News

• Scientists seek dementia solutions with stem cells

  Researchers at Cambridge University have developed a new technique to track the progress of Alzheimer's disease by comparing the stem cells of healthy people and those with Down's syndrome.

• Fetch some support with Dementia Dogs

  Four students at Glasgow School of Art have designed a scheme to train dogs to respond to alarms for people who forget to take medication due to memory loss.

• Time to Change launches new grants scheme

  Mental health anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change, is launching a grants scheme that will see £2.7 million awarded to local community groups.

• Increasing alternative therapies for dementia

  There is a pressing need for more research into the Government's recommended method of alternative treatment for dementia, according to a new joint study by the Universities of Hull and Maastricht.

• Childhood abuse may stunt emotional mental growth

  A new study from Harvard University has shown that key parts of the hippocampus are generally smaller in those people who report childhood maltreatment.

• Seventy-five per cent worry about telling a partner about a mental health problem

  Three quarters of people would worry about telling a partner for the first time that they had a mental health problem, a new survey has revealed.

• Bethlem resident opens first exhibition

  Bridge Over Troubled Water, the first solo exhibition by Barrington opened this week at the UK's biggest showcase of artistic talent by mental health service users.

• Lords decision helps to put mental and physical health on equal footing

  The House of Lords has defeated the Government and passed an amendment to the Health & Social Care Bill that puts an explicit duty on the health secretary to put mental and physical health on an equal footing.

• Campbell donates hacking damages to charity

  Former Downing Street director of communications Alastair Campbell has chosen to give the "substantial damages" he received as a settlement from News Group Newspapers over phone hacking to various charities including Rethink Mental Illness and Mind.

• Mental health comes First on new website

  The first-ever dedicated online support community for parents living with mental health issues was launched this week, entitled Parents First.