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Our terrifying ‘treatment’ of mental illness

As state agencies front a Royal Commission, David Williams reviews the country’s history of treating mental illness with shocks, drugs and lobotomies

Newsroom.co.nz

Getting physically tired from thinking may be caused by toxic build up in brain, new research finds

Glutamine build up in the brain may force people to take a break or focus on something else.

Daily Record

Why do I feel tired after working at my desk all day?

Concentrating for long periods fills our brains with fatigue-inducing toxins – so what can we do about it? By Imy Brighty-Potts.

The Independent UK

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Scientists have discovered why we feel tired after hours of concentration

It's not just in your head - it's in your brain

Wales Online

Accumulation of ‘toxins’ in brain is why thinking hard is tiring, study suggests

Scientists discovered that when intense mental work is carried out over several hours, it causes potentially toxic by-products to build up.

The Independent UK

Depression study stirs fierce debate

A controversy in the scientific community over a recent claim that anti-depressants can be ineffective at treating depression has highlighted the difficulties in understanding mental health conditions.

Bangkok Post

Cognitive rehab may help older adults clear COVID-related brain fog

Eight months after falling ill with COVID-19, the 73-year-old woman couldn’t remember what her husband had told her a few hours before. She would forget to remove laundry from the dryer at the end of the cycle. She would turn on the tap at a sink and walk away.

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Climate change and extreme heat are making us more anxious

Globally, heat waves have become an increasingly frequent summer affair, as much of the world faces extremely high temperatures.

The Conversation

Dangerous Brain Surgery May Relieve Baby Of Multiple Daily Epileptic Seizures

A child diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy which causes her to have multiple seizures a day is to undergo life-saving surgery to detach part of her brain.

Zenger

Groundbreaking laser treatment offered to Parkinson's patients in Ireland

Irish woman Orla Hares who works as a physiotherapist will host the webinar later this month

Dublin Live

Daytime Naps May Increase Risk Of Strokes And Alzheimer’s

Some scientists believe that taking daytime naps may increase not only the risk of a stroke, and could be an early sign of dangerous high blood pressure, it may also be linked to Alzheimer’s.

Zenger

Pensioner on trial for crash that killed baby ‘had worsening dementia’

Shelagh Robertson, 75, denies causing the infant’s death by careless driving.

The Independent UK

Faye Flam: Pharma overpromised on antidepressants

Tribune News Service

Can massage relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress?

Stress is an inevitable part of life. It is nearly impossible to remove all stress from day-to-day life. Stress is physiological and psychological responses to situations the body and mind find to be overwhelming.

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Study looking at whether history of concussions increases odds of long COVID

DENVER -- A study in Denver is trying to determine whether a history of concussions increases a person’s odds of developing cognitive or psychological symptoms of long COVID, and, if so, whether that points to new ways to treat the post-viral condition.

Daily Record

Scots tot with rare form of epilepsy that causes multiple seizures a day to undergo life-saving surgery

Little Thea Steele was also diagnosed with extensive cortical dysplasia and intractable epilepsy, which left her resistant to medication - and suffering from seizures every day.

The Guardian - UK

Alan Lee obituary

Other lives: Consultant psychiatrist who carried out groundbreaking research in depression

The Guardian - UK

The drugs don’t work (and other mental health myths)

Our attitudes to mental health are changing but much of the stigma that surrounds conditions such as schizophrenia remains – along with some enduring and often damaging untruths

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Belfast Live

George Best's sister Barbara McNarry diagnosed with rare life-shortening illness

“His words left us reeling but as long as I have breath in my body, come hell or high water, I’m going to fight.”

The New Daily

How two common viruses trigger the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease

Shingles infection may activate dormant neurological herpes viruses, causing inflammation and accumulation of Alzheimer's associated proteins in the brain.

Daily Record

Walking just 15 minutes a day could protect brain from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's

Researchers found that a little bit of exercise has a big impact on the brain.

Zenger

Simple Blood Test Can Spot Signs Of Alzheimer’s 17 Years Before Symptoms Appear

A simple blood test can spot signs of Alzheimer’s 17 years before symptoms appear, according to new research.

WEKU

Alzheimer's researchers are looking beyond plaques and tangles for new treatments

An atlas showing how Alzheimer's changes individual brain cells could help researchers find new treatments for the disease.

ABC News

Repetitive head impacts in sport cause degenerative brain disease CTE, study finds

Repetitive head impacts cause the degenerative brain disease CTE, according to a new study that will fuel calls for changes to tackling rules as well as age restrictions for contact sports.

Wales Online

Cooking, washing-up and gardening 'can cut the risk of Alzheimer's'

Exercise and meeting friends can also reduce your risk, says new research

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