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Schizophrenia

Brain development studies offer clues to understanding psychiatric disorders. Read more here.

Alzheimer’s disease

Off-the-Shelf Drug Rapidly Clears Alzheimer’s Protein in Mice. Read more here.

Depressie

Depressie kos byna rugbyheld se lewe. Lees die volle berig hier.

Stres by die werkplek

Stres in die werkplek kos SA jaarliks R3 miljard. Lees berig in Die Burger.

Scaling up mental health services

The WHO ‘s view on mental health services: WHO-mhGAP-newsletter_170111.pdf

Visualizing How We Read

Read more about how neuroimaging is opening a window onto how we learn to read.  

OCD Support group meetings 2012

Dr David Rosenstein hosts a support group for persons with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in Sea Point, Cape Town. Details: 154v […]

Child abuse changes the brain

Children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, scientists […]

Seasonal affective disorder

 New device shines light into your ears to treat the winter blues. Read more Seasonal affective disorder

Te veel TV, te min aktiwiteit lei tot depressie

Navorsers het bevind vroue wat in die afgelope paar jaar die meeste geoefen het, was 20% minder geneig om aan […]

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University of Stellenbosch
South African Medical Research Council
University of Cape Town