12+ hour, 41+ min ago   (356+ words) Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing more harm than good Someone is shot, and almost dies; the fragility of life is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (696+ words) Young adults and teenagers prevalent in "skyrocketing" admissions linked to class B drug, say doctors in northern England Experts have warned that urology departments across the UK could be close to breaking point as ketamine-related hospital admissions have "skyrocketed" in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (828+ words) Psychiatry professor theorizes that the difference is related to how the substances interact with areas of the brain A recent review of alternative treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) indicates that psychedelic treatments show promise for the disorder while cannabis…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (426+ words) My mother, Zipora Whyman, who has died aged 86, was always so full of life and radiated goodness. Whether dedicating herself to her family or spending time with friends, she was forever busy " creating works of art, gardening artistically and cooking…...

3+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (171+ words) It's great the taboo is fading. But as TikTok influencers tout them, it's a slippery slope to the memeification of disorders Antidepressants are all the rage now, so much so that influencers are promoting them on TikTok, where mostly millennial…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (307+ words) Scientist whose research into transuranic elements revised the understanding of nuclear fission "For years it was assumed uranium-238, with a half-life of 4.5bn years, was the heaviest naturally occurring radioactive isotope," Hoffman explained. "Discovering plutonium-244 at the test site led us…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1257+ words) CBT-I is called the "gold standard" for sleep disorder treatment. After 40 years of issues, could it help me sleep right? I"ve had intense issues with insomnia and respiratory problems for 40 years " and yet, I only learned about cognitive behavioral…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (394+ words) Notable variations between different medications were found in weight gain or loss, heart rate and blood pressure People taking certain types of antidepressants can gain up to 2kg (4.5lbs) in weight within the first two months of treatment, while patients taking other…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (420+ words) Scientist who transformed the understanding of materials and redefined our knowledge of crystallography When Peter Hirsch produced the first images of defects or faults in crystalline structures using transmission electron microscopy at Cambridge University's Rutherford Laboratory, he transformed our understanding…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (599+ words) Researchers in Australia find 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women but only eight in men Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, a new study has found. The study, led by Australia's QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, showed…...