Mass shootings often put a spotlight on mental illness, but figuring out which conditions should keep someone from having a gun is no easy task

Nov 15, 2023 02:13 am UTC| Health

Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the loss of innocent lives, mental illness and its role in the actions of the mass shooter come under scrutiny. Mental illness again became a central theme...

Brains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury − a concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation and recovery

Nov 15, 2023 01:49 am UTC| Health

High-profile sports like football and soccer have brought greater attention in recent years to concussions the mildest form of traumatic brain injury. Yet people often do not realize how common concussions are in...

Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music − new research in mice

Nov 15, 2023 01:47 am UTC| Health

More than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, 8.4 million Americans needed to take insulin in 2022 to lower their blood sugar. Insulin, however, is tricky to deliver...

How music heals us, even when it's sad – by a neuroscientist leading a new study of musical therapy

Nov 15, 2023 01:45 am UTC| Health

When I hear Shania Twains Youre Still The One, it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dads PC. I was tidying up the mess after he had tried to [take his own life]. Hed been listening to her album, and I played it...

Health professionals need to collaborate. Changing how they're taught helps build that skill

Nov 15, 2023 01:45 am UTC| Health

When health professionals collaborate rather than operating in silos, everyone benefits patients, families and the health system at large. This is a fact supported by ample research evidence. The professionals reap the...

Autistic people experience loneliness far more acutely than neurotypical people – new research

Nov 15, 2023 01:42 am UTC| Health

Autistic people are up to four times more likely to experience loneliness than non-autistic people. Despite enduring stereotypes that autistic people lack the desire for meaningful social connections, new research from...

All the Light We Cannot See: how progressive congenital cataracts can lead to blindness

Nov 13, 2023 12:22 pm UTC| Health

In the new Netflix series All the Light We Cannot See, a blind French girl called Marie-Laure LeBlanc makes illicit radio broadcasts from her uncles house in Nazi-occupied France. We are told that Marie-Laure has...