Brain implants the size of a penny combat drug addiction in rats

Smartphone-controlled brain implant the size of a PENNY combats drug addiction in rats – and it could be used to treat Parkinson’s disease and depression in humans Korean researchers made the gadget which is roughly as long as a US penny   Tiny LED lights manipulate neurons in the brain as instructed by a phone app   Circuit in … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: Antibiotics ‘help treat depression’

HEALTH NOTES: Antibiotics ‘help treat depression’ By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:20 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 22:43 GMT, 30 January 2021 Antibiotics could be used to treat certain forms of depression, say British researchers. Doctors at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation recruited 39 patients suffering ‘treatment-resistant’ depression and gave half of … Read more

Max George was hospitalised due to severe depression after The Wanted broke up

The Wanted’s Max George revealed he suffered from debilitating depression after his band The Wanted went on an indefinite hiatus back in 2014. The 32-year-old admitted he had brain scans in hospital because he became so unwell- but had no clue his physical symptoms were about by mental illness.   Talking to Made In Chelsea’s Jamie … Read more

Mum-of-two, 36, reveals the four simple ways she toned her bum and got rid of her cellulite

An Australian mother-of-two has revealed the four key factors that helped her banished cellulite and tone her bum in only eight months. Julia Meadows, 36, from Melbourne, was battling depression and a lack of self-confidence when she decided to take control of her growing body and change it by tackling her sweet tooth. After her … Read more

Home and Away’s Sam Frost shares childhood photo as she reveals her struggles with depression

‘I’m proud of you’: Home and Away actress Sam Frost shares childhood photo as she pens emotional letter to her younger self battling depression By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:41 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 13:41 GMT, 27 January 2021 Sam Frost has shared a photograph from her childhood, alongside an … Read more

Ron Perlman’s estranged wife ‘needs a psychologist as she battles depression and anxiety’

Ron Perlman’s estranged wife ‘needs help from a psychologist as she struggles with depression following the end of her 38-year marriage’… as actor moves on with new fiancee By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 18:18 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 18:23 GMT, 26 January 2021 Ron Perlman’s estranged wife is asking for spousal support … Read more

Mel C cuts a low-key figure as she flashes a smile while stepping out in Manchester

She recently reflected on her battle with depression, stressing the importance of reaching out to loved ones for help.  And Mel C cut a low-key figure as she stepped out in Salford, Manchester, on Saturday after leaving MediaCityUK. The Spice Girl, 47, put on a cheery display as she flashed a smile while leaving a TV studio in the … Read more

Office manager who lied about having baby to avoid prison after stealing is jailed for eight months

An officer manager who lied that she’d just had a baby to avoid prison after stealing £7,700 from work to fund her cocaine habit has been jailed for eight months.   Heather McCarthy, 33, used the fictitious birth to make a tearful plea for mercy last November, claiming she hadn’t told anyone about her child because … Read more

Is your brain sleep deprived? Low mood, depression and even Alzheimer’s can be linked to tiredness

Most of us operate at 50 per cent of our mental capacity. It’s like having a high-performance Ferrari and just using it to nip to the shops once in a while. Having spent the past 25 years practising as a neurosurgeon, there is not much I don’t know about the workings of the brain, and … Read more

Is your brain sleep deprived? Low mood, depression and even Alzheimer’s can be linked to tiredness

Most of us operate at 50 per cent of our mental capacity. It’s like having a high-performance Ferrari and just using it to nip to the shops once in a while. Having spent the past 25 years practising as a neurosurgeon, there is not much I don’t know about the workings of the brain, and … Read more