The Latest Breaking News on Mental health

(Part three of a four-part series) Despite ongoing legal setbacks, psychedelics research has reemerged and it is proving that psilocybin reduces brain connections within the usual networks while amplifying links between less connected areas. 

Distressing dreams were linked with both cognitive decline and risk of dementia.

According to a new USC study, a mutation in a newly discovered small protein is connected to a significant increase in the risk for Alzheimer's disease, expanding the known gene targets for the disease and presenting a new potential avenue for treatment. Read more on Dynamite News:

Researchers say improvements reported with tofersen was ‘moment of hope’ for disease

Astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking had the condition for many decades

Feeling anxious? This simple trick can help alleviate some of those worries

Migraine is a genetic neurologic disease that often goes undertreated. It's more than a typical headache. Sometimes migraine headaches come with pain so intense they can interrupt day-to-day activities.

Young people report higher rates of mental illness than earlier generations but are often unable to get treatment

Alzheimer’s disease will affect around 1.6 million people in the UK by 2050. Who is most at risk of developing the degenerative condition and could a simple urine test help to detect a person’s risk sooner?

Bad dreams have been linked to an increased likelihood of cognitive decline

Work continues in Newcastle to understand dementia with Lewy Bodies - the disease which actor Robin Williams suffered from.