Behavioural sleep interventions can deliver lasting improvements for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, outperforming medication and transforming daytime functioning. @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social academic.oup.com/pch/article-...

Therapeutic dilemma: how to treat severe chronic sleep concerns in youth with neurodevelopmental disorders

Abstract. Sleep concerns are very common in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and are associated with significant impairmen

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Always great to see members of the team out in the field - far and wide!

M-BRIGHT Study@m-bright-study.bsky.social · 7d ago

Some wonderful pictures from the qualitative data collection that is happening in 10 January 1979 school in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where the team is, with Francois, interviewing stakeholders and adolescents who took part in the intervention.

The #SleepWakeCycle is regulated by the #CerebralAdenosinergicSystem. During #AcuteSleepDeprivation, #CerebralA1AdenosineReceptor availability increases, contributing to #CognitiveImpairment. This study used #Polysomnography, #PET, and cognitive testing to examine #ChronicSleepDeprivation.

Chronic sleep loss and A1 adenosine receptors in the human brain

AbstractStudy Objectives. The cerebral adenosinergic system is involved in sleep–wake regulation and presumably represents a neuro-molecular correlate of h

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In this podcast, host @claragfaria.bsky.social is joined by Alina Marinca to discuss her recent her JCPP Advances paper on sleep disturbance as a transdiagnostic marker of children's mental health difficulties. Watch or listen to the full podcast to learn more. https://bit.ly/3SPdy5G

And may we add our heartfelt congratulations to Aisling! Well done!

M-BRIGHT Study@m-bright-study.bsky.social · 3w ago

Huge congratulations to our Research Coordinator, Aisling, who passed her PhD viva last week; Congratulations Dr Murray! The tile of her dissertation is :Exploring psychological resilience in children, young people and families from minoritised ethnic populations: An embodied and arts-based inquiry"

Huge thanks to Professor Jennifer Lau for her mentorship,, @alice-gregory.bsky.social whose expertise has been a great inspiration to me,, Dr Afia Ali and DEER team and @acamh.bsky.social for this wonderful opportunity.

ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health@acamh.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Sleep isn’t just a side issue in child #mentalhealth. In this #MindtheKids episode, @claragfaria.bsky.social speaks with Alina Marinca about new findings showing how specific sleep problems relate to emotional difficulties & behavioural difficulties in middle childhood. https://bit.ly/3SPdy5G

Celebrating the launch of the Sleep Health Coalition, bringing research, clinical care, public health, and advocacy together to push sleep to the forefront of UK national health policy. @beatrizrvenancio.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social @alice-gregory.bsky.social @thesleepcