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Brain fog is seen mostly in women during the perimenopausal period, which is the transitional time around menopause, because of fluctuating hormones

Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of a process known as brain plasticity.

Next year, doctors might finally have something new to offer people who suffer from schizophrenia: a much-needed drug that can better improve their symptoms without the side effects that too often cause them to stop taking their medications.

Her GP thinks she may be suffering from PMDD

"I was able to cope prior, I could deal with what I was going through but having a little one makes that pressure so much harder. You don't want them to see you cry, or break down. You're holding that in and it makes it worse."

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The costs of Alzheimer’s disease – human and financial – are rising sharply in California and nationally, and census projections for America’s rapidly aging population suggest the scope of the disease soon might rival what America saw during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Chelsea businesswoman with a history of depression took her own life after she was discharged from the exclusive Priory clinic without her family and friends being informed, a coroner has found.

Nearly half of couples don't talk about serious topics, like death or illness - with four in ten saying their partner changes the subject if these topics are broached

A leading expert has revealed the most commonly overlooked symptom

The doctor is keen to make some noise about an often overlooked symptom that sees her patients panic, with many women experiencing brain dog during perimenopause.