Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook is putting on a special concert to commemorate his former band mate Ian Cutis with donations from the evening being given to mental health charity Mind and the Keith Bennett Appeal. The concert will see Hook and The Light perform the entire Unknown Pleasures album for the read more »

For the last few years a heavy focus on skin cancer has meant many going as far as to wear sun cream throughout winter. However recent research has found that not enough sunshine is equally as detrimental as too much. A recent study has found a link between lack of sunlight and a higher risk read more »

Scientists have found that having a nap during which you dream after learning something new can help you commit it to memory. Volunteers were asked to memorise the layout of a 3D computer maze so they could find their way around it several hours later. It was found that those who dreamt about a new read more »

The majority of us will be familiar with the statistic which states that one in every four people will suffer from a mental illness. However, recent studies have brought up some serious questions about the figure, reports The Guardian. For years the one-in-four statistic has been quoted by everyone from mental health charities to government read more »

A new and innovative three week programme has been designed to help war veterans through their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at the Warrior Stress Reset Center at Fort Hood, the largest US military base in the world. Specialist William B Allen is a US Army combat medic. When he was discharged from duty after serving read more »

Mental Health charity Mind has invited the Health Ministers from each main political parties to let us know what they will do for mental health if they are elected. Conservatives Anne Milton, Shadow Health Minister Conservatives state that the NHS is their number one priority and promise to increase spending on the NHS every year. read more »

Up to half a million mental health patients could be faced with reduced access to services such as counselling as the NHS struggles to make savings, reports the Times. Despite pledges to increase access to talk therapies from Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, the independent regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts has warned all organisations read more »

Children who discuss important issues with their fathers are less likely to take up smoking in their early years, a study has found. A study conducted by a team at Cardiff University involving 3,500 youngsters aged between 11 and 15 asked participants to rate how often they spoke to their fathers about important issues on read more »

Evidence suggests that the types of food we eat can have a huge effect on our risk of dementia. BBC News reports. Recent research has shown that those eating a ‘mediterranean’ style diet rich in foods such as nuts, fish and vegetables, stand a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Health experts have always cautioned read more »

A recent study has found that those of us who live with the stress of a long daily commute can lose up to two years off our life expectancy, the Times reports. Residents living in commuter towns such as Watford, Hertfordshire, can expect to die 1.8 years earlier than the national average of 79.6 years. read more »