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About 450 million people worldwide are affected by mental illness at any time. Start finding out why it's such a tough problem in our beginner's guide
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Boys with ALD bring gene therapy in from cold
15:21 11 November 2009 | 2 comments
Two boys treated with a gene therapy for the brain disease X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy have fared so well that doctors are seeking more volunteers
Terry Pratchett: Fighting to keep the fantasy alive
10:44 04 November 2009 | 14 comments
The prolific author discusses tinkering with science, his battle with Alzheimer's, and the odds of escaping from a crab bucket
David Nutt: Governments should get real on drugs
10:40 04 November 2009 | 163 comments
David Nutt was sacked from his role as chairman of the UK's official advisory body on drugs for his outspoken views. He explains why governments should not ignore scientific evidence
Could you stop being hysterical?
11:00 31 October 2009 | 3 comments
Hysteria by Andrew Scull explores the history of a disease that was once practically a fashion statement and has strong resonances today
From sanctuary to snake pit: the rise and fall of asylums
14:42 30 October 2009
Mental asylums have a bad name – but they were originally places of sanctuary. See how they lost their reputation in our photographic journey
Timewarp: How your brain creates the fourth dimension
18:00 21 October 2009 | 129 comments
Time is an illusion: your brain stitches it together until it seems continuous. But what happens when it goes wrong?
Antidepressants and depression may both harm a fetus
14:56 21 October 2009 | 3 comments
A US jury has said an antidepressant caused heart defects in a fetus – but leaving depression untreated can be bad news for mothers and babies alike
Stop giving antipsychotics to people with dementia
13:27 19 October 2009 | 19 comments
As we live longer, more of us face the horrors of Alzheimer's disease – and the very worst kind of treatment for it, says Irving Kirsch
New camera promises to capture your whole life
13:10 16 October 2009 | 88 comments
Worn around the neck, it records every minute of your life – which could help people with memory problems, or who just want to "lifelog"
Time isn't what it used to be
22:00 15 October 2009 | 15 comments
From physics to biology to neuroscience, Time by Eva Hoffman poetically explores the many faces of the mysterious dimension
ILLNESS
The science of voodoo: When mind attacks body
The placebo effect has an evil twin – the nocebo effect – which can make you think yourself ill, or even dead
