Although Dementia now costs the UK economy twice as much as cancer it still only receives a fraction of the funding.
The Alzheimer’s Research Trust has said that for every one pound that is spent on dementia research, 12 times that goes to investigating cancer.
Researchers from Oxford University have compared the cost of caring read more »

According to a new study by psychologists, 1 in every 100 people are addicted to using the internet and have a greater risk of becoming depressed, reports The Times.
The internet has undoubtedly changed the world we live in today. The way we work and even the way we socialise is totally different to read more »

Scientists have recently discovered powerful evidence that there may be a link between manic depressives and genius, reported The Independent.
There has always been speculation that there is a link between genius and madness, but until now little solid evidence has been exhibited.
A study of over 700,000 adults showed that A grade achievers were read more »

Recent research has found there could be a link between viral infection in the womb and unborn offspring being predisposed to schizophrenia, reports The Times.
Previous research has suggested that women who contract flu during pregnancy are at higher risk of giving birth to a baby likely to develop schizophrenia later on in life.
The read more »

An ambitious plan to cut the number of smokers in England by half over the next ten years has been unveiled by ministers.
The past decade has seen a dramatic reduction in the number of people smoking. Figures have fallen by almost a quarter to 21% and the government hopes to increase this by a read more »

A recent Australian study has found that elderly people who are slightly overweight may live longer than those who are not, reports BBC News.
The study had set out to discover what level of body mass index was associated with the lowest risk of death in the elderly and did so by tracking the number read more »

Recent NHS data revealed that young people living in London drink substantially less than those in the north of England, reported BBC News.
The North East was reported to have the highest level of drinking and smoking over the past three years. With 20 per cent of the 11 – 15 years olds surveyed in read more »

A mentally ill man who killed a Derbyshire student was not properly assessed or cared for, reported BBC News.
Khalid Peshawan, 33, killed Halimah Ahmed at his Derbyshire home in 2007 before hanging himself. The health and social care Advisory Service report into Mental health Services in Derby criticised Mr Peshawans diagnosis and care.
Although the read more »

Psychiatry professor Alistair Burns has taken on the huge task of overseeing how dementia is dealt with in England, reports BBC News
His job will involve continuing leadership of the dementia strategy launched last year by health secretary Alan Johnson. Alongside this his job will also be to promote better care of people with dementia read more »

Scottish government have revealed staggering figures showing that children who self-harm have been admitted to hospital more than 7,000 times in the past decade, reported BBC News.
Public Health Minister Shona Robinson has promised an extra £5.5m worth of investment for mental health services. She has said that this will lead to a 15-20% increase read more »