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I tried a Chief Medical Officer's hack to fall asleep fast after waking up at 3 a.m. and it worked — here's why

Sleep expert Dr. Carlos Nunez says this simple mental trick "works every time" when he can't sleep — so I put it to the test during an anxious 3 a.m. wake-up. Here is how it works and why it cured my middle insomnia.

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I went from 5 to 7 hours sleep a night using the '7:1 rule' — but only after a doctor made this key change to my routine

I couldn’t stick to the 7:1 sleep rule until a doctor made this simple switch to my sleep routine. Since then, I finally feel like I’ve cracked the code to sleeping longer and better.

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Bill Ritter praised for final sign off speech after longtime ABC News anchor reveals early Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Ritter has anchored the 6 pm ‘Eyewitness News’ broadcast on ABC7 since 2001

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New York City TV anchor to retire after revealing Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Bill Ritter, anchor on WABC since 2001, said he’s stepping down but will continue to report on the disease

The Guardian - US

What Therapists Know About the Problems We Keep Debating

Many of the challenges dominating public life are discussed as separate crises. Therapists see something different.

International Business Times

Anxiety-Control Brain Circuit Discovered, Scientists Learn to Switch It Off

Researchers at Spain's Institute for Neurosciences identified a specific amygdala neuron circuit (Grik4/GluK4) that drives anxiety and social withdrawal — and reversed both behaviors in mice by rebalancing it. Published June 2026.

Medical Daily

Ultra-Processed Foods and Dementia Risk 2026: New Research Links Daily Packaged Food Habits to Brain Shrinkage and Cognitive Decline

A 2026 systematic review and Australian brain study found every 10% increase in ultra-processed food intake reduces attention and raises dementia risk. High UPF diets linked to 37% higher dementia risk and gray matter loss.

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Two Breakthrough Treatments Are Changing the Outlook for Americans with Treatment-Resistant Depression

New 2026 clinical data on Caplyta and Spravato offer major new hope for the roughly 7 million Americans with treatment-resistant depression. Here's what the evidence now shows.

Medical Daily

Teen Mental Health in 2026: The Crisis Persists — But There Are Early Signs of Progress

1 in 3 U.S. high school students reports poor mental health in 2026. 60% of depressed teens get no treatment. But depression rates are showing the first significant decline in a decade.

Medical Daily

Pope warns of growing mental health crisis, domestic violence at Barcelona vigil

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday urged greater attention to mental health after hearing emotional testimonies from young people at a prayer vigil in Barcelona, including a woman who described surviving a suicide attempt. He called on public health systems to address the "invisible and widespread malaise" of depression and warned…

France 24

The everyday activity that could help teens speed up their recovery from concussion

Concussion is a type of brain injury that happens after a bump to the head

The Independent UK

Veteran journalist Jon Snow ‘bowled over’ by support after Alzheimer’s diagnosis

The 78-year-old journalist called the reaction ‘heartening’.

Evening Standard

Is dreaming a sign of good sleep? It depends on one key factor, experts say

Dreams are a regular part of sleep but are your dream-filled nights a sign your sleep quality is being affected? I asked the experts and this is what they told me...

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‘You’re treated like this is the end’: Meet the dementia rebels – diagnosed and determined to change people’s minds

Few things are more feared than a dementia diagnosis. Now people living with the condition are fighting against damaging stereotypes and demanding proper medical support

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Chicago's VA Hospital Just Enrolled Its First Veterans in a Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy Program — And the Science Behind Their PTSD Treatment Is Changing Psychiatry

A new VA clinical trial in Chicago is testing psilocybin-assisted therapy for treatment-resistant PTSD, offering hope to veterans.

Newcastle Herald

Restoring dignity: how one daughter loves the mother who forgets her

How to reduce your dementia risk by standing on one leg today.

The Independent UK

The natural compound that temporarily reverses advanced dementia symptoms

Magic mushroom ingredient may enable temporary cognitive function improvement in Alzheimer's patients

The Independent UK

Poor childhood sleep doubles risk of teenage depression, study warns

Academics at the University of Birmingham are now urging parents to actively support better sleep patterns in their young children

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I tried the '7:1 sleep rule' doctors rate as the best way to stop 3 a.m. wake-ups — here's why it works

I tried the '7:1 rule' doctors recommend to stop waking up at 3 a.m. — here’s what happened to my overnight sleep...

The Guardian - US

New study casts doubt on reliability of mental health diagnosis interviews

Diagnostic interviews seen as ‘gold standard’ vary in reliability from condition to condition, study says

Tom’s Guide

Anxiety and stress were keeping me awake — until experts shared a simple bedtime rule to help me fall asleep fast

Struggling to sleep due to anxiety and stress? Discover the simple, expert-backed bedtime rule that eased my racing mind so that I could fall asleep faster.

The Independent UK

What is Alzheimer’s disease? The symptoms and causes explained after Jon Snow diagnosis

Alzheimer's disease, a physical illness that progressively damages the brain, stands as the most prevalent cause of dementia in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Former Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

Long-serving presenter talks about diagnosis in investigative documentary to be broadcast on 20 June

Evening Standard

Jon Snow reveals he has been privately battling Alzheimer's for years as former Channel 4 news anchor announces diagnosis

Veteran journalist will discuss the reality of living with the condition, the most common form of dementia, in new documentary

Evening Standard

NHS trust settles for £28m after girl suffered brain damage during birth at London hospital

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust acknowledged an error in the delivery of the girl

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