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Jeremy Vine - The death of woke and antidepressant side effects - BBC Sounds Jeremy discusses grooming gangs, woke politics, antidepressants and not having children.

Dr Toby Pillinger spoke to @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social's Jeremy Vine Show this afternoon about this study [1:05:43] #IoPPNInTheNews www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

'It gave me my voice back': How group singing is helping new mums with postnatal depression New research suggests singing can be clinically effective at treating the symptoms and cost effective for the NHS.

'It gave me my voice back': How group singing is helping new mums with postnatal depression

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Experts reveal what happens to your brain when you die – and what you'll see What does death really look like?

Dr @devinterhune.bsky.social comments on the differences between hallucinations and near-death experiences and how people experience them, in Metro.

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BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Can we reverse rising drug deaths? We try to figure out why drug deaths are at an all-time high - and what can be done.

James Gallagher visited Professor Sir John Strang at the NIHR King's Clinical Research Facility to see how he is experimenting with new ways of tackling rising drug deaths for an episode of @BBCRadio4 's 'Inside Health'.

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The dangers of taking ADHD drugs when you don’t really need them A rise in diagnoses has led to a spike in prescriptions, many of them unnecessary. Here, experts reveal the risks of ‘brain doping’

"you shouldn’t take ADHD drugs at all if you don’t have ADHD..."

Prof. Katya Rubia sat down with ‪The Telegraph to discuss how #ADHD drugs work and their effects on the body.

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‘Transformative’: the UK lab working on a way to halt genetic type of dementia AviadoBio’s breakthrough therapy hopes to stop progress of FTD, which is usually diagnosed in people under 65

Could the genetic form of #dementia be stopped? @theguardian.com speaks to AviadoBio, a research lab formed out of pioneering neuroscience research from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social's Professor Christopher Shaw and @ukdri.ac.uk. #IoPPNInTheNews #MedSky

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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Hypnosis Melvyn Bragg and guests explore hypnosis.

Drs Quinton Deeley and @devinterhune.bsky.social speak to BBC Radio 4's In Our Time about how science is using #hypnosis to learn more about the power of suggestion and belief.😵‍💫

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Want to quit your smartphone addiction? There’s an app for that One writer tries to conquer her scrolling habit with dumb phones, Brick and Cold Turkey

When does problematic phone use become an addiction? Dr Nicola Kalk and Professor Ben Carter speak with the @financialtimes.com on strategies you can use to reduce your phone use.

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Could interleukin, a form of cancer treatment, be used to treat #ALS, a neurological disorder? Dr Ahmad Al Khleifat speaks with BBC Arabic on their latest study on this potential new treatment for ALS.

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Why loneliness should be treated as a social issue Fighting loneliness means more than self-help. It means rebuilding the social fabric – with spaces, services and support for everyone.

Loneliness needs to be treated as a societal issue, not just one that required psychological interventions, argues IoPPN's @kathrynbates.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com

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Being shouted at by parents can alter child’s brain, experts tell UK MPs Meeting will hear how exposure to verbal abuse leads to biological changes and can make mental ill-health likelier

Prof. @andrea-danese.bsky.social spoke to @theguardian.com ahead of the meeting this evening to discuss the long term effects of verbal abuse of #ChildDevelopment.

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Adults diagnosed with ADHD have shorter life expectancy, UK study shows Data based on recorded deaths raises concerns around under-diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

“These findings highlight the need for much more investment in mental health services..."

Prof. Oliver Howes responds to new research showing that adults diagnosed with #ADHD have shorter life expectancy.

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Sile Sibanda - 10/01/2025 - BBC Sounds Conversation and music for our African and Caribbean communities with Sile Sibanda.

Dr Juliana Onwumere spoke to @bbclooknorth.bsky.social about the Improving Black Health Outcomes Study —a partnership with @NIHR BioResource, Genomics England & IoPPN to understand health experiences among Black communities.

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What are the lessons from America’s great cannabis liberalisation experiment? Nearly half of US states allow the recreational use of cannabis.

The legalisation of #cannabis is not a binary choice. Dr Amir Englund, King's IoPPN Research Fellow, outlines the science, potential harms, and policies of cannabis decriminalisation in the US and beyond, for The Conversation.

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