Archive: 20/07/2017

What it's really like to live with dementia

More than 225,000 people develop dementia every year – that's roughly one person every three minute. At the moment, 850,000 people in the UK are living with dementia. This figure is set to rise to two million by 2051.

Jul 20, 2017

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Fluctuating hormones can affect women's sleep

As women, we know that hormones can wreak havoc on our moods and appetites, but did you know that they can also play a huge role in how many zzz's we catch each night? "Insomnia is much more common in women than men," says ...

Jul 20, 2017

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Most ADHD medications aren't associated with risk of irritability

Irritability in children refers to angry and overly reactive moods that are often associated with acts of aggression. Irritability is common across psychiatric diagnoses, but is especially common in children with ADHD. Some ...

Jul 20, 2017

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Family factors may influence a child's temperament

A new study indicates that a child's temperament may be influenced by maternal postpartum depression, maternal sensitivity, and family functioning. Maternal depression was associated with difficult temperaments in infants ...

Jul 20, 2017

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Want to develop 'grit'? Take up surfing

My friend, Joe Weghofer, is a keen surfer, so when he was told he'd never walk again, following a 20ft spine-shattering fall, it was just about the worst news he could have received. Yet, a month later, Joe managed to stand. ...

Jul 20, 2017

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Brits consume more sugar than thought

Eating more sugar is linked to obesity, the first study using objective measures of sugar intake has found.

Jul 20, 2017

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Exclusion from school can trigger long-term psychiatric illness

Excluding children from school may lead to long- term psychiatric problems and psychological distress, a study of thousands of children has shown.

Jul 20, 2017

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Nutrition advice aimed at children also improves parents' diets

Nutrition advice aimed at children also improves parents' diets, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Jul 20, 2017

Study of coffee and dementia stirs worldwide interest

Combine a product widely loved with a disease widely dreaded and what do you get? Widespread attention, a UWM researcher found.

Jul 20, 2017

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Hearing voices need not be a problem in itself

When people hear voices, it is whether those voices fit or are at odds with their life goals and values that governs whether they find them distressing. That is the conclusion of research published today, Friday 16 June 2017, ...

Jul 20, 2017

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