Ground-breaking tinnitus test
Ground-breaking tinnitus test paves the way to new treatments: A ground-breaking diagnostic test under development at the Bionics Institute in…
Mental Health
Supporting your children through exam season
Anxiety UK claim that 1 in 6 young people experience anxiety. At no time is this stress felt more than…
Mental health decline in lockdown
Effect of lockdown on mental health in Australia: Victorian women experienced greater mental health decline compared to the rest of…
Autism: Younger self-awareness leads to better quality of life
People who learn they are autistic when they are younger may have a heightened quality of life and sense of…
What is PTSD?
What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? PTSD's a type of mental health condition that can happen after experiencing a traumatic…
Lived experience study in mental health
Major new mental health study inspired by lived experience: Experts at Northumbria University are supporting a £1 million research study,…
Psilocybin: Magic mushroom compound increases brain connectivity
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to “open up” depressed people’s brains, even after use, enabling brain…
Hereditary factors role in childhood mental health
Hereditary factors are partly responsible for childhood anxiety and depression that persists into adulthood, according to University of Queensland researchers.…
The importance of health literacy
On World Health Day, 7th April 2022, Beth Cooper discusses the Importance of health literacy for the Hippocratic Post. According…
People attached to their pets more likely to be depressed during lockdown
People who are strongly attached to their pets were more likely to suffer mental health problems during the Covid-19 lockdown…