Experts are now seeing younger and younger children with eating disorders such as anorexia. There has recently been lots of media attention on “size zero” models, and the government has even attacked fashion for undermining the confidence of girls. But is fashion really the cause? An article written on the BBC explores the thoughts of read more »

Researchers have found a gene that seems to be important in late-onset Alzheimer’s. An article in The Independent states that the discovery was described as “exciting” by the Alzheimer’s Society. The hope is that the discovery about the genetic causes could now lead to a new treatment.
Richard Mayeux who led the research said “The importance read more »

Research has found that women binge drinkers were more likely to be clinically depressed than men binge drinkers. It is not yet clear whether drinking leads to depression or depression leads to drinking, however the link between the two is significant.
The research was conducted on 6,009 men and 8,054 women by US and Canadian researchers. read more »