An article published this month in the International Journal of Eating Disorders drew my attention. In my experience, eating disorders in older age are clinically and diagnostically challenging. Postmenopausal onset of anorexia nervosa is very rare, and the trajectory of the illness is usually uncertain. The study, conducted by Samantha Scholtz, identifies and characterises a [...]

Have you ever been forced to wait for fifteen minutes at the airport luggage carousel? You’ve probably felt miserable and irritated. Now think about how you would have felt if you’d spent the same waiting time walking to the carousel. Wouldn’t you be far happier? In a recent study, Hsee and colleagues conclude that we’re happier [...]

A very interesting article has been published in the Journal Cell today in which a team, led by the Nobel prizewinning geneticist M. Capecchi, found that experimental transplants in mice cured them of a disorder in which they groom themselves so excessively they develop bare patches of skin. The condition is similar to a disorder [...]

A lot has been written on St John’s wort and its efficacy in Depression and Anxiety Disorders. Hypericum perforatum L. (usually referred to as St. John’s wort) extracts have gained popularity as an alternative to conventional antidepressant drugs for mild to moderate forms of depressive disorders. On the basis of animal studies, this article reviews new [...]

Believe it or not, even Wikipedia has an article for Multitasking. Here is the definition provided by Wikipedia: Human multitasking is the performance by an individual of appearing to handle more than one task at the same time. The term is derived from computer multitasking. An example of multitasking is listening to a radio interview while [...]