Mental Health
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Brain decline begins at 45
The brain can start to deteriorate as early as aged 45, researchers claim today. Read more
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Family stress may raise allergy risk
Raising children in a low-stress environment may help prevent the development of allergies, Swedish researchers have reported. Read more
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CFS "common" in schools
As many as one per cent of secondary school children may suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, British researchers claimed today. Read more
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Atlas highlights postcode care
Campaigners pledged to step up demands for improved care in some regions of the UK as the latest "Atlas of Variation" was published. Read more
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Abortion link to mental illness dismissed
Experts today rejected claims that women who choose to have an abortion expose themselves to mental health problems. Read more
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Football good for men’s mental health
Men with mental health problems should be encouraged to play football, psychologists will hear today. Read more
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Shakespeare – a pioneer of psychosomatic research?
Shakespeare was a keen observer of medical symptoms – demonstrating repeatedly how emotional crises caused physical effects, a doctor says today. Read more
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Alcoholics with gene variant at risk of early death
Alcoholic abusers who also have a specific variant in the dopamine D2 receptor gene are ten times more likely to die prematurely, according to Swedish researchers. Read more
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Early dementia detection drive
A new drive to identify people with dementia was announced today in the UK amid claims that 60 per cent of cases remain undiagnosed. Read more
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Bipolar link to creativity
Mozart’s manic compositions typify the link that many people think exists between mental illness and creativity. Read more