A cosy night in front of the fire sounds far more appealing than a stroll in the bitterly cold winter winds but which option really makes us happier? According to mental health charity Mind, getting outside in the winter can help to guard us against developing a case of the winter blues and could help read more »

 14-year-old Cameron Thompson is considered to be a teenage genius, and for him, academic success is almost certain. However, Cameron sufferer’s from a form of autism known as Asperger’s Syndrome, which though is thought to be very strongly linked with ‘genius’, renders him unable to understand general social conventions. Being a natural genius sounds like read more »

The NHS has given £50,000 to charity Ark to help people with Asperger’s find love. As the online-dating stigma fades and singles-clubs and speed-dating becomes all the rage, the modern dating scene is changing – and upping its expectations too. The world of dating has become a formidable place for the many singles looking for read more »

This week the Welsh Government is set to release a White Paper outlining plans to introduce a presumed consent organ donation law by 2015. The new legislation will mean that anyone in Wales who does not wish to donate their organs upon death, will need to sign an ‘opt-out’ register. The BBC Wales Politics show read more »

Pioneer Productions are making a 3 part documentary series about the science of love and relationships for the BBC, and are looking for couples to participate. The series hopes to go inside the body and the brain to explore what is really going on during pivotal moments in our lives, from first relationships through to read more »

In 1911, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term ‘schizophrenia’ to describe the set of symptoms that now characterize the disorder. To mark the 100th anniversary of schizophrenia being recognised as a medical condition, Rethink Mental Illness is launching an inquiry which will investigate a more rational treatment system, as well as looking into how read more »

A Sheffield hospital hopes to help 10 morbidly obese teenagers lose weight by fitting them with gastric balloons. The procedure, which involves inflating the stomach to simulate a feeling of fullness, has proven effective on adults. There have been few studies examining the effects of the gastric balloon on young people, however, and the procedure read more »