Autism is not linked to eating fish in pregnancy
A major study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has found that they are not linked to autism or…
Neurodiversity
Dealing with panic attacks
Panic attacks can happen to anyone, without any obvious cause or warning and can be extremely alarming both for the…
Dementia Awareness Week
One person develops dementia every three minutes, yet too many face it alone. This Dementia Action Week, we're calling on…
Circadian rhythms and your mood
Circadian rhythms, the natural variations in our behaviour and activity throughout a 24-hour period, are known to affect everything from…
An Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden at Chelsea
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at the tranquil ‘The Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden,’ - inspired by William Morris’ daughter Jenny’s…
People need pets: how dogs can help children read
Dr Emma Vardy is speaking today at the Royal Society of Medicine’s meeting, People ‘need’ pets: exploring the psycho-social benefits…
Twinship: a subversive relationship
Twins generate a great deal of excitement and curiosity, and with the increasing frequency of twin births as a result…
Understanding eating disorders
Researchers have moved a step closer to understanding eating disorders - a move which could ultimately lead to better diagnosis…
Let’s focus on autism
I am proud of having initiated Britain’s National Autism Project (NAP). This started in late 2014, reported in 2017 and…
Aluminium and autism: what next?
Publication of our recent research on aluminium and autism has prompted myriad questions not least of which being ‘what next?’…