high insulin levels during childhood a risk for mental health problems in adulthood

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have shown that the link between physical and mental illness is closer than previously thought. Certain changes in physical health, which are detectable in childhood, are linked with the development of mental illness in adulthood. The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, used a sample of over 10,000 …

researchers control neuronal activity using light

A study led by researchers from IBEC and IDIBAPS achieves, for the first time, the control of brain state transitions using a molecule responsive to light, named PAI.  The results not only pave the way to act on the brain patterns activity, but they also could lead development of photomodulated drugs for treatment of brain lesions or diseases such as depression, bipolar disorders or Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases.  The brain presents different states depending on the communication […]Researchers Controls Neuronal …

depression

According to Beyond Blue, in Australia, it's estimated that 45 per cent of people will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime.1 In any one year, around 1 million Australian adults have depression, and over 2 million have anxiety.2 In fact, around 1 in 6 women in Australia will experience depression and 1 in 3 women …