Researchers find air pollution linked with dementia risk: A research study conducted by a team of academics at the University of Wolverhampton has demonstrated that the risk of dementia significantly increased with air pollution exposure. The two-year study, ‘Association of air pollution exposure with dementia’ received funding by the European Commission Horizon 2020 Framework Programme […]
Metabolic differences in the diagnosis of and treatment refinement for episodic and chronic depression: A study carried out in the University of Eastern Finland discovered differences in one-carbon and energy metabolism between episodic and chronic depression. One-carbon metabolism plays a key role in the production of, e.g., neurotransmitters. This type of knowledge concerning metabolism in […]
Tired and in pain: Peripheral and central mechanisms of muscle pain and fatigue: Tue 14 Dec 2021 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Patient complaints of muscle pain and fatigue are hard to analyse and to separate from more general fatigue issues. This webinar will give participants a framework for thinking about peripheral and central fatigue mechanisms and the related […]
A clutter-free environment may not help people with dementia carry out daily tasks – according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied whether people with dementia were better able to carry out tasks, such as making a cup of tea, at home – surrounded by their usual clutter – or […]
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Dr Greg Elder, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Associate Director of Northumbria Sleep Research explores why a good night’s sleep is important and how our sleeping patterns can be linked to conditions like dementia for The Conversation. A good night’s sleep is important for many reasons. It helps our body repair itself and function as […]
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Alexithymia levels decrease when entering young adulthood – consistency is associated with depression and dissociation: Alexithymia refers to difficulty describing feelings. Alexithymia levels are not stable by adolescence, but decrease when entering young adulthood, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows. Alexithymia levels were also found to be associated […]
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Sarah shares her eye-opening research and shows us the miraculous things our bodies are capable of doing, to help us bond better with our communities. Sarah is a Neuroscientist interested in the biological basis of emotion and empathy. Sarah has published a wide range of ground-breaking research, exploring how our body’s signals and sensations can […]
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Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered that reversing the modification of molecular messages at synapses in the human brain, may contribute to reversible mental health conditions such as anxiety, and memory diseases such as dementia. The findings , published in Molecular Psychiatry, are a major step in our understanding how brain cells communicate, […]
The saying ‘trust your gut’ refers to following your intuition, but as Dr Martin Stebbing explains it, the saying goes a lot deeper. He believes the phrase was born out of the uncomfortable physical symptoms we experience when something isn’t working quite right in the gut. He recently discussed why it’s important to listen to […]
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How Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is different from other forms of depression – and how to cope with SAD in a pandemic as seasons change. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a form of depression, but it is different to other forms in three distinct ways, says Priory consultant psychiatrist Dr Natasha Bijlani. Dr Bijlani spoke ahead […]