All about anger
We are all born with an innate loving instinct, argued Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, but anger and hostility arise when the individuals need...
Neurodiversity
The Neurodiversity category celebrates and explores the varied ways human brains can function, encompassing conditions such as autism, ADHD and other cognitive profiles. It highlights lived experience, research, support strategies and societal perspectives, while advocating for understanding, inclusion and respect. With thoughtful, informed content, this category aims to broaden appreciation of neurological differences and promote wellbeing across diverse communities.
Balloon Buddies video game to aid rehabilitation
A video game that enables healthy volunteers to play with patients who have physical impairments may improve their rehabilitation, suggests a new study. The researchers...
A role for aluminium in multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating disease of the central nervous system and affects approximately 100,000 individuals in the United Kingdom. The cause of MS...
Silkworms could repair damaged spinal cords
Spinal cord injuries can have devastating life-long consequences and a total break in the spinal cord is impossible to repair. There are currently around 50,000...
Reading aids child brain development
It is never too early to start the process of learning to read, and parents play a crucial role. ‘As soon as a baby is...
Worms are loving parents too
Can worms really be loving parents? For many millions of years worms have led a simple life in which they feed off the bacteria that...
What is Dyspraxia?
Dyspraxia, a form of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a common disorder affecting fine and/or gross motor coordination in children and adults. It may also...
Do you have a clown phobia?
Clown phobia? Or just scared of people with red noses? People have always had mixed feelings towards the clown or jester character that tumbles around...
Helping children with chronic fatigue
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or ME, affects at least one per cent of secondary school children in the UK. Around 250,000 people are diagnosed with CFS/ME...
Murderers betray themselves with body language
Murderers can’t control the subconscious body language which conveys their guilt. ‘Even the most confident, hardened killers can give themselves away with tiny signs and gestures...
