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Zuzanna Zajkowska
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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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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...
Emily Rose Burley
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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.
Kristi Ferguson
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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.
Emily Zarevich
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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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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...
Gargi Mandal
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The Quest to Find Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease
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Gianluca Didino
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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...
Swati Singh
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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...
Swaran Singh
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Mysticism and science – shall the twain never meet?
Spirituality and science are considered irreconcilable by many. The former is an intensely subjective, first-person experience; the...
Stanley Chhatwal
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The eBRAIN Study: My Thoughts and Experiences
One in seven young people experiences an issue with their mental health...
Livia Dyring
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An Underrated Superpower? The Science Behind High Sensitivity
Have you ever thought about how you experience stimuli in the environment around you? Do you tend to seek out new people and places,...
Luca Sforzini
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Inflammation might be one of the keys to unlock depression
Our new research shows that more people with depression than previously estimated could have increased activation of their immune system...
Benedetta Vai
Jul 20, 20234 min read
How Machine Learning Can Transform Psychiatry
Predicting the Unpredictable Last week, I took part in a Challenge Workshop on Immunopsychiatry, a branch of psychiatry that explores the...
Heidi Green
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Clinical trials probably don’t include people like you, here’s why that matters
Hello, I’m Heidi, and I do research to make clinical trials more inclusive. In this article, I’m going to share some of my knowledge,...
Yuri Milaneschi
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Youth mental health in the digital age. Exploring a new world together
My son is seven years old. He and I grew up in different technological epochs. I bought my first personal computer during university. He...
Gianluca Didino
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Is Buddhism the Future of Psychology?
I first came across Buddhism through the work of C.G. Jung. I was in university in Turin, Italy, an avid reader of psychology, and...
Laura Molteni
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Balancing Life as an NHS Doctor with Research: A personal reflection
My name is Laura, I have never written a blog post in my life and if I had to define myself with a simple description, I would say that I...
Sofia Quaglia
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Racism damages black pregnant women’s mental health, Covid-19 made it even worse.
This scientist is figuring out how to avoid their children also suffering the consequences. A growing body of research suggests that...
Swati Singh
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Hidden Battles: Exploring Men's Mental Wellbeing
Trigger warning: The following blog contains discussions about suicidal ideation and of suicide itself. Some readers may find this...
Tanatswa Chikaura
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Zimbabwean Youth Approach to demystifying Mental Health
I am an MPhil (Masters of Philosophy) in Neuroscience student at the University of Cambridge, mental health advocate, and blogger. I was...
Cole Sommeling
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Don’t fret! Use music to manage your pain
As a devotee to the art of music and a past, present, and (most likely) future feeler of pain, the idea that I can take something that I...
Nicol Ferrier
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“Are you retired?” “Well, sort of!”
The historical journey of a retired professor. I was appointed to the Chair of Psychiatry at Newcastle University in 1990. I was involved...
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