Just for fun, a leading mathematician explains why ghosts can't walk through walls, vampires do not exists but zombies do.... click here.

Many, many years ago I read a book called Cities of Dreams by Stan Gooch. In it he suggested that modern day humans were the product of...

Infographic courtesy of Aaron Weintraub In training and lectures on child and adolescent development I explore and discuss the lack...

Forty world experts on child development and mental health have released a joint statement calling for caution when applying an...

In lectures on child development I explore how parenting style is not a fixed quality within the parent. Research demonstrates that...

The intoxicant effects of the synthetic cannabis Spice can be reduced. Early research from Queen Mary University of London has...

Vaping probably represents the most important harm reduction strategy that has ever been developed. Whilst not risk free, the reduction...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly prescribed for depression and anxiety but their superiority over placebo has...

In lectures I often examine research that suggests that social economic positions influences child development dramatically. A new study...

More intriguing research on laughter. As I have written in previous posts, people are often struck by descriptions of laughter as a form...

In lectures I often challenge the idea that self-esteem issues are the root of all young peoples problems. How do children construct...

Many years ago I recall Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrell suggesting that schizophrenia may be caused by dream centers in the brain. A recent...

Epigenetics is the study of how environments can switch your genes on or off. An intriguing study has identified key mechanisms of how...

It was a delight to speak at the Primary Care Child Safeguarding Conference last week. PCCSF is an independent professional organisation...

Doctoral student Alan S. Cowen and Prof. Dacher Keltner, PhD have created a new kind of map. Based on the study of emotion they have...

Sleep deprivation -- typically administered in controlled, inpatient settings -- rapidly reduces symptoms of depression in roughly half...

Expectancy plays a crucial role in facilitating alcohol consumption in young people. The more positive young peoples expectation of...

A recent large scale review of pharmacological treatment for alcohol found disappointing results. Published in the research journal...

Lecturing on adolescent development, people are often surprised by the fact that 50 per cent of of mental health diagnosis are made by...

Research has really yet to catch up with the full implication of new psychoactive substances. However, a recent study by Olga...