NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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New Deputy Director of NIHR Maudsley BRC announced

Professor Richard Dobson has been appointed as Deputy Director of the NIHR Maudsley BRC following a competitive call earlier this year. Professor Dobson is also Theme Lead for Informatics.  

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 5 Feb 2025

Co-development of patient reported-outcome measures

Niamh Molloy, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre PhD Student in the Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London explores in this blog how people with lived experience are contributing to developing outcome measures in mental health research. 

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 4 Feb 2025

Global study pinpoints genes for depression across ethnicities

Researchers at King's College London and University of Edinburgh have identified new genetic risk factors for depression across all major global populations for the first time, allowing scientists to predict risk of depression regardless of ethnicity.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 14 Jan 2025

High levels of disordered eating among young people linked to brain differences

Structural brain differences appear to play a role in the development of restrictive, emotional or uncontrolled eating behaviours, according to new research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London. More than half of 23-year-olds in the study showed these unhealthy eating habits.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 10 Jan 2025

UK Disability History Month: Living with reduced mobility, bipolar disorder and other disabilities

One of our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) members spoke to us about their visible and hidden disabilities such as reduced mobility and bipolar disorder.

They shared their lived experiences, why it’s important to take part in research and why they wanted to join the PPI group at the King’s Clinical Research Facility.

By NIHR Wellcome King's Clinical Research Facility at 20 Dec 2024