Past behavior is generally considered to be a good predictor of future behavior, but new research indicates that may not be the case in the development of depression, particularly among adolescent girls. University of Washington social scientists tracked first- and second-graders for seven years and found that anti-social behavior among girls and anxiety among both sexes predicted depression in early adolescence. Surprisingly, early signs of depression were not predictive of adolescent depression. [continue reading…]

We all know that a cool cloth applied to the forehead can ease a headache, but now researchers are investigating whether technologies that cool the brain itself could prevent brain damage following a stroke or cardiac arrest. Similar techniques could also protect the heart and kidneys from damage during surgery.  Link to read full article 

Source: The New Scientist

John Suchet is one of the U.K’s best known television newscasters. Before becoming a newscaster, John was a reporter for ITN. He has reported on momentous events such as the revolution in Iran, and he’s won awards as a newsreader.
Now John Suchet is talking publicly for the first time about one of the toughest events in his life. Dementia is slowly robbing him of his wife of more than 20 years.

How can he put this without sounding less than human? John Suchet wishes that his wife, Bonnie, had cancer. At this statement, his head drops and he covers his eyes with his hands. “I cannot believe I am saying these words. But it will give you some idea of how cruel her illness is. If she had cancer rather than dementia we would still be intimate and we would be figuring out how to fight the bloody thing.

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Source: Telegraph & BBC