The psychobiotics revolution has implications for us all

4 September 2019

The discovery that gut bacteria can boost our mood may herald a new way of treating mental health conditions

Tests at 3 years old could predict how well your brain will age

25 August 2019

Cognitive testing at the age of 3 can predict how healthy a person’s brain will be in their mid 40s, and may indicate whether they are likely to develop dementia

Antidepressants

12 June 2019

Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in many rich nations, and dozens of different types are currently available. They are taken for clinical depression plus a number of other conditions, which can include anxiety, chronic pain,...

How much sleep do you need?

7 June 2019

The best sleep is had over the course of a full night

Dementia

23 May 2019

Alzheimer's disease

23 May 2019

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, in which people become forgetful and confused, usually starting in older age. People with the disease have a build-up of two kinds of protein clumps in the brain: amyloid and tau.

PTSD may one day be treated with a common blood pressure drug

18 February 2019

Preliminary experiments suggest that a type of blood pressure drug can make it easier to un-learn fear memories, hinting at a possible treatment for PTSD

We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it

23 January 2019

Evidence is growing that a bacteria involved in gum disease causes Alzheimer's, raising hopes over new kinds of treatments that are currently undergoing testing

Double the risk of death! The problem with headline health statistics

8 November 2018

The way in which a statistic is presented can entirely change how alarming it sounds. And too often, both newspapers and scientific journals choose the most alarming, but least informative, way

Daniel Brayson: The ultra cycle diaries

25 October 2018

Physiologist Daniel Brayson wired himself up when he raced 4000 kilometres across Europe to explore the demands of extreme endurance racing on his body