What happens when your family turn into impostors?
Leah Fogarty discusses the complexities and urgent need for research on Capgras delusion, a poorly understood psychiatric condition.
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Microglia in anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder
Leah Fogarty reports on the new link found between the microglia and anxiety, which might offer ways of treating the disorder.
Tripping into treatment: The psychedelics renaissance
Jasmin Patel discusses how psychedelics work, and how they might solve the current lack of effective treatments for mental health disorders.
The troubled relationship between REM sleep and depression
Leah Fogarty reviews research into the intricate relationship between REM sleep and depression, and how it might lead to treatment.
Restoring gamma oscillations may treat depression
Leah Fogarty reports on a new study that suggests brain waves known as gamma oscillations may be key to treating depression.
Impostor syndrome in postgraduate research: The guilt isn’t your fault
As mental health issues affect more and more postgraduate researchers, impostor syndrome remains an under-addressed issue, argues May Merino.
Too stressed for success: The academic epidemic
Emilia Schmid discusses the problem of burnout in academia, and what needs to be done to better support researchers.
Opinion Series: Mental Health in STEM
The Oxford Scientist is starting a new series of Opinion pieces to discuss in depth some of the mental health challenges in academia.
Are microbiomes worth the hype?
More holistic and interdisciplinary attention is needed for microbiome research to live up to its hype, argues Isabel Williams.
You are what you eat: The gut-brain connection
Iza Basharat reviews what is known of the connection between the brain and nutrition—and particularly the microorganisms in our gut.