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The festive period is a time of high spirits and gift-giving, or at least as much of that as is possible in the midst of a global...

In September I wrote a blog about my optimistic take on the coronavirus research at that time. In late summer the UK and most of Europe...

Eating disorders thrive in times of crisis. They pounce on any disruption to everyday life and turn your recovery on its head, and I know...

Insight from the #5BigInsights “Parenthood isn’t a prerequisite to understand the importance of the early years” — HRH THE DUCHESS OF...

For years, many people have advocated that the majority of office work can be done from the comfort of one’s own home. If you are going...

I opened my phone a couple of days ago to a headline reading, “A Black doctor died in childbirth, highlighting a tragic trend that...

I am not a clinician, but I have come to acknowledge the 3 C’s of the clinic: communication between the patient and physician,...

During childhood and adolescence, parents play a crucial role in their child’s development, acting as their first teachers and preparing...

Think of the last time you had a cold sore, or the flu, or a bowel infection…I am sure you don’t have the fondest memories of that...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood disorder with a global prevalence rate of 5–10%. ADHD presents with...

Salut, Hålla, Olá, Ciao, Kumusta: these are all ways to say ‘hello’ in various languages. The first letters also happen to spell out the...

A major topic in research over the past couple of decades has been understanding biological correlates (or as often referred to,...

Many psychiatrists would say that while we treat depression in many ways, all these many treatments can be grouped into one of a few...

By Alessandra Borsini and Amelia St John Wallis Editors note: Congratulations to Dr. Alessandra Borsini, a neuroscientist in the SPILab,...

“A beautiful mind” is the title of the critically acclaimed, unauthorised biography of the mathematician John Nash, who famously made...

In the UK, roughly 1 in 5 people suffer from depression; while many find that they have some degree of response to antidepressant...

Once upon a time, there was a girl who grew up to become a mental health researcher… No. Wait. Once upon a time? I’m not the Cinderella...

Through this whole corona virus-lockdown ‘end of the world’ situation, a few things have kept my mental health afloat: coffee, impromptu...

In these recent months of lockdown, I have felt drawn towards — or, better, hypnotized — by the nature around me. I have surrounded...

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” said the painter Pablo Picasso. In the last few months, this quote came to my...

As of June 23rd, there have been more than 9 million cases and more than 475,000 deaths from COVID-19, with cases confirmed in 213...

You may be bored of hearing about blockchain as the panacea to all problems of the world. So am I (and I’m so intrigued by it that I even...

A few months ago, I saw one of Yayoi Kusama’s installations, Gleaming Lights of the Souls. It is part of the permanent collection of the...

In 1962, marine biologist Rachel Carson reported in her book Silent Spring on the environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use...