Tag Archives: Brain

From the archives: this is your brain on ecstasy, 30 years ago

Edd Westmacott / Alamy Stock Photo By Sam Wong THIRTY years ago, ecstasy was becoming the drug of choice at raves – and whenever young people use drugs to have a good time, concerns are rarely far behind. “An increasingly fashionable ‘mind-bending’ drug that induces euphoria and raises self-awareness in users may also damage brain… Read More: From the archives: this is your brain on ecstasy, 30… »

Girl’s Brain Tumour Disappears Miraculously, Doctors Baffled How At The Sudden Vanishing of The Disease

Brain tumour vanished. (Photo Credit: File image) In a miraculous incident, an 11-year-old girl’s brain tumour disappeared without leaving any trace to as to how it happened. Even the medics don’t know how the inoperable brain tumour just vanished. The little girl, Roxli Doss was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG in the… Read More: Girl’s Brain Tumour Disappears Miraculously, Doctors Baffled How At The… »

Medical News Today: Do cancer treatments accelerate brain aging?

Cancer treatments can work, but the same factors that help them eradicate tumors may also accelerate aging processes in the body — especially the brain. New research explores. Breast cancer treatments leave their mark on the brain years after completion, a new study suggests. Previously on Medical News Today, we covered a study explaining that… Read More: Medical News Today: Do cancer treatments accelerate brain aging? »