Scientists to test if drugs for cancer, depression and high blood pressure can treat coronavirus

Scientists are in a race against time to test both existing drugs and experimental therapies in the hope one of them can slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Among those are medications used to treat cancer, high blood pressure, gout, heartburn and depression. Researchers believe the pills may help with a variety of conditions … Read more

New mother who suffered five miscarriages reveals joy after giving birth to a healthy baby girl 

A new mother who went through the heartbreak of losing five babies in her desperate journey to become a mum finally has reason to smile – after she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Danielle Wilson, 24, from Peterborough, was left battling depression after she suffered five devastating miscarriages as she desperately tried to … Read more

Eating meat improves mental health, study claims  

Eating meat IMPROVES mental health and one in three vegetarians are depressed, study claims Study found vegetarians are twice as likely to take medication for mental illness   Scientists found vegetarians are nearly three times as likely to consider suicide Researchers reviewed 18 studies involving a total of 160,257 participants  By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 17:44 … Read more

Amir Khan’s wife Faryal Makhdoom admits she is struggling with postnatal depression during lockdown

Faryal Makhdoom has admitted she is suffering with postnatal depression.  The social media star, 28, welcomed son Muhammad with husband Amir Khan nine weeks ago, shortly before the UK went into lockdown. Now with the government stating that everyone stay home for the foreseeable, Faryal confessed she is struggling not being able to go outside as … Read more

Firm using magic mushroom extracts to treat clinical depression raises £64million from investors

Tech start up using magic mushroom extracts to treat clinical depression raises £64million from investors including billionaire Paypal founder Peter Thiel Compass Pathways researching psilocybin, which is found in ‘magic mushroom’ The company plans to trial a synthetic form on patients with clinical depression If it is a success and approved, Compass hope to market … Read more

Graphs show how mental health of every US generation has suffered amid the coronavirus pandemic 

Graphs reveal nearly 40% of baby boomers feel anxious and depressed amid the pandemic while more than half of millennials want to talk to a therapist to help them cope with coronavirus All generations, including Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation reported worsening mental health More than half of Millennials … Read more

Nobel-winning economist says US ‘will have a Great Depression’ if Trump is in charge 

Nobel prize-winning economist slams Trump’s handling of the coronavirus for making the US look like a ‘third world’ country – and warns of a ‘Great Depression’ if president stays in charge Joseph Stiglitz delivered the harsh criticism of President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis while describing how Americans had been impacted  ‘The numbers turning … Read more

The moment Julie Goodwin ‘fell apart’: MasterChef star reveals brutal reality of mental breakdown

The moment Julie Goodwin ‘fell apart’: MasterChef winner reveals the brutal reality of her mental breakdown – and how she took her life back after six weeks in a psychiatric ward By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:52 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 23:54 BST, 22 April 2020 Julie Goodwin has spoken … Read more

Timid children become introverted adults with fewer friends

Behavioural inhibition and shyness at infancy leads to a reserved, introverted personality by the time a person reaches their mid-twenties, new research shows. US neuroscientists found that infants with ‘behavioural inhibition’ grew up to be reserved and have fewer human interactions aged 26. Individuals who showed sensitivity to making errors at the age of 15, … Read more