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Archive
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2023
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January
- New framework aims to unlock the potential for social media research into young people's mental health
- Relatives' experiences of violence from people living with severe mental health conditions: a neglected and poorly understood issue
- UKCRF Network awarded £2.4 million in public funding to support the delivery of early phase research studies
- £1.3 million Wellcome funding awarded to SlowMo
- Amelia Te appointed as Team Lead for King’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF)
- February
- March
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April
- New app could help more patients access treatment for psychosis
- Breaking the barriers between offenders and academia
- Researchers uncover new biological mechanisms underlying the link between childhood trauma and psychosis
- 'Our Research Themes': introducing our nine themes and the people leading them
- Experts update global guidelines on treating eating disorders with medication
- Higher rates of HIV diagnoses found amongst mental health service users
- 60 seconds interview with Dani Nebres
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May
- 60 seconds interview with Angelo Jornacion
- Interview with Emily Lam for International Nurses Day
- Molecular ageing clocks – making the links between mental illness and shorter lifespans
- Dementia Awareness Week: An interview with Miguel Vasconcelos Da Silva
- New CEDI Champion for the NIHR Maudsley BRC
- Professor Ulrike Schmidt elected as Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
- New Deputy Director of NIHR Maudsley BRC announced
- £42m boost to mental health research announced by Office for Life Sciences
- More depressed patients than previously estimated could have increased activation of their immune system
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June
- Working with students and teachers to evaluate secondary school stress workshops
- Celebrating research with the launch of a new Take Part in Research online database, and lighting up buildings for #Red4Research day
- Antidepressants prescription associated with a lower risk of testing positive for COVID-19
- UK funders invest £4.25 million into new eating disorders research
- July
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August
- Children and Families Policy Research Unit awarded £5.5m by NIHR
- Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased use of psychiatric services in people with dementia
- New brain scan study discovers possible biological basis of visual snow syndrome
- Identifying mentions of pain in mental health records text: A natural language processing approach
- NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowships awarded to eight applicants from King’s IoPPN
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September
- Inflammation may influence weight loss surgery outcomes, new study reveals
- Critical care admissions for people with dementia are increasing for those in their last year of life
- From Patient to Advocate: A patient's journey of research participation and passion for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- King’s innovative AI projects funded to tackle fatal opioid overdoses
- Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression differ between boys and girls
- East and South East Asian Heritage Month: an interview with Michelle
- Lord O’Shaughnessy visits King’s College London and the NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility
- World Alzheimer's Day: An interview with Miguel Vasconcelos Da Silva
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October
- Major advance for detecting brain conditions in babies
- What can humans do to guarantee an ethical AI in healthcare? (Blog: Part I)
- What can humans do to guarantee an ethical AI in healthcare? (Blog: Part II)
- People with severe mental illness at 50 per cent higher risk of death following COVID-19 infection
- £14m provided for research into the brain development of children who were "in the womb" during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Children with ADHD frequently use healthcare service before diagnosis, study finds
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November
- Empowering voices: A public member's story in the fight against Mouth Cancer
- International Stress Awareness Week: Insights from a public member
- Brain health in over 50s deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic
- King's CRF Nurse Team Lead: Why I love research
- A showcase of research in eating and weight disorders celebrates the launch of CREW
- New Psychedelics and Mental Health Research Centre Officially Opens
- Interview with Professor Mitul Mehta, Director of the Centre for Innovative Therapeutics (C-FIT)
- Disability History Month (16 November - 16 December)
- Breaking down barriers: Advancing gender equity in psychiatry
- December
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January
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2022
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January
- New study demonstrates link between brain chemical and visual processing in autism
- Psilocybin, in 10mg or 25mg doses, has no detrimental effects in healthy people
- No convincing scientific evidence that hangover cures work, according to new research
- Next generation of rapid-acting antidepressants: Can ketamine help prevent suicide?
- New collaboration with digital therapeutics company to investigate preventable opioid respiratory deaths
- Bringing together imaging and genetic mapping to investigate patterns of vulnerability in the brain
- Love Your Liver Month
- A virtual reality ‘Shopping Task’ could help test for cognitive decline in adults
- Genetics helps estimate the risk of disease – but how much does it really tell us?
