Dr Elijah Mak has been recognised by the Alzheimer’s Society, the leading dementia charity in the UK, for his outstanding contributions to dementia research. Last week, Mak received the charity’s Rising Star in Dementia Research award for his doctoral research, which explored the utility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the search for biomarkers of dementia. ‘I am […]
Global collaboration produces largest analysis of brains of patients with trichotillomania
Trichotillomania is a psychological condition where a person compulsively pulls out their own hair. The condition is in the same diagnostic category as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but typically doesn’t involve the intrusive obsessive thoughts that occur in OCD. Despite affecting 0.5-1% of the population, trichotillomania has not received a lot of research attention or […]
Reduced awareness of action intention in functional neurological disorder
Functional neurological disorder (FND), also known as Conversion Disorder, is a common but poorly understood condition. It is characterised by neurological symptoms that have no known neurological cause. A classic example is World War I soldiers on the battlefield who became paralyzed with no obvious physical cause. FND can include sensory symptoms, such as numbness, […]
The binge-drinking brain: new research finds differences in neural microstructure associated with binge-drinking behaviour.
Binge drinking is defined as the rapid intake of alcohol over a short period of time, with the intention to get drunk. This behaviour is most commonly seen in young adults, and is reported to be a major public health issue in the UK. Many consequences of binge drinking are well known, such as violent […]