Sex-specific immune profiles in adolescent depression
A few years ago, a group of scientists from different parts of the world met and discovered that they shared the same aspiration- they...
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Sofia Quaglia
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How the brain memorizes mundane events
An interview with Zachariah Reagh, a brain scientist at Washington University. Do you remember what you did on this day six months ago?...
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Rachel Kelly
- 3 days ago
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Poems to have by your side as the days shorten and leaves begin to fall
Has the arrival of autumn made you feel anxious? For many of us, it’s a return to a more stressful life after the summer holidays when...
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Winsze Kwok
- 4 days ago
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Mental health in care and support workers: My personal experience
A caregiver can be defined as someone who provides care for someone else in the form of time and labour-intensive tasks. These tasks can...
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Alessandra Biaggi
- Sep 21
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Understanding Baby Language
This blog was written together with my dear friend and colleague Katie Hazelgrove, who is a postdoctoral researcher in the Section of...
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Livia Dyring
- Sep 20
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A Unique Time, Full of Opportunity: Demystifying the Teenage Brain
Angst, love, heartbreak, and serious growing pains: whether they were over yesterday or decades ago, chances are you remember your...
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Carola Chiarpenello
- Sep 19
- 4 min
What is Yoga Therapy?
People open up to me. They feel comfortable sharing some of their deepest secrets. This awareness has been with me for a while. It...
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Sorcha Alford
- Sep 14
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The Burden of Catcalling and Street Harassment
Trigger warning: This article makes reference to sexual violence against women. Whilst we talk about abuse to women, our support extends...
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Emily Rose Burley
- Sep 13
- 4 min
Cognitive Distortions: The thinking errors that can affect anxiety
Thinking errors, also known as cognitive distortions, are thoughts and beliefs that are biased, irrational, and unhelpful.
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Kristi Ferguson
- Sep 12
- 5 min
Where is Home for Third-Culture Adults?
I don’t think of home the way most people do. Born in Brazil to American members of a new religious movement/cult, I moved frequently.
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Niamh Alford
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Community Spaces: Outdated or the Cure for Loneliness?
The evolutionary function of loneliness is believed to be a signal from the brain to change lifestyle and increase social connections...
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Molly Pennington
- Sep 6
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How Accepting Vulnerability Has Improved My Life and Work
Last July, I had a panic attack at Boston Logan International Airport. I was flying home to Manchester after a month in New Hampshire,...
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Emily Zarevich
- Sep 5
- 5 min
Novel with Cocaine: The Underrated Russian Classic About Addiction
Content warning: This article contains discussions on addtiction and substance abuse. I have been writing history-based articles for...
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Ilana Singer
- Aug 31
- 4 min
Lewis Capaldi's Journey with Tourette's Syndrome: Beyond the Spotlight
Unveiling the Power of Compassion Last year, I completed a master’s degree in health psychology at King’s College London. Now, I am a...
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neurominded
- Aug 29
- 5 min
Déjà Vu: The neuroscience behind the mysterious phenomenon
Out of all of the organs, the human brain is the most complicated and one of the least understood. It’s responsible for all of our...
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Johnnie Lowery
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Using Football to Score in the Drive for Mental Health Awareness
I was depressed in my teenage years, but I didn’t know it. For most of the time during what are meant to be the happiest years of your...
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Sofia Quaglia
- Aug 24
- 9 min
Is there a link between personality and cognitive abilities?
This new meta-analysis gets to the bottom of the question. A new, exhaustive study published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of...
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Gargi Mandal
- Aug 22
- 4 min
The Quest to Find Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease
A deep dive into Professor Susan Duty's research
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Inspire the Mind
- Aug 17
- 5 min
Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month: Reflections and Experiences
This year’s theme is “Stories To Tell”, and is dedicated to celebrating the stories that contribute to the South Asian Community.
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Gianluca Didino
- Aug 15
- 5 min
The Trouble with Normal
Diversity vs. Norm The university I work for — a large, renowned, London-based, and part of the prestigious Russell Group — prides itself...
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Courtney Worrell
- Aug 11
- 4 min
Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' perfectly captures how it feels to be a woman
This article contains spoilers It’s safe to say that Barbie has taken the world by storm. With a marketing campaign seemingly tinging...
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Dinesh Bhugra CBE
- Aug 10
- 5 min
Conversations about the NHS
It is inevitable that as the National Health Service (NHS) celebrates its 75th birthday this year, there is likely to be a spate of books...
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Swati Singh
- Aug 8
- 4 min
Healing Notes: Nature Soundscape
Monsoon was in its full glory, unleashing the inherent power and magnificence of nature. Stars wore the blanket of blue-grey clouds and...
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Valentina Zonca
- Aug 7
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Weather Extremes in Italy: A Personal Testimony from Lombardy
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