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Yayoi Kusama’s art reshaped recognition of neurodivergent artists
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist who has died aged 97, is remembered as a pioneering figure whose openly discussed mental health struggles and neurodivergence shaped her work. Her hallucinations and compulsive perceptions of dots, flowers and infinity became central to art that influenced the New York avant garde and pop art, while helping broaden recognition…
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Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health
An Israeli court has acquitted Yona Schreiber, 36, of attacking a French nun in Jerusalem after accepting psychiatric evidence that he was having a psychotic episode and was not criminally responsible. He has been ordered to a psychiatric hospital for up to six years, concluding a case that prompted widespread condemnation and renewed concern about…
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3 common factors may be secretly speeding up the aging process, expert says
Functional medicine practitioner Dr Will Cole says modern diet, environmental exposures and chronic stress may disrupt cellular health and contribute to faster biological ageing. The article matters because it highlights modifiable lifestyle and environmental factors, while noting that symptoms such as fatigue and brain fog are non-specific and should not be self-diagnosed. Cole identifies an…
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ICANN reviews applications for .slop and other web domains
ICANN is reviewing more than 1,600 applications for new generic top-level domains, potentially expanding the internet’s address system with endings such as .slop, .borg, .therapy and .hype. The process matters because successful applicants would operate these domain registries, shaping which new internet addresses become commercially available. The Link Freedom Group alone has applied for 316…
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Selena Gomez seeks dismissal from Wondermind investor fraud case
Selena Gomez has asked a court to remove her from an investor fraud lawsuit concerning mental-health start-up Wondermind, arguing that she played no role in its management or fundraising. Her lawyers say the claims against her are unsupported and that she should not be held responsible for alleged misrepresentations by the company’s leadership. Five investors…
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Labour youth jobs guarantee links paid work to mental health
Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden said paid work should form part of the response to worsening youth mental health and unemployment, as Labour’s youth jobs guarantee scheme begins. Visiting Boots in Nottingham, he said early participants who had spent long periods out of work had already gained confidence, routine and improved social contact through…
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FDA approves once-daily pill for deadly cancer after patients’ survival rates nearly double
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Rasonque, a once-daily tablet for adults with previously treated metastatic pancreatic cancer. The approval matters because pancreatic adenocarcinoma is particularly difficult to treat and often diagnosed after it has spread, while trial results suggested the drug could extend survival substantially compared with standard chemotherapy. Rasonque, made by…
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Illegal immigrant charged with abusing her kids, setting fire in house while making mental health defense
A Cuban woman in Miami has been charged with child abuse, child neglect and arson after authorities alleged that she poured hot candle wax on a young daughter and started a fire inside her home while her children were present. The case has prompted a court-ordered assessment of her mental competency, while immigration authorities have…
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Motherhood Horror Film ‘Vagina Dentata,’ ‘From The Eclipse’ Director Nataša Urban, Boarded by Romanian Partner Manifest Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Norwegian director Nataša Urban’s new project “Vagina Dentata,” a genre-bending horror film about motherhood and postnatal depression, has been boarded by Romanian production outfit Manifest Film as a co-producer. The film, from the maker of the award-winning documentary “The Eclipse,” is being pitched this week at the Nordic Co-Production Market in Haugesund, one of 21…
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Use vapes to quit smoking, scientists say – despite cancer, depression and wheezing warnings
A major review published in the Cochrane Library has concluded that switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes does not put users “at risk of serious harm”, with researchers arguing vaping is a proven and effective tool for quitting smoking. The findings sit awkwardly alongside a review published just a week earlier by the Royal College of…