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How New Experiences Support Brain Health

Looking after our brains is just as important as looking after our bodies. At Re:Cognition Health, we often emphasise that keeping the mind active is key to […]

A Breakthrough in Treating Degenerative Brain Diseases

In her compelling TEDx Athens Salon talk, delivered as part of the TEDx Global Idea Search, Dr Emer MacSweeney, CEO and Consultant Neuroradiologist at Re:Cognition Health, presented […]

Prenatal Paracetamol and Neurodevelopment: Why This New Review Matters

Recent years have seen a surge in headlines suggesting that taking paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen or Tylenol) during pregnancy may increase the risk of autism, ADHD […]

The Hidden Symptoms of ADHD: What We Don’t Talk About Enough

Public understanding of ADHD has grown significantly in recent years. We now know that ADHD is not limited to disruptive behaviour in childhood  and that it affects […]

Blue Monday: Seasonal Slump or Mental Health Myth?

Dr Dimitrios Paschos, Consultant Psychiatrist at Re:Cognition Health, was featured in an article on Medical News Today exploring the reality behind “Blue Monday” – the so-called most […]

Alzheimer’s Fingerprick Tests: Why Blood-Based Biomarker Trials Matter

Early diagnosis has long been one of the greatest challenges in Alzheimer’s disease. For decades, clinicians have been forced to rely on expensive brain scans, invasive lumbar […]

When Headache Is a Warning Sign: What Wayne Mallon’s Story Tells Us About Blast-Related Brain Injury

The recent ITV News report on the death of army veteran Wayne Mallon is a stark and deeply troubling reminder of the hidden neurological injuries faced by […]

Why Sleep May Be One of the Most Powerful Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia

Dr Steve Allder, consultant neurologist at Re:Cognition Health, recently shared his insight with Medical News Today on emerging research that strengthens the link between sleep and dementia […]

The Glymphatic System: The Brain’s Overnight Clean-Up Crew

For decades, the brain was thought to lack a dedicated waste-clearance system. Unlike the rest of the body, which relies on the lymphatic system to remove toxins […]

How Brain Networks Distinguish Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases

A recent preprint, “Network-based disease fingerprinting with neuroinflammation PET imaging,” proposes a powerful shift in how we think about brain-based diagnosis: from isolated regions to distributed network […]