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The number of Australians taking medication for the disease has increased 50% in the past decade

Who would have thought overthinking could be linked to hormones? If you're a serial overthinker, here's which hormones could be the cause, and what to do about it.

Autistic children – and adults – often communicate differently to neurotypical people. Key characteristics of autistic speech can include less eye contact, focusing on the details rather than the overall gist of a conversation, and favouring literal meaning: autistic people may find it more challenging to guess if something is…

Excessive light pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer's in both older and younger adults. For those under 65, nighttime light exposure poses a greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared to many other known factors.

Death rates from childhood cancer have almost halved but there has been no improvement in survival rates for children with dementia

Up to 19% of dementia cases in older people could be attributed to vision impairments, research suggests

Studies have linked a Covid-19 infection to sudden hearing loss

A letter citing 10 studies, published by the American Journal of the Medical Sciences, says picking your nose could increase risk of dementia