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• Oxytocin Nasal Spray for Autism? June, 2010

  It is common for people suffering from autism to find basic social interactions difficult; looking people in the eye, for instance, is often a challenge, as is determining a person’s trustworthiness.  New research suggests that these two symptoms can be…

• Stress: Fight or Flight & The HPA Axis, by Dr Nina Bailey May, 2010

  The "fight or flight response" is the body's primitive and automatic response which prepares the body to either "fight" or "run" from a perceived attack or, in other words, it is our biological response to acute stress.…

• ReMEmbering ME /CFS [Article] May, 2010

  This month marks three important awareness events; International ME Awareness Month, National ME Awareness Week (UK), as well as International CFS Awareness day.  ME is, unfortunately, a misunderstood physical condition, which affects about 0.4% of the population.  Many doctors…

• Fish Oil “Brain Food” Raises Hope for Mental Health Problems April, 2010

  Omega-3s have dominated the media spotlight for quite some time, notable for their role in the development of the brain, cardiovascular health, immune and eye function, but scientists believe that there is an awful lot more to discover about these…

• Food Choices in Autism: Addressing Chemical Imbalances [News release] April, 2010

  The UK Autism Foundation is campaigning to raise awareness on April 2nd, the United Nations World Autism Day, calling for better education, health services, specialist speech therapy and respite care for children and their families. Amidst growing concern for the…

• Antipsychotic Drug Use: Side Effects and Omega-3 Benefits February, 2010

  Antipsychotic drugs were developed in the 1950s as a primary treatment for mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, as well as other psychoses including agitation, severe anxiety, mania and violent or dangerously impulsive behaviour.  Lately, however, they have been the…

• New Support For Omega-3 Mental Health Connection February, 2010

  Omega-3 fatty acids found in abundance in fish oil are renowned for their heart, joint, eye health and anti-inflammatory benefits, and new research adds further support for their role in the brain and maintaining cognitive function. Via their ability to…

• Igennus Raises Over £30K for ME Research UK February, 2010

  Since the Spring of 2006, we have been working alongside full time Carer Lynne Kersh, to provide the benefits of our supplement Vegepa for thousands of ME patients, while raising important funds for biomedical research for ME Research UK.  Lynne’s…

• EPA Fish Oil Prevents Memory Loss, Offering Hope For Alzheimer’s Patients February, 2010

  There are currently around 700,000 people in the UK with dementia and it is believed that these figures are set to rise to one million in the next 10 years because of the ageing population. New research adds to the…

• How Could Vegepa Help Your Child With ADHD? January, 2010

  If you or someone you know has a child with ADHD then you know how drastically it can impact on their life, and indeed the whole family. As if it’s not hard enough for the child to concentrate, pay…