In Florida, black young adults are hospitalized for stroke at a rate three times higher than their white and Hispanic peers, a new study by University of South Florida researchers reports. The study was presented at the American Heart Association’s Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Annual Conference and appears in the online version of the […]

A collaborative study led by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University has demonstrated a positive link between cognitive ability and cortical thickness in the brains of healthy 6 to 18 year olds. The correlation is evident in regions that integrate information

Figures from Somerset’s mental health services confirm that women’s mental health is worsening.
A national survey* recently found that the proportion of women suffering a common mental disorder, such as depression or anxiety, increased from 19.1% in 1993 to 21.5% in 2007.
The largest increase (between 1993-2007) was in women aged 45-64 where the rate increased by […]