Schizophrenia

A lack of information for families of those living with complex mental health conditions prompted my next guest to pursue a degree in psychology - but even that wasn't enough. Journalist Elfy Scott's… Audio

It's a commonly-held belief that forgetting things is the first sign of a slippery slide into cognitive decline. However, researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto now argue… Audio

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto now believe that 'forgetting' is actually a form of learning that helps our brains access more important information. Professor… Audio

Diseases transmitted by cats costs the Australian economy more than A$6 billion annually. This news is bad for New Zealand, too, with 45% of Kiwi households having at least one cat. Professor Sarah… Audio

Journalist and best selling author Bob Kolker is a skilled practitioner at unearthing murky real-life dramas and transforming them into compelling reading. His first book, "Lost Girls", the story of a… Audio

Saying what schizophrenia doesn't mean is a lot easier than saying what it does mean, says former psychiatric nurse and writer Nathan Filer. He's written a fascinating study of the condition he calls… Video, Audio

Science correspondent Malvindar Singh-Bains joins Kathryn to discuss whether your brain is aging faster than you. Machine-learning tools can be used in combination with MRI data to predict how well… Audio

Dilip Jeste is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at UC San Diego and director of the UCSD Center for Healthy Aging, and he's challenging people to take another look at their perceptions of… Audio

Science correspondent Malvindar Singh-Bains looks at how researchers have created lab-grown mini-brains that can control muscle contractions, and the case of a teenager who contracted sudden-onset… Audio

The founder of Dunedin's Cannabis Museum Abe Gray is gathering some influential names to get a conversation about legalising cannabis. Just how does he imagine that would look like in New Zealand… Audio

The father of a young man who drowned after walking out of the mental health unit at Waikato Hospital unsupervised says his care was a train-wreck waiting to happen. Nicky Stevens, who was 21 and… Video, Audio

There's new evidence that schizophrenia could be related to our immune system – a discovery which could radically change the way the condition is treated. Audio