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Anxiety And Depression Linked To Stress Causing Gut Bacteria

Anxiety and depression could be caused by the gut bacteria living inside the digestive tract according to scientists from the […]

Schizophrenia Awareness Day 25 July

Schizophrenia is a severe and disabling illness and one of the most stigmatized psychiatric illnesses. The exact cause is unknown, […]

Groot deurbraak in Alzheimer-behandeling?

’n Middel wat kan keer dat Alzheimersiekte vorder, kan later dié week onthul word.

Guide to College Student Mental Health

Experts say that mental health disorders among college students are on the rise, which has made the mental and emotional […]

Position for a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

Position for a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University A postdoctoral position is available […]

SA needs to invest in mental health services – professor

Johannesburg – South Africa needs to invest in mental health services and research, says psychiatry professor.

NSTF Award: Congratulations Prof Dan Stein!

The NSTF and its seven distinct partners and sponsors take pride in congratulating the 2014/2015 NSTF Award winners!

Brain Abnormalities in Patients With Schizophrenia Found

People with schizophrenia have parts of the brain that are of abnormal size, a development that scientists say may help […]

There’s a dark side to startups, and it haunts 30% of the world’s most brilliant people

The smile on Austen Heinz’s face was unguarded and brief.

Mixed findings on benefits of medical marijuana

The researchers found that most studies suggested that cannabinoids were associated with improvements in symptoms, but these associations did not […]

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