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February
- CUES-Ed: Promoting mental health and wellbeing among primary school children
- Involving more voices in research through the Race and Ethnicity Advisory Group
- My JournE: Smartphone-based routine mental health monitoring in schools
- MyHealthE: Digital Innovation in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Novavax COVID-19 jab trialled at King’s CRF approved by UK drugs agency
- Lessons learnt as addictions researchers during a global pandemic
- Young women with epilepsy at greater risk of stress induced seizures and drug resistance
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March
- New research suggests a causal link between blood group and severe COVID-19
- Telling our stories of research through a new microsite
- Multi-variant vaccine study opens at King's CRF
- New centre to accelerate psychedelic research and models of care for mental health in the UK
- VIEWER platform receives high commendation for Best Mental Health Partnership with the NHS at 2022 HSJ Partnership Awards
- New Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion appointed
- Topping Out ceremony marks a milestone for The Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People’s Mental Health
- April
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May
- NIHR Maudsley BRC researchers lead first study of psilocybin in adults with autism
- Loneliness – so obviously important but very under-reported
- Professor Peter Goadsby elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society
- Professor Peter Goadsby elected to the Royal Society Fellowship
- My research journey: Jemma's story
- Making referrals to the AVATAR2 trial: An interview with Dr Helen Harding
- Unplanned hospital admissions for people with dementia higher in the last year of life
- #BePartOfResearch campaign: Our activity
- June
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July
- We need to put equity at the heart of pain management
- People with depression “stagnating” in primary care, says top UK Psychiatrist
- Hidden figures: Unveiling differences in diabetes care in people living with mild and moderate-to-severe dementia
- Bringing experience and research together to understand psychosis
- New multi-centre clinical trial to investigate psilocybin therapy in anorexia nervosa
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August
- BRC PhD students attend NIHR Academy Doctoral Research Training Camp
- South Asian Heritage Month - an interview with Pratik
- Mental health stigma on Twitter during COVID-19: service user perspectives
- In search of lost treatment: how mental health research can be part of patient care plans
- ‘Drug related deaths are avoidable’ - South London and Maudsley and King's College London mark International Overdose Awareness Day 2022
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September
- Going with the flow: study shows canals help boost your mood
- The power of co-production: Building service user research skills with the Recovery College
- Professor Sally Marlow to be first Researcher in Residence at BBC Radio 3
- Diagnosis of a genetic cause in hundreds of people with motor neuron disease could be missed due to “arbitrary age limits and rules” on genetic testing, new study shows
- October
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December
- Adults living in areas with high air pollution are more likely to have multiple long-term health conditions
- How to Do Research and How to Be a Researcher
- Healthcare workers in England experience PTSD at twice the rate of the general public
- Evaluating effectiveness of treatment for adults with chronic fatigue syndrome
- A Year in Review 2022
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January
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2021
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January
- Fellows award for Dr Katherine Young for work on the mental health of young people during and after the pandemic
- NEWS2 evaluated for prediction of severe COVID-19 outcome in large international study
- SIREN study finds past COVID-19 infection provides some immunity for at least five months
- Interview with Miguel Vasconcelos Da Silva
- COVID-19 lockdown loneliness linked to more depressive symptoms in older adults
- The significant effect of lockdown on gambler’s mental health
- Antibiotic may improve outcomes for depression in people with low level inflammation
- Novavax trial reveals 89.3% effectiveness in preventing COVID-19
- Case studies
- February
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March
- Deciphering the genetics behind eating disorders
- NIHR appoints Senior Investigators for 2021
- Depression and anxiety are associated with disagreement between patient and doctor assessments of psoriasis severity.
- Professor Peter Goadsby awarded world’s top Brain Prize 2021
- Interview with Dr Parisa Mansoori
- New study highlights the urgent need to reduce inflammation in overweight people with depression
- Novavax confirms vaccine provides 100% protection against severe COVID-19
- NIHR welcomes new vision for the Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery
- COVID-19 pandemic leads to rapid uptake of remote consultations in mental healthcare
- April
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May
- An Interview with Chifundo Stubbs
- Brain scans could offer sign of postpartum psychosis risk
- Innovative UK data hub to enable research and innovation to tackle mental illness
- Inflammation is a core feature of depression: new evidence from large-scale study
- Mothers’ depression impacts mother-infant relationships
- Shifts to remote mental health services continued after lockdown, according to new study
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June
- An interview with Zunera Khan
- Silent MRI: improving access to neuroimaging research
- Simple blood test can accurately reveal underlying neurodegeneration, according to new research
- New research from King's has identified three key inflammatory proteins which are lower in individuals at risk of severe COVID-19.
