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Mental health

  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    The Big Read
    Schizophrenia: the new drug set to tackle the ‘cancer of psychiatry’

    But the healthcare system in the US still struggles to provide adequate care for those with serious mental illness

    Montage image of a bar chart, a person’s face and glowing lines representing neural pathways
  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Reader callout: are you concerned about social care costs?

    Care home costs have been rising steeply

  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    Dementia
    Patients on diabetes drugs less likely to develop dementia, research finds

    More trials urged as part of effort to slow cognitive declines with existing medicines

    A woman with diabetes monitors her blood glucose level
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
    John Hardy
    The disappointing Alzheimer’s decision is part of a bigger problem

    Nice’s ruling on lecanemab demonstrates the lack of readiness to roll out new treatments in the UK

    Alzheimer’s Drug lecanemab / Leqembi
  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    Dementia
    Alzheimer’s drug approved by UK regulator but too costly for NHS

    Spending watchdog declines to give green light to lecanemab for patients in England

    R. Scott Turner, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Memory Disorder Center at Georgetown University Hospital, points to PET scan results that are part of a study on Alzheimer's disease at Georgetown University Hospital. The PET scans show images labeled with different markers: Amyloid-β (PiB) and Tau (T807), with conditions noted as Clinically Normal and Alzheimer's Dementia.
  • Thursday, 15 August, 2024
    Helene Servillon
    US policymakers should embrace psychedelic medicine

    The Food and Drug Administration’s rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy is a missed opportunity

    Young woman with colourful psychoactive drug on her tongue
  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    News in-depthParis Olympics
    How athletes handle the post-Olympics blues

    Sports stars open up about the pressures they face — and the ‘decompression’ after high-profile events

    Simone Biles celebrates with her gold medal
  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
    Gaming
    The rise of video games tackling mental health

    ‘Vampire Therapist’, where you play a bloodsucking counsellor, is one of a wave of titles putting psychology at the centre

    Cartoonish image of a cowboy talks to a vampire in an old-fashioned drawing room
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Women's health
    ADHD cases in women hit record level as TikTok videos raise awareness

    Huge rise in prescriptions for women aged 25 to 34 in England driven by social media highlighting symptoms

    Screengrabs from TikTok of videos about ADHD
  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    Dementia
    High cholesterol critical factor in development of dementia, study finds

    Reducing 14 ‘modifiable’ risks can prevent or delay cognitive disorder, report says

    Doctor reviewing MRI scans
  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    ReviewArts
    Hysterical — search for an explanation behind a wave of teenage mental illness

    Dan Taberski looks at the events of 2011 in a New York town when a group of girls all came down with Tourette’s-like symptoms

    A group of female cheerleaders on a sports field wearing red outfits and carrying white pompoms seen from behind
  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
    Pharmaceuticals sector
    European Medicines Agency rejects breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug

    Eisai and Biogen face uphill battle to win EU approval for Leqembi after committee’s ruling

    Bottles and packages of the drug Leqembi
  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    Dementia
    Shingles vaccine ‘may prevent dementia’, research finds

    GSK’s Shingrix is latest drug to show potential for targeting previously untreatable brain disorders

    Shingrix shingles vaccine
  • Saturday, 20 July, 2024
    FT Magazine
    How I learnt to stop scrolling

    It took a silent retreat to reboot my relationship with smartphones and social media

  • Sunday, 14 July, 2024
    Jemima Kelly
    If you really want to relax, put that phone down

    The dopamine hit of smartphones, described as the modern-day hypodermic needle, is not the same as switching off

    Illustration of a stickman carrying a big smartphone on his back
  • Sunday, 14 July, 2024
    Pilita Clark
    Sun, sea and sickness: why we get ill on holiday

    Those of us who fall ill as soon as we stop work may need to rethink our approach to life

    Illustration of a person lying in a bed under a beach umbrella on the beach with an ice pack on their forehead and thermometer in their mouth while everyone else has fun in the sea
  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    FT Magazine
    He killed four classmates with a gun. His parents were convicted

    Inside the historic trial that convicted the parents of a school shooter

    Part of a photo of an older boy with messy brown hair
  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
    European Central Bank
    Rising stress at ECB puts almost 40% of staff at risk of burnout, survey finds

    Poll finds rise from 6% to 9% of central bank’s workers reporting suicidal thoughts

    People cross the street in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    InterviewThe CEO
    ‘I saw a massive opportunity for what this organisation could be’: Hilary Evans-Newton on transforming Alzheimer’s Research UK

    Decision to associate charity with a cure turned it into Europe’s biggest funder of dementia research

    Hilary Evans-Newton
  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    Pharmaceuticals sector
    Eli Lilly wins US approval for early-stage Alzheimer’s treatment

    New drug Kisunla will be 20% more than rival as drugmaker claims it requires fewer treatments

    Eli Lilly sign on company’s offices
  • Sunday, 30 June, 2024
    Work & Careers
    ‘You have to be around for the moment they speak to you’: how teens affect working parents

    Employers are often less flexible with staff who need to care for older children

    A woman sits on a sofa in a well-lit room
  • Monday, 24 June, 2024
    Ketamine tablets help reduce side-effects in depression sufferers

    Oral formulation offers prospect of cheaper and more convenient access to drug, research suggests

    A man is prepared for his ketamine treatment
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    Work WatchBethan Staton
    Employers should do more than just talk about mental health

    Workers still fear discrimination despite years of raising awareness — do companies need to go further?

  • Monday, 10 June, 2024
    Eli Lilly & Co
    Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug wins backing of US advisory panel

    Independent experts conclude unanimously that the experimental treatment is effective

    A doctor looks at a PET brain scan
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    Rana Foroohar
    How to fix America’s loneliness crisis

    Solving the issue needs to be a bipartisan effort

    Illustration of a man sitting on a window sill in a room that is empty except for a chair, where the walls are painted in the US flag stripes and the view from the window are the stars on the flag
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