13, from Huntingdon, whose adored brother Fraser lost his battle against Coats plus syndrome – a … Read more
Cartilage in the brain morphs while we sleep – possibly explaining why a good snooze can help consolidate memories, a new study suggests. The neurons in our brains that exchange information and help us learn have a cartilage-like sheath around them, known as a perineuronal net (PNN). US researchers believe that sleeping loosens this net enough … Read more
Melanie Griffith takes a walk down memory lane sharing sweet throwback snapshots with both mom Tippi Hedren and daughter Dakota Johnson By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 08:17 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 08:17 BST, 26 July 2020 It was a nostalgic day for this Oscar-nominated actress on Saturday, after similar episodes earlier this … Read more
‘The perm life chose me’: Chrissy Teigen takes trip down memory lane as she shares a sweet throwback snap of her luscious locks as a child By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 09:27 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 10:13 BST, 10 July 2020 She’s currently on a beach vacation in Mexico with husband John Legend … Read more
A parrot called Griffin has humiliated students at the Harvard University, as well as local children, by beating them in a memory test. Harvard researchers compared human memory skills with that of the grey African parrot (Psittacus erithacus) – an animal separated from humans by over 300 million years of evolution. They compared how 21 … Read more
A young female police officer was flung violently into traffic lights outside Downing Street on Saturday evening after a demonstrator hurled a missile at her horse. The animal bolted riderless down Whitehall, careering into a blameless woman protester and a lamppost. Groups of men hurled two ‘Boris bikes’ at police horses, startling the terrified animals. … Read more
How a pie for lunch can ruin your memory: Foods high in saturated fat limits your attention span, research shows Volunteers who tucked into treats high in saturated fat saw a slump in memory When people ate a healthy snack they retained their full attention span By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:20 BST, 26 … Read more
UK in worst recession in living memory: 591,000 firms at risk of going bust as car sales crash to lowest since 1946 By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:55 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:41 BST, 5 May 2020 Households have been told to brace themselves for the worst recession in living … Read more