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 »