Last week was Loneliness Awareness Week. I saw lots of posts about loneliness on social media, and some of the stats and information I read really shocked me. There’s no doubt that loneliness is a huge problem – especially in our ageing population. However, what took me by surprise is that individuals between the ages […]
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Researchers at the Translational Genomics (TGen) Research Institute have carried out the largest study to date on the associations between smoking and cardiovascular disease on cognitive function. It has long been known that certain heart diseases increase the risk of dementia, such as diabetes and elevated blood pressure. Hence, it is not surprising that there […]
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April marks the start of Stress Awareness Month. Ah… stress. As a university student, stress is all too familiar to me. Nowadays, it feels like if you’re not stressed, you’re doing university wrong. There is this idea that has been ingrained into our minds, that the more stressed you are, the harder you are working… […]
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It’s World Delirium Awareness Day! What is delirium? Delirium (AKA acute confusional state) is a serious disturbance in mental abilities, resulting in confused thinking and reduced awareness of the environment. It involves a decline in mental functioning that develops over a short period of time, typically hours or days. The DSM-5 criteria for the diagnosis […]
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It’s World Encephalitis Day! Wait – what is encephalitis? 78% of people across the world do not know what encephalitis is and this has to change! 500,000 children and adults are affected by encephalitis every year – that means one person every minute. The death rates for encephalitis are high and survivors are often left […]
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