- New insight into how anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3 fatty acids could help reduce depression
- Five ways universities could improve mental health support for male students
- CogStack wins an Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award
- Volunteer calls for others to support dementia research in south London
- Europe's first 'game-changing' portable MRI machine arrives at King's Health Partners
- Global ALS/MND recognition Day
- Multiple long-term physical health problems increase risk of depression later in life
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July
- An interview with Dr Marija-Magdalena Petrinovic
- COVID-19 variant vaccine begins recruiting in south London
- New Race and Ethnicity Advisory (READ) group is recruiting members
- NIHR Fellowship awarded to Dr Brendon Stubbs for research in persistent pain and serious mental illness
- Knowing what we don’t know: How statistics can help autistic people to live their best life
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August
- New funding for innovative neuroimaging research
- Words don’t come easy: identifying perinatal self-harm in healthcare records
- Problems in thinking and attention linked to COVID-19 infection
- Opportunity for researchers to consult with new Race and Ethnicity Advisory group
- Exposure to air pollution linked with increased mental health service-use, new study finds
- Maudsley Hospital and King’s College London’s National Addiction Centre light up purple to raise awareness for International Overdose Awareness Day
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September
- An interview with Charles Curtis
- Join our Adolescent Mental Health Advisory Group
- Common factors within the gut associated with depression and bipolar disorder
- SURE Recovery App – two years on after its launch
- Using CRIS to map the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic – service user and carer priorities
- Genetic risks for depression differ between East Asian and European groups
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October
- Excess deaths in people with mental health conditions increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
- ADHD Awareness Month: Developing neurofeedback as a new treatment for ADHD
- Genetic risk of mental health conditions may influence where people choose to live, study suggests
- Eating disorders are just as likely to start in adulthood as childhood, report finds
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November
- An interview with Dr Charlotte Tye
- NIHR: Your Path in Research
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
- Using MRI to investigate the brain response to inflammatory stimuli
- MANTRA training developed at SLaM to be rolled out to adult eating disorder services across the UK
- Six years of memory decline seen in anxious, depressed older people during pandemic
- An interview with Dr Katherine Young
- The silent and widely impacting cost of Vulvodynia: lessons learned and future recommendations
- What can research tell us about engaging adolescent boys into school-based mental health workshops?
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December
- Diagnosis of depression in adolescents can negatively impact educational performance, study shows
- Using neurofeedback as a means of treating feelings of self-blame in depression
- Review looks at benefits and barriers following shift to remote mental health services during pandemic
- What is treatment-resistant depression? New report calls for clearer definition to inform research and improve treatment
- NIHR Maudsley BRC: A Year in Review 2021
- UK Disability History Month - an interview with Naomi
- People feel lonelier in crowded cities – but green spaces can help
- Vitamin D supplementation does not improve symptoms in people with psychosis, study finds
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January
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2020
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January
- BRC researchers on the Highly Cited list doubles to twenty
- CRIS Blog: Are we under-estimating self-harm rates due to differences in hospital admittance procedures?
- BRC Researchers celebrated at the King’s Awards
- New study finds evidence for reduced brain connections in schizophrenia
- Exposure to trauma ‘activates’ genes into causing depression
- Nurses in research blog: Emma and Naomi
- New findings on the effects of cannabidiol on people with psychosis
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February
- New centre of excellence for children and young people's mental health launched
- High volumes of mental health-related tweets associated with crisis referrals
- Call opens to drive the future of health data research
- CRIS Blog: Answering real-world questions about medication and mental health through pharmacoepidemiology
- CRIS Blog: Appropriate use of healthcare records for research
- CRIS Blog: Artificial Intelligence and Data in Suicide Prevention
- Largest ever study of eating disorders launches in England
- C4C research register now totals 20,000 people
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March
- Georgia’s research secondment
- Study finds that Community Treatment Orders do not reduce hospital readmission rates or stays
- 10,000 people could benefit from new migraine drug
- Thirty risk factors found during and after pregnancy for children developing psychosis
- Heroin injection associated with respiratory disorder
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April
- Researchers appeal to public for help to assess mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- CRIS Blog: CRIS in the time of coronavirus
- Depression and anxiety increase premature death by up to 134%
- Mental health and brain research must be a higher priority in global response to tackle COVID-19 pandemic
- Stories from our students: Becki
- COPE Study: Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and well-being
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May
- Thought provoking men’s mental health film released
- Animated parenting tips for struggling households
- Researchers track COVID-19 isolation effects on older people’s health and wellbeing
- From Babylonian blood-letting practices to wearable tech, new film on the evolution of depression perceptions and treatment
- Patient and public recommendations for getting involved in BRC research
- Cognitive behavioural therapy reduces the impact of dissociative seizures
- Mind the Gap 17-25: A diagnosis doesn’t define you
- Sarah Markham writes about her experiences in research
- Covid-19 Psychiatry and Neurological Genetics (COPING) study
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June
- Trial testing a unique formulation of ibuprofen to treat COVID-19 launches
- New study to monitor the real-time effect of COVID-19 on mental health services
- Introducing the CRIS Natural Language Processing (NLP) Service
- Study shows Cognitive Remediation Therapy leads to improvement in cognitive skills and well-being in people with bipolar disorder
- New Research Training and Capacity Development lead announced
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July
- Growing numbers of alcohol related hospital admissions linked to local spending cuts
- ACE inhibitors and ARBs not associated with severity of Coronavirus
- Data linkages animation explores the evolution of healthcare records in research
- Study estimates impact of COVID-19 pandemic on UK mental health after first month of lockdown
- Genes related to inflammation and stress may help tailor treatments for depression
- Can wearables like Fitbit devices be used to help detect COVID-19?
