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NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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40,000 people urged to sign-up to the largest study of depression and anxiety

Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) BioResource are calling for 40,000 people with depression or anxiety to join the online Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression (GLAD) Study, funded by the NIHR.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 18 Sep 2018

BRC Preparatory Clinician Fellow blog: Dr Stephanie Lewis

Dr Stephanie Lewis is a Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London. She was a BRC Preparatory Clinician Fellow in 2016-2017.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 21 Aug 2018

Depression-induced inflammation during pregnancy may impact newborns

The physiological impacts of depression on pregnant mothers may affect babies while in the womb and lead to changes in the behaviour and biology of newborns, finds new NIHR funded research. 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 19 Jul 2018

Top mental health trust in England for number of research studies

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust was the top mental health trust in the country for the number of open studies last year with 101 studies available for patients to participate in. This was up by 14 per cent from 89 studies the previous year. This is according to new figures from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 18 Jul 2018

Bipolar Disorder researchers awarded international grant

The European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme has given R-Link €7.7m for a cohort trial of lithium initiation, the results of which could provide people with bipolar disorder and clinicians better and more accurate information to make appropriate decisions regarding prescription of  lithium.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 25 Jan 2018