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King’s led Multiple Sclerosis fatigue app part of government’s £10M medtech investment

A digital therapy developed by researchers at King’s College London and Avegen, is one of eight innovative technologies to receive support from the government with the aim to accelerate the pathway for NHS and/or market approval.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 21 Feb 2024

New digital therapy reduces anxiety and depression in people living with long-term physical health conditions

A therapist-guided digital cognitive behavioural therapy reduced distress in 89 per cent of participants living with long-term physical health conditions, a new King’s College London study finds.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 14 Feb 2024

Mood interventions may reduce inflammation in Crohn’s and Colitis

New King’s College London research reveals that interventions which improve mood can reduce levels of inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease by 18 per cent, compared to having no mood intervention.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 24 Jan 2024

New app could help more patients access treatment for psychosis

A team of academics and clinicians, led by King’s College London, are developing revolutionary technology to transform the way healthcare professionals can help patients with feelings of paranoia.

In a landmark project, experts from King’s College London, University of Bath and The McPin Foundation are working with healthtech startup Avegen Health to develop and trial a new app that will deliver a therapy called STOP (Successful Treatment Of Paranoia), which uses gamified activities and assessments, delivered weekly over twelve weeks, to give patients the tools to overcome paranoid thoughts.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 11 Apr 2023

£1.3 million Wellcome funding awarded to SlowMo

SlowMo, an inclusive, digitally supported therapy for paranoia, has been awarded £1.3 million funding by Wellcome to scale up in three NHS Trusts.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 20 Jan 2023