Donna Jackson Nakazawa is a science journalist whose niche spans neuroscience, immunology, and human emotion. She tells of how she recovered from several autoimmune diseases, one after the other, and of the breakthroughs in understanding of the relationship between brain and body, and in particular the connection between inflammation in the body and illness in the brain.

According to the Times (27/11/2019), a one off shot of Ketamine, an anaesthetic and also an illegal party drug, could help heavy drinkers cut their alcohol consumption, a study suggests.

Mid Wales, where we are located, is a hive of new company start-ups.

Within the boundaries of age discrimination, we are looking for a couple of younger people (age’s 20-30 somethings) to play appropriate roles in forthcoming video productions. 

The British Psychological Society is advocating an alternative to the DSM diagnostic model.  The alternative is called the PTM (Power, Threat, Meaning) Framework for determining the origins and maintenance of distress.

There is increased recognition that the billions of apparently non-pathogenic bacteria in our bodies are actually important for our health.  In the case of ASD, the absence of some of these bacteria may explain the cause of this condition and this recognition may also lead to its effective treatment.

In the Economist March 16th there appeared an article about the use of a drug based on Ketamine to treat ‘treatment-resistant’ depression, defined as not responding adequately to at least two previous antidepressants.

According to an account in the Times newspaper on March 21st, anaesthetics may not only dull physical pain, but may also help reduce mental anguish associated with traumatic memories.

According to an article in this year’s October 6th Economist, children from ethnic minorities, short, obese, disabled, gay or have poor social skills are at higher risk of being bullied.