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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 […]

Managing Christmas with ADHD and Autism in Children and Adolescents

For many families, Christmas is a time of excitement, togetherness and tradition. For children and adolescents with ADHD or autism, however, the festive period can be experienced […]

The River That Cleans the Mind

In my TEDx talk, I spoke about the brain’s hidden maintenance systems and why sleep is central to neurological health. This short piece looks back to one […]