Understanding eating disorders

Researchers have moved a step closer to understanding eating disorders - a move which could ultimately lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the conditions....

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 has just moved into its...

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?’ Before attempting an answer, it...

The Autistic Mind

Edinburgh University’s Patrick Wild Centre was opened in 2010 by Alfred Wild who had watched his parents care for his autistic brother and determined to...

Muddled memories help dementia patients

Should we always challenge the distorted beliefs of someone with dementia or do inaccurate memories play an important role in helping them to retain key...

The science of attraction

Romantic chemistry is all about warm, gooey feelings that gush from the deepest depths of the heart...right? Not quite. Actually, the real boss behind attraction...

Rocket game can help control schizophrenia

For the first time, new research shows people with schizophrenia can train themselves to control brain regions linked to verbal hallucinations, using an MRI scanner...