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Psychiatric research, neurodegenerative disease
5 Jul 2026England Children's Mental Health Referrals Top 1 Million
Referrals to children and young people's mental health services in England surpassed 1 million for the first time in 2024-25, according to a report from the children's commissioner — a figure that is nearly double what was recorded six years ago.
2 Jul 2026Suicidal Ideation in Adults: What the Evidence Shows
Suicidal ideation is common across healthcare settings, yet most clinicians report feeling underprepared to assess and manage it — a disconnect that a new BMJ clinical update brings into sharp focus.
- 2 Jul 2026
Suicidal Ideation in Adults: What the Evidence Shows
A new clinical update published in the BMJ outlines the current evidence on identifying and managing suicidal ideation in adults, revealing a persistent gap between how often clinicians encounter the issue and how prepared they feel to respond.
1 Jul 2026Autism Diagnoses Often Hidden in South Asian American Families
A child and adolescent psychiatrist writing in STAT News argues that autism diagnoses in South Asian American households are often concealed, producing a distinct form of family crisis.
- 1 Jul 2026
Autism Stigma in South Asian American Families
Within many South Asian American families, an autism diagnosis is treated as a closely guarded secret rather than a condition to be openly addressed, according to a psychiatrist writing in STAT News.
- 28 Jun 2026
Single MRI Scans and Alzheimer's Prediction Signals
New findings point toward the possibility that standard brain imaging could hold meaningful signals for anticipating Alzheimer's disease outcomes, raising questions about how existing clinical tools are interpreted.
- 22 Jun 2026
Adaptive Brain Stimulation Research Signals Shift in Movement Care
New work appearing in a leading medical journal points to evolving scientific interest in stimulation therapies that respond dynamically to the body, with potential implications for movement disorder research.
- 22 Jun 2026
Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation and Parkinson Gait
New findings published in Nature Medicine point toward a more responsive form of deep brain stimulation that may better address walking difficulties associated with Parkinson's disease.
- 17 Jun 2026
Two Alzheimer's Brain Scans Yield Different Results
A multicentre study published in The Lancet found that the choice of radioactive tracer used in tau PET brain imaging meaningfully affects how often Alzheimer's-related pathology is detected.
15 Jun 2026Career Change at 60: What Nursing Apprenticeships Reveal
When the Covid pandemic stripped the meaning from his decades-long engineering career, Nick Dowling enrolled in a nursing apprenticeship at 60 — trading a familiar salary for 12-hour shifts and a profound rethinking of professional identity.
4 Jun 2026Tobacco Marketing Tactics Linked to Ultra-Processed Food Sales
Research published in the American Journal of Public Health suggests that major food companies have adopted marketing and formulation strategies closely mirroring those once used by the tobacco industry to sell cigarettes.
- 3 Jun 2026
Gut Microbiome Screens May Flag Parkinson's Risk Early
A study in Nature Medicine raises the possibility that analysing the gut microbiome could detect Parkinson's disease risk well before recognisable symptoms emerge.
- 28 May 2026
Optimism Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Large US Study
New research suggests a measurable psychological trait may influence dementia risk over time, while a separate multinational analysis reveals that the leading causes of death among people with diabetes have shifted significantly since 2000.
- 25 May 2026
Psychedelic Research at a Crossroads After Two Decades
Two decades after The Lancet first argued that regulatory barriers were blocking legitimate investigation of psychedelics, a new editorial from the journal takes stock of how far the field has travelled—and where it now stands.
23 May 2026Retained Bullet Fragments Linked to Long-Term Health Risks
Bullet fragments that remain inside the body after a gunshot wound are associated with a range of lasting health consequences, from chronic pain and mobility impairment to depression and lead toxicity.
- 22 May 2026
NHS Staff Dismissed Over Victims' Records Breach
Eleven NHS employees have been dismissed and a further 14 disciplined after an investigation found they had improperly accessed the medical records of the three people killed in the June 2023 Nottingham attacks.