NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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Carmine Pariante receives prestigious research grant

Professor Carmine Pariante from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), has been awarded a Distinguished Investigator Grant by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 13 Dec 2017

Treatment cuts migraine days by half

A new King’s College London study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), shows treatment with a drug called erenumab cut the number of days with migraine symptoms for 50 per cent of patients.   

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 30 Nov 2017

NIHR Lectureship awarded

Dr Brendon Stubbs, Head of Physiotherapy, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), has been awarded an NIHR lectureship in the IoPPN Department of Psychological Medicine.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 29 Nov 2017

Study examines opiate-dependent patient deaths

A new study  has examined the high number of opiate-dependent patient deaths immediately after being transferred as well as after ending opioid substitution therapy.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 28 Nov 2017

Complications at birth associated with lasting chemical changes in the brain

New King’s College London research, published today (28 November) in eLife, shows that adults born prematurely - who also suffered small brain injuries around the time of birth - have lower levels of dopamine in the brain.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 28 Nov 2017