Menopause marks the end of a woman’s menstruation. But, starting on average at around 47 and taking four to eight years, it doesn’t just impact the body: thanks to the accompanying decline of the hormone oestrogen, it impacts the brain too. Lisa Mosconi studies that impact. Her new book, The Menopause Brain, examines the neurological… Continue reading Neurology professor Lisa Mosconi: ‘Menopause is a renovation project on the brain’ | Menopause
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Life after a traumatic brain injury: ‘It took me over a year to find out I had an accident’ | Australian books
Caroline Laner Breure was a perfectionist growing up. She was restless and hungry, with an independent spirit. It was this drive that led her to leave her home country Brazil after graduating university and move to Sydney. She pursued her dream of living in Bondi, and set about travelling the world with her boyfriend. “I… Continue reading Life after a traumatic brain injury: ‘It took me over a year to find out I had an accident’ | Australian books
Babies born very premature can have brain development disrupted in intensive care unit, review finds | Health
While most babies born more than two months prematurely now survive thanks to medical advances, little progress has been made in the past two decades in preventing associated developmental problems, an expert review has found. The review also found that very preterm babies can have their brain development disrupted by environmental factors in the neonatal… Continue reading Babies born very premature can have brain development disrupted in intensive care unit, review finds | Health
Negligence at Lancashire hospital caused boy permanent brain damage, court rules | Hospitals
An 11-year-old boy suffered permanent brain damage after birth because of negligence by hospital midwives who then fabricated notes, a high court judge has ruled. Jayden Astley’s challenges in life include deafness, motor impairments, cognitive difficulties and behavioural difficulties, his lawyers said. After a five-day trial at the high court in Liverpool, Mr Justice Spencer… Continue reading Negligence at Lancashire hospital caused boy permanent brain damage, court rules | Hospitals