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Teenage girls have more depressive symptoms than boys in both London and Tokyo

10 days ago kcl.ac.uk psychology

AI model could help sonographers identify any abnormalities at the 20-week pregnancy screening scan almost twice as quickly, without reducing the accuracy or reliability of diagnoses

4 days ago kcl.ac.uk ai

Cannabis users' risk of developing psychotic disorders appears to decrease with time once they stop using the drug: about 37 weeks to recede to the same levels of those who had never used it, however frequent users of high potency strains might maintain an elevated risk…

2 months ago kcl.ac.uk cannabis health

Researchers found the process of ‘brain maturation’, whereby the volume and thickness of the cortex decreases during adolescence, is a factor in whether teenagers develop restrictive or emotional/uncontrolled eating behaviours in young adulthood

2 months ago kcl.ac.uk brain neuroscience

Your blood can reveal your biological age — and risk of health problem

3 months ago kcl.ac.uk health

Study: exercising while using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset can increase an individual’s work rate, overall enjoyment, and elicit improved psychological responses compared to a non-VR equivalent

3 months ago kcl.ac.uk

Research has shown that genetic load for schizophrenia and frequent use of cannabis have independent links to the likelihood of developing clinical psychosis.

3 months ago kcl.ac.uk cannabis genetics neuroscience

A large-scale trial has found a new training program reduces police use of force by 10.9% without increasing harm to officers, with the most significant decreases in "hands-on" tactics like ground restraints…

4 months ago kcl.ac.uk trial

Brain cells reprogrammed into neurons break new ground in regenerative medicine, offering hope for restoring dysfunctional brain circuits, such as those seen in epilepsy

4 months ago kcl.ac.uk brain epilepsy neuroscience

Digital avatars eases distress from troubling voices in psychosis

5 months ago kcl.ac.uk

Inflammation and immune system activation are linked to major depressive disorder, especially in those not responding to standard antidepressants

5 months ago kcl.ac.uk health

New Researcher refute the validity of “Assembly Theory of Everything” hypothesis

6 months ago kcl.ac.uk

Research found dulled emotional reactions in individuals with anhedonia linked with prolonged activity of the brain's attentional networks. Anhedonia-related emotional blunting is linked with abnormally sustained activity in brain areas responsible for attention.

7 months ago kcl.ac.uk brain neuroscience

People are consistently and confidently wrong about those with opposing views

7 months ago kcl.ac.uk psychology

A supplement containing phytonutrients from the Mediterranean diet can influence epigenetics linked to healthy aging and might help reduce the risk of age-related diseases

7 months ago kcl.ac.uk health

New research suggests that the cognitive difficulties associated with childhood maltreatment, and particularly neglect, have been grossly underestimated in previous studies.

7 months ago kcl.ac.uk psychology

Diet and exercise in women with obesity can prevent abnormal heart development in their children, offering benefits such as reduced thickening of heart walls, normal heart weight…

8 months ago kcl.ac.uk health

A study found severe periodontitis (gum disease) to be a risk factor for cryptogenic ischemic stroke in patients with unidentified other risk factors

9 months ago kcl.ac.uk disease health

The contraceptive pill could increase the risk of a form of hair loss (frontal fibrosing alopecia) if a mutation in a specific gene (CYP1B1) is present in woman

10 months ago kcl.ac.uk genetics

Researchers conducted extensive interviews with women who attempted suicide during pregnancy or shortly after birth

11 months ago kcl.ac.uk psychology

New research has found that the effectiveness of ADHD medication may be associated with an individual’s neuroanatomy

11 months ago kcl.ac.uk neuroscience

Scientists have developed a new solar-powered and emission-free system to convert saltwater into fresh drinking water, it is also more than 20% cheaper than traditional methods and can be deployed in rural locations around the globe

12 months ago kcl.ac.uk engineering

Global Supply Chain Climate Disruption Risks $25T Loss by 2050

12 months ago kcl.ac.uk environment

Daily fibre supplement improves older adults' brain function in just 12 weeks

13 months ago kcl.ac.uk brain health

A therapist-guided digital CBT reduced distress in 89 per cent of participants living with long-term physical health condition

13 months ago kcl.ac.uk health

Clinical trial shows rheumatoid arthritis drug could prevent disease

13 months ago kcl.ac.uk disease health trial

Scanning study of 390 babies has shown distinct patterns between term and preterm babies in the dynamic (moment-to-moment) connectivity of brain networks that were linked to developmental measures of movement…

13 months ago kcl.ac.uk brain neuroscience

Study shows sex could be a better predictor of sports performance than gender identity

15 months ago kcl.ac.uk health

A study has shown that severe asthma can be controlled using biologic therapies, without the addition of regular high-dose inhaled steroids which can have significant side effects