A smartphone app could help detect a leading cause of early-onset dementia in people who are at high risk of developing it, data suggests. Scientists…
View More Smartphone app could help detect early-onset dementia cause, study findsTag: Mental health
Viruses living in human gut could help regulate stress, study suggests
Viruses are widely regarded as harmful to our health, but a subset of viruses living in the gut could play a crucial role in regulating…
View More Viruses living in human gut could help regulate stress, study suggestsChildren living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’
Children with more green space near their homes have significantly stronger bones, a study has found, potentially leading to lifelong health benefits. Scientists found that…
View More Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’Evidence grows of air pollution link with dementia and stroke risk
UK researchers have been looking at how air pollution contributes to dementia and brain ill-health. Stroke is the second-leading cause of death globally, accounting for…
View More Evidence grows of air pollution link with dementia and stroke riskGut microbes may play role in social anxiety disorder, say researchers
While some people might relish the prospect of a new year party, for others socialising can trigger feelings of fear, anxiety and distress. Now researchers…
View More Gut microbes may play role in social anxiety disorder, say researchersAlcohol misuse and loneliness ‘increase risk of early-onset dementia’
Alcohol misuse, coming from a lower socioeconomic background, loneliness and having a hearing impairment are among 15 factors found to significantly increase the risk of…
View More Alcohol misuse and loneliness ‘increase risk of early-onset dementia’Magicians less prone to mental disorders than other artists, finds research
Creative types – musicians, painters, writers – are often regarded as a tormented and difficult bunch but a study has revealed that at least one…
View More Magicians less prone to mental disorders than other artists, finds researchUniversity students more at risk of depression than non-students – study
University students are more at risk of depression and anxiety than their peers who go straight into work, according to a study, suggesting mental health…
View More University students more at risk of depression than non-students – studyStruggling self-employed in UK would prefer salaried job security, report claims
Mental distress and financial insecurity has pushed 40% of self-employed workers to say they would switch to a salaried job if they could secure the…
View More Struggling self-employed in UK would prefer salaried job security, report claimsEat beans and scratch your own back – expert advice on how to age better, inside and out
Forget lifespan: increasingly, healthspan – the years that we feel healthy and active – has become the holy grail among gerontologists. “You only need to…
View More Eat beans and scratch your own back – expert advice on how to age better, inside and out