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New research establishes an identifiable genetic component to motor neuron disease for 1 in 4 people with the disease; a significant increase from previous estimates of 1 in 5.
By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 31 Mar 2026
Professor Richard Emsley is one of 43 new appointments made in this year’s NIHR Senior Investigator awards round. The award recognises the most prominent and prestigious researchers of applied health and social care. The selected Senior Investigators will help to shape the direction of health, and social care and public health research in the UK over a four-year term.
By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 24 Mar 2026Researchers from the NIHR Maudsley BRC and King’s College London have been exploring the relationship between the genetic risk of mental health conditions and the brain structures involved. The hope is that a new approach – GEDAR – can provide insight into why, when and how mental health and illness varies between individuals and over time. In this blog Dr Daniel Martins, Professor Danai Dima and Dr Alessio Giacomel describe the findings of a recent study they published using the GEDAR approach.
By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 17 Mar 2026The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) has reached consensus on candidate biomarkers for anorexia nervosa and published a statement.
By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 12 Mar 2026A major new international study has found that combining specific biological markers with sociodemographic factors dramatically improves the ability to predict which adolescents will go on to develop depression. Nearly half of adolescents rated high‑risk on both biological and sociodemographic factors developed depression within three years. None of the adolescents rated low‑risk on both measures developed depression. This may pave the way for the first clinically feasible early‑warning system for one of the world’s most common and disabling mental health conditions.
By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 2 Mar 2026
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