You are busy having a conversation, when a sense of familiarity takes over - ‘Have I had this conversation with these people before?’ , ‘ Why do I feel like I’ve been in this exact position already?’. You're consciously aware that this event has not happened before, but your brain is telling you differently. That sensation, often leaving us confused or unsettled, is called Déjà vu.  Translating to the French phrase “already seen”, this phenomenon is experienced by two-thirds of people at...

FAST is the infamous acronym that can help us to recognise the signs of a stroke.  Face. Arms. Speech. Time. Within minutes, a stroke can cause permanent  damage, or even become fatal. Strokes are more common in women and risk increases with age - this could be due to a longer life expectancy than men, but emerging research suggests that there are sex-specific differences relating, not just to the risk of incidence, but to progression and outcomes. So, what are these differences?