One in five children who suffer with epilepsy has been accused of being “possessed” after having a seizure, according to shocking new research.
Like this page on Facebook for updates
One in five children who suffer with epilepsy has been accused of being “possessed” after having a seizure, according to shocking new research.
Monday 14 May 2012
More than a third of adults with autism have been bullied or discriminated against at work, the largest ever survey on the condition has found.
Monday 23 April 2012
A documentary on autism has wowed the TV critics, says Simon Usborne
Sunday 22 April 2012
Animals will help Alzheimer's patients remember their medicine and steer them through the day
Friday 20 April 2012
This extraordinary, vast little book enacts Larkin's almost-instinct, almost true: what has remained of him is love. Tom Lubbock was art critic of this paper for many years until a brain cancer removed, inch by inch, his language and then he died, stupidly young.
Friday 20 April 2012
In his new documentary, Louis Theroux told us, he would be exploring "the pleasures and strains of one of the most extraordinary kinds of relationship".
Tuesday 17 April 2012
The 17-year-old who killed a pensioner during last year’s rioting in London has been locked up for eight years.
Monday 16 April 2012
A charity is looking for 3,000 Parkinson's sufferers to take part in the biggest ever study into the cause of the disease.
Thursday 12 April 2012
Eight people have died after a van ran through a crowded junction and struck pedestrians in the western Japanese city of Kyoto today.
Sunday 08 April 2012
Don't worry,it's all insidetheir heads
Sunday 08 April 2012
Taking a loved one to a suicide clinic isn't something most people would want to write a play about. Let alone when they've only just got married again. Emily Dugan meets Chris Larner
Monday 02 April 2012
A racing circuit groundsman who was brain-damaged in a freak work accident has been awarded more than £2 million damages.
Monday 26 March 2012
Funding for research into dementia is to be more than doubled by 2015 in a bid to make Britain a world leader in the field, David Cameron announced today.
Sunday 18 March 2012
As the BBC airs intimate conversations, project deviser Tony Phillips finds he is deeply moved
BMF is the UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes
Find out what The Independent's resident travel expert has to say about one of the most beautiful small cities in the world
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.