Long-term safety confirmed for common ADHD medication
Long-term safety of common ADHD medication for children and adolescents, global team finds. Long-term use of methylphenidate, the most commonly prescribed medication for treating ADHD,...
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.
Why is everyone talking about Dementia?
Dementia is a public health priority with a huge human and economic burden. 50 million people are living with dementia globally and 850,000 of those...
Illicit cannabis use often linked to insomnia
A study of illicit cannabis use for medical reasons by the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis in 2019, suggested that an estimated 182,583 individuals in the...
65% of neurodivergent employees fear discrimination
65% of neurodivergent employees fear discrimination while UK businesses promote neurodiverse workplaces. New research from Birkbeck, University of London’s Research Centre for Neurodiversity at Work...
How the brain’s recycling system breaks down in Parkinson’s Disease
How the brain’s recycling system breaks down in Parkinson’s Disease: Researchers from the University of Queensland have identified that a gene associated with an increased...
New hydrogel stem cell treatment
A new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel, which allows clinicians to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice, has been developed by...
People with dementia facing new challenges
A study exploring how increased digitalisation since the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted finance management for people with dementia and their carers is published today. Researchers...
Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth
Mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth: Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve...
Microbot development could help treat seizures
Microbot development could help treat seizures: University of Glasgow researchers are part of a new project which is setting out to develop tiny injectable robots...
High fat diet could reduce the brain’s ability to regulate food intake
Regularly eating a high fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats published in The Journal of Physiology...