- Lithium in drinking water linked with lower suicide rates
- August
- September
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October
- Loss of potential: teens diagnosed with depression show reduction in educational achievement from primary school to GCSE
- £1.2 million to roll-out dementia care home programme to COVID-hit sector
- NIHR announces mental health research goals for next decade
- Rosalind helps researchers navigate personal health data
- An interview with Dr Ndaba Mazibuko
- National study into neurological impact of COVID-19
- Study supports link between traffic-related air pollution and mental disorders
- How our eLIXIR research database helps reduce risk of health problems in mothers and children
- November
- December
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January
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2019
- January
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February
- Eating a healthy diet can ease symptoms of depression
- CRIS Blog: Pathfinders and the public
- NIHR Maudsley BRC researchers host dementia discussion in collaboration with South London Theatre
- Could intranasal oxytocin be used to treat people at clinically high risk of psychosis?
- CRIS blog: Using data on hospital episodes to look at the physical health of people with personality disorders
- Cannabis-based medicine to be tested in Alzheimer's trial
- Largest ever study of depression and anxiety now recruiting individuals from Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
- March
- April
- May
- June
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July
- One in ten UK hospital inpatients is alcohol dependent
- CRIS Blog: Art and Value at Bethlem Gallery: an art-science collaboration with Sarah Carpenter and CRIS
- Genetic study reveals metabolic origins of anorexia
- Compensatory strategies to disguise autism spectrum disorder may delay diagnosis and have negative consequences for mental health
- Close monitoring essential to ensure safety of ketamine for depression
- August
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September
- Six BRC academics promoted to new positions, including two new professorships
- CRIS Blog: Medichec - A tool to make prescribing safer for people with dementia
- Study gets under way to test psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression
- 'An inspiring day': BRC community gathers to share knowledge at conference
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October
- CRIS Blog: CRIS data demonstrates need for better physical healthcare for people who use heroin
- SURE Recovery: the new addiction recovery app designed alongside service users
- Our first ever artist residency to kick off with Afrobeat and Dub gig in South London
- Expert panel examines barriers faced by working class academics
- December
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2018
- January
- February
- March
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April
- UK Biobank mental health study
- CRIS blog: Using CRIS to evaluate mental health diagnoses in routine national statistics
- Engaging in physical activity decreases people’s chance of developing depression
- Unprecedented study identifies 44 genetic risk factors for major depression
- New research: Hospitals often missing dementia despite prior diagnosis
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
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November
- 2018 Takeover Challenge
- CRIS blog: The future of psychiatry research
- CRIS blog: Do long-term prescriptions of multiple antipsychotics contribute to the reduced life expectancy of patients with serious mental illness?
