• JULY 6, 2015
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    Eating Disorders in Dubai | Expert, Jared Alden, in Young+ Magazine

    Eating Disorders in Dubai | Expert, Jared Alden, in Young+ Magazine

    Jared Alden, psychotherapist at German Neuroscience Center in Dubai said, "Statistics are hard to come by but it is clear that eating disorders are on the rise. There is not a week that goes by where I don't see a young woman suffering from an eating disorder. Alden stressed that media images play a strong
    • JULY 6, 2015
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    Dubai Road Rage: Khaleej Times feat. German Neuroscience Center

    Dubai Road Rage: Khaleej Times feat. German Neuroscience Center

    A bad person need not be bad on roads — experts dismiss popular concept on road rage, say it is not a psychiatric phenomenon. Khaleej Times / Kelly Clarke/Staff Reporter / 6 July 2015: Picture the scenario. You’re driving a car along Shaikh Zayed Road when another driver swerves into your lane, cutting you up.
    • JUNE 25, 2015
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    How to deal with a headache ‘fast’ | Ramadan Dubai

    How to deal with a headache ‘fast’ | Ramadan Dubai

    People suffering from headaches or migraine before Ramadan are at greater risk of having headache while fasting but it can happen to anyone. Khaleej Times / Staff Reporter / 25 June 2015: Fasting during Ramadan can sometimes trigger headaches and while they, most often, occur during the first few days of Ramadan, for some, the
    • JUNE 7, 2015
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    UAE needs more Psychiatrists – The National feat. GNC Dubai

    UAE needs more Psychiatrists – The National feat. GNC Dubai

    ABU DHABI // The National / Jennifer Bell / June 6, 2015 // There is only a handful of beds available for patients with psychiatric illnesses in the UAE. The World Health Organisation report found the Emirates has the among the lowest ratio of psychiatric beds per head in the world, with one bed for
    • JUNE 7, 2015
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    Ping Pong for Alzheimer’s Dubai – 7Days feat. GNC

    Ping Pong for Alzheimer’s Dubai – 7Days feat. GNC

    7Days, 04.06.2015: AFTER Desiree Vlekken lost her father to Alzheimer’s disease, she founded 4-get-me-not, the UAE’s first online information and support platform for people dealing with the disease. In collaboration with the German Neuroscience Centre, they are organising the ‘Spin & Drive for Brain Health’ tomorrow, the first table tennis tournament to raise awareness of
    • JUNE 7, 2015
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    Couple Counselling – Al Sada Magazine feat. GNC Dubai

    Couple Counselling – Al Sada Magazine feat. GNC Dubai

    Fatima asks I'm 21-year-old. I recently met a guy whom I shared many common interests with. We had a mutual connection and our relationship grew deeper and we started planning for our future ahead. Before our official engagement he left me because his mother asked him to. She didn’t like me although we only met
    • JUNE 2, 2015
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    Counterfeit drugs in the UAE – GulfToday feat. Dr. Jacobs

    Counterfeit drugs in the UAE – GulfToday feat. Dr. Jacobs

    DUBAI: The surest way to obtain genuine medicines and other medical products is to purchase from authorised pharmacies. By Gulf Today, Mariecar Jara-Puyod, June 01, 2015 A small community mall pharmacist who requested anonymity said Ministry of Health (MoH) personnel conduct periodic checks to ensure that no counterfeit or falsely labeled and falsified drugs make
    • MAY 31, 2015
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    GNC Dubai sponsors Ping Pong Event – Alzheimer Awareness

    GNC Dubai sponsors Ping Pong Event – Alzheimer Awareness

    Non-profit organization 4get-me­ not and the German Neuroscience Centre are hosting a Special Spin & Drive for Brain Health event on Friday June 5 at the Novo Cineplex in Oud Metha. Players of all age, are invited to take part in the tournament to raise awareness for Alzheimer's disease and potentially win prizes. A screening
    • MAY 31, 2015
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    Table Tennis Tournament in Dubai set to Raise Awareness of Alzheimer’s

    Table Tennis Tournament in Dubai set to Raise Awareness of Alzheimer’s

    Hosted by 4get-me-not Alzheimer’s, the event comes as part of the organisation’s latest ‘Spin & Drive for Brain Health’ campaign which seeks to promote the cognitive benefits of exercise Do you love to play Table Tennis? According to a growing body of research, bouncing that little white ball back and forth does more than just

    • MAY 20, 2015
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    How to improve your attention span – 7DAYS feat. Psychologist Jared

    How to improve your attention span – 7DAYS feat. Psychologist Jared

     Caitlyn Davey | May 19, 2015 Technology has reduced our attention span by 25 per cent - but we’re also multi-tasking and absorbing more content than ever before. While you’re reading this, do you have the television on or your tablet open or perhaps you have eight other browser tabs open you are flicking between? 7DAYS