NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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King's CRF Nurse Team Lead: Why I love research

As part of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Shape the Future Campaign, we spoke with John Lord Villajin who is the nurse team lead at the King's Clinical Research Facility (CRF), about his experience as a clinical researcher and why he loves research.

 

By NIHR Wellcome King's Clinical Research Facility at 6 Nov 2023
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Brain health in over 50s deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic

Brain health in over 50s deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic, even if they didn’t have COVID-19, according to major new research linking the pandemic to sustained cognitive decline.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 2 Nov 2023
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Children with ADHD frequently use healthcare service before diagnosis, study finds

Children and young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) use healthcare services twice as often in the two years before their diagnosis, a study by researchers at the University of Nottingham and King’s College London has found.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 31 Oct 2023
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What can humans do to guarantee an ethical AI in healthcare? (Blog: Part II)

A two part feature by Dr Raquel Iniesta  exploring the current status of AI in healthcare, what we need to consider to ensure its application is ethical and current approaches that are helping this happen. Part II: How to achieve ethical AI. 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 30 Oct 2023
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£14m provided for research into the brain development of children who were "in the womb" during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers at King’s College London and NIHR Maudsley BRC have been given £14m to conduct a six-year research programme into the effects COVID-19 on children.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 26 Oct 2023
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