By Catharine Paddock, Ph.D. Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey Over the last decade, scientists have been discovering that microglia, a type of immune cell that resides in the brain, do more than respond to illness and infection. Now, new research in mice has linked the dysfunction of microglia of a particular genetic lineage to anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)....
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Fibromyalgia Triggers
By Tim Boughton, M.Sc.Reviewed by Dr. Mary Cooke, Ph.D. Fibromyalgia is one of the most common chronic pain conditions, which affects approximately 4 million individuals in the United States, and around 0.2-6.6% of the world’s population. It is more prevalent in women, and most people with Fibromyalgia are diagnosed during middle age. Image Credit: Fizkes...
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Life isn’t over: how best to communicate with people living with dementia
Science and technology news When Sandie Read was diagnosed with dementia at 57, she felt a mixture of fear, anxiety and depression. Fifteen years later and not only is she offering support to fellow sufferers but she’s also working with researchers to improve the way people communicate and interact with those living with the condition....