The eyes of psychopaths have an unusual reaction when they are shown images of nasty things, such as mutilated bodies and threatening dogs, reveals a new study by researchers at Cardiff and Swansea Universities. Cardiff University reports the team examined the effect of nasty images on offenders who are psychopathic and offenders who aren’t and … Continue reading Psychopaths’ eyes react unusually to nasty images

A global team of researchers has found the first common genetic risk factors associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a complex condition affecting around one in twenty children. Professor Anita Thapar, from Cardiff University, who leads an ADHD research group as part of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, said “This study marks a very important … Continue reading Discovery of first common genetic risk factors of ADHD

Researchers at Cardiff University are working to understand a relatively common genetic condition that most people haven’t heard of. Cardiff University reports the ECHO study, based at its Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, aims to identify the challenges faced by people with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2DS), which is thought to be the second … Continue reading Cardiff University looking at 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Cardiff University has formed a drug discovery collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited to identify new approaches for treating schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. The collaboration will combine Cardiff University’s large scale genomic data, and world class expertise in psychiatric genetics, genomics and neuroscience, with Takeda’s extensive drug discovery and clinical development capabilities. Professor Lawrence … Continue reading New approaches for treating psychiatric disorders

Welsh surgeons are learning a new surgical technique that will allow them to access the base of a brain through the eye socket, reducing scarring and recovery time of patients who otherwise may have needed open brain surgery. The training seminars, in association with the Welsh Institute of Minimal Access Therapy at Cardiff University, are … Continue reading New brain surgery technique at Cardiff University

Cardiff University’s School of Healthcare Sciences is putting Wales at the forefront of radiography advancement with the launch of a new radiography simulation and teaching suite at the Heath Park Campus. Cardiff University reports the Diagnostic Radiography Image Viewing Environment Suite (DRIVE) was opened at an event attended by the President of the Society and … Continue reading Putting Wales at the forefront of radiography

The Medicines Discovery Institute has received a grant of almost £2.5m from the Medical Research Council to improve therapies for the most common inherited cause of learning disabilities. Professor Simon Ward, Director of the Medicines Discovery Institute at Cardiff University, said “Fragile X syndrome is the most common single genetic mutation that causes autism, affecting … Continue reading Major investment to fund Fragile X research

A new £20m research centre aimed at finding effective treatments for dementia has officially opened at Cardiff University. Cardiff University says more than seventy scientists from around the world have been recruited to the centre with the aim of expanding the group to hundred in the near future. The Cardiff centre is one of six … Continue reading Cardiff University opens £20m dementia research centre

By effectively freezing facial expressions, Botox could hinder sexual pleasure and the ability to orgasm at all, according to research by Cardiff University. The study, published in Scientific Reports, explored the impact of Botox on embodied emotion, the theory that emotion, and consequently experiences, can be shaped by facial expressions. Botulinum toxin, otherwise known as … Continue reading Botox leads to reduced feelings of sexual pleasure

Fat is powering tumour growth in brain cancer, according to a new study by Cardiff University and the University of Florida. Investigating the different types of cells in glioblastoma, the research team have gained a valuable insight into what fuels slow and fast dividing cancer cells, revealing the potential to target aggressive brain cancer more … Continue reading Fat fuels aggressive brain cancers