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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The prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases is particularly complex. Devising strategies to reduce this degeneration depend on the disease and the individual affected. Unfortunately, most treatments have, so far, been poor or unsuccessful. Therefore, in order to understand and reflect on these diseases and develop effective treatments, comprehensive research and classification of the proteins […]
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As 2020 is coming to an end (finally…), it is an opportunity to reflect on this year and what you’ve achieved. 2020 was a difficult year for everyone, so just making it to here is a huge accomplishment. Although COVID-19 is still around and will be following us into the new year, the start of […]
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