Vitamin B supplements may not increase cognitive performance in older people The cognitive performance of elderly participants involved in a two-year study did not benefit from vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements.…
Using art as therapy and visualising science Benedict Lam looks at an exhibition in London that brings art and science together and spoke to some of the artists to find out their inspiration…
Role for memantine in treating binge-eating disorder Research findings support a role for memantine as a potential pharmacological treatment for binge-eating disorder.…
We must be there for those who are victims of abuseThe legacy of abuse can stay with victims for life, writes Chris Chapman, who heard escaped Westboro Baptist Church member Nate Phelps speak last week.…
Diabetes drugs show promise in Alzheimer’s disease Administration of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists — which facilitate insulin signalling — has a neuroprotective effect in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.…
Dementia payments are misspent The government should cancel the incentive scheme that pays GPs in England for each case of dementia they diagnose.…
MPs flag ‘serious problems’ in mental health services for young peopleMPs have published a damning report into the commissioning and provision of children’s and adolescents’ mental health services in England.…
Patients’ fear of dementia is concealing its true prevalenceStigma and fear associated with dementia is preventing early diagnosis and hampering researchers from obtaining a full picture of the disease, according to the International Longevity Centre UK. …
Meta-analysis strengthens link between depression and inflammation Anti-inflammatory treatments have an effect on depression and depressive symptoms, a systematic review of trials finds.…
Psychedelics: entering a new age of addiction therapy Psilocybin, the compound that makes mushrooms magic, is showing promise as a treatment for several psychiatric illnesses.…
