Insufficient evidence to back medical cannabis for insomnia
A new Cochrane review finds that existing evidence is too uncertain to determine whether medical cannabis improves sleep or daytime functioning in people with insomnia.
Oct 12, 2026
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Mental Disorders: News and Research on Mental Disorders
MeSH tree: F03
Is ADHD on the rise in children and adults in the U.K. and Europe?
ADHD seems to be in the news everywhere, but is this due to a rise in cases or to changing awareness and diagnosis? Pulling together the evidence for a presentation to Europe's main clinical neuroscience conference, Professor ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Novel study explores how different types of genetic risk impact the manifestation of alcohol use disorder
Multiple types of genetic influence affect the severity and presentation of alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to what may be the first study examining the joint effects of three types of genetic liability on alcohol outcomes. ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Study offers new clues about how genetic risk for Alzheimer's affects brain immune cells
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a new clue that may help explain why some people are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. It suggests that a protein ...
Oct 12, 2026
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How dyspraxia can exhaust children and exclude them from social activities
Ask a parent of a child with dyspraxia what happens around 4 p.m., and many describe the same scene. Their child has spent a whole school day gripping pencils, fastening buttons and keeping up on the playground. By the time ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Global dementia study reveals 11.4 million new cases in 2023—projected to more than double by 2050
International research has produced some of the most comprehensive and comparable estimates of new dementia cases worldwide, revealing that an estimated 11.4 million people developed dementia in 2023—a figure projected to ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Connecting veterans' PTSD, unmet social needs to cognitive impairment and dementia
A multi-institutional research team recently reported that veterans with both PTSD and unmet social needs appear to have higher rates of dementia or cognitive impairment years later. The study involved 3,817,970 veterans—and, ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Relationship study finds helping dementia patient supports even their spousal caregiver
Just as a fleet of ships moves across the ocean—the flagship in the lead as other vessels circle around it—people move through life with a social convoy around them, closest confidants shifting as a person's season of life ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Routine blood test may suggest future dementia risk
A common blood test already carried out during routine health checks may contain clues about a person's long-term risk of dementia, according to research being presented at the ECNP Congress in Munich and published in the ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Treating insomnia could be key to reducing symptoms of depression
Researchers have found that treating insomnia can also help reduce symptoms of depression, with participants in a new study reporting improvements in both conditions. Led by Vanika Lall, clinical associate professor Melissa ...
Oct 12, 2026
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