- Improving dementia care and treatment saves thousands of pounds in care homes
- New service in south London reduces hospital readmissions for people with bipolar disorder
- Ten BRC researchers and academics among most cited in the world
- Students 'take over' the BRC
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December
- Computers can ‘spot the difference’ between healthy brains and the brains of people with Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Service User Advisory Group for 12-16-year-olds
- New Clinical Disorders and Health Behaviours cluster lead announced
- Blog: The SLG Arts Assassins collaborate with the BRC
- Professor Matthew Hotopf receives CBE at Buckingham Palace
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2017
- January
- February
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March
- Professor Robert Stewart awarded ‘Collaborate to Innovate’ project
- NIHR Maudsley BRC researchers receive Senior Investigator awards
- Research blog: Using social media to recognise mental health conditions
- Department of Health Chief Scientific Adviser Chris Whitty visits Maudsley BRC
- NIHR Maudsley BRC commences five-year research programme
- IMPARTS Seminar Learning from experience
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April
- New research highlights higher hospitalisation rates in people with intellectual disabilities
- Digital Technology for Mental Health: Asking the right questions
- Maudsley becomes London’s Global Digital Exemplar
- CRIS blog: An online risk calculator to identify candidates for early intervention services
- May
- June
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July
- NIHR Maudsley BRC researcher wins award to understand suicide warning signs in children
- Who are the NIHR? #WeAreNIHR
- Brain stimulation may improve cognitive performance in people with schizophrenia
- Risk for bipolar disorder associated with faster ageing
- Omega-3 fatty acids improve symptoms in children and adolescents with ADHD
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August
- South London and Maudsley tops NIHR league table for number of active research studies
- Connecting care homes with research
- Research blog: Using advanced search technologies to help manage infectious disease outbreaks
- A&E attendance for people with dementia is common and increasing
- Event: Seminar on dementia art project "Beyond Memories"
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November
- Professor Oliver Howes receives Royal College of Psychiatrists Award
- First network analysis of patient flow in two UK hospitals published
- Honorary Degree for Professor Dame Til Wykes
- Concentrated naloxone nasal spray as good as injection
- Professor Matthew Hotopf appointed Vice Dean
- Potential for machine learning to predict unknown adverse drug reactions
- Complications at birth associated with lasting chemical changes in the brain
- Study examines opiate-dependent patient deaths
- NIHR Lectureship awarded
- Treatment cuts migraine days by half
- December
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2016
- January
- February
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March
- CRIS Blog: Serious Mental Illness and Pregnancy
- Kings world-class contribution to understanding of clozapine
- Research blog: PROMPT project reveals complex profile of people using psychological therapy services
- Tony David John Toulmin Lecture
- Crick synapse event
- IMPARTS Seminar Harnessing digital technology in mental and physical healthcare
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April
- CRIS blog: Eight years on
- Experts call for greater recognition of little-known forms of dementia
- Event: Clinical Research Facility Research Forum
- Ewan Birney MRC SGDP Seminar
- Al Chalabi Sheila Essey Award
- Event Pint of Science 2016
- RADAR CNS smartphone wearable devices transform medical care
- Cardiovascular drug underprescribing
- Consultation reveals better integration between physical & mental health physicians as top priority
- Prestigious Fellowships awarded to BRC researchers
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May
- Dermatology clinic psychology screening project shortlisted for BMJ Awards
- Independent Researcher Awards 2016
- BMJ Award for team who are incorporating mental health service into dermatology clinic
- Research blog systematic biases in death certification
- Victoria Derbyshire show inheritance mental illness
- BRC spin out Mindwave launches
- Research blog: Learning how to be a critical friend to researchers
- Research blog International Clinical Trials Day
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June
- Blood test to personalise depression treatment for the first time
- Centre for Translational Informatics launches
- Professor John Strang receives Knighthood
- Film mental health summer school
- Mental health hackday - your help needed
- Research blog: Trialling an online tool to help women make decisions about antidepressants in pregnancy
- Data linkage group your help needed
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July
- CRIS blog: Investigating the impact of antipsychotic medications used to treat people with serious mental illness
- Research blog Maudsley BRC part of winning team at NIHR training camp
- Neuroimaging theme research funding
- NIHR Maudsley BRC announces 2016 Youth Awards winners
- Event: Illusions A window to your brain
- August
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September
- Matthew Hotopf wins prestigious Katon Research Award
- IMPARTS shortlisted for HSJ award
- NIHR Maudsley BRC receives £66m new investment from government
- NIHR Maudsley BRC researchers win prestigious awards
- Event NIHR i4i Programme Mental Health Challenge Awards Launch
- Genetic tests could help predict which psychosis patients will develop schizophrenia
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October
- Event No Exchange, Same Pain, No Gain - Risk-Reward of Wearable Healthcare Disclosure for Receiving Pain Treatment
- C4C recruits 10k
- Research blog: How fatty clues in the blood are improving our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease
- Early intervention shows promising long-term reduction in severity of autism symptoms
- Bringing mental health education to a classroom of 300
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November
- South London and Maudsley rated top mental health trust for recruiting patients to clinical studies
- Mental Health & Technology: Ideas Generation Workshop
- NIHR i4i mental health challenge launch
- UK Government announces £4m investment in NIHR Wellcome Trust King’s Clinical Research Facility
- NIHR Maudsley BRC PhD student wins International Society for the History of Neurosciences book prize
- NIHR Maudsley BRC's takeover challenge
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December
- Event Suicide detection and prevention using mobile technology, social media and informatics
- Event Misconceptions and Reconceptualisations in Digital Mental Health
- Research blog: Defining treatment resistance in schizophrenia
- Mental health needs of baby boomers covered in new report from England’s Chief Medical Officer
- 2015
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