Evidence-based articles about ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia and neurodevelopmental conditions.
New research confirms that ADHD traits are a stronger predictor of anxiety and depression than autistic traits. Here is what that means for your mental health and what you can do about it.
Chronic stress is a risk factor for depression and anxiety, partly because it damages myelin - the brain's insulation. Here is what the research says about sleep, movement and even intermittent fasting.
A 2026 study of thousands of children found that socioeconomic factors - not genes - were the single strongest influence on brain organization, acting through sleep, stress and arousal. Here is what it means.
The ACE test measures adverse childhood experiences - abuse, neglect and household dysfunction - and links them to adult health. Here is what your ACE score means, and why it is not your destiny.
Self-esteem can be rebuilt. Learn what it really is, why neurodivergent people often have lower self-esteem, and practical, evidence-informed ways to grow it.
Complex PTSD comes from prolonged trauma. Learn the signs, how CPTSD differs from PTSD, and why recovery is genuinely possible. Read with care.
Nature Reviews Disease Primers published a comprehensive update on post-traumatic stress disorder in May 2026, written by the field's senior researchers. It is a state-of-knowledge document, not a breakthrough, and that is exactly what makes it useful. Here is what it says about who develops PTSD, why, and what actually treats it now.
Reuters reported that Northwestern researchers identified Cacna2d1, a brain protein that could become a biomarker for schizophrenia and a target for the cognitive symptoms current drugs do not treat. The finding is real. The hype around it is the part that needs careful reading.
Trauma, stress and environment do not change your DNA sequence, but they can change how your genes are switched on or off. Here is what the latest research says about epigenetics, PTSD, depression, schizophrenia and ADHD, and what it does not say.
Artist Sue Morgan draws her hallucinations to get them out of her head. Clinician Sukhi Shergill uses MRI to look inside the brains of people living with schizophrenia. A short Nature documentary.
A viral post claims Finnish researchers proved cold water immersion "permanently eliminates" depression. The real science is less dramatic - and still genuinely impressive. Here is what controlled studies and neuroimaging actually show.
Millions of women live with undiagnosed ADHD. Not because it isn't there - but because nobody was looking for it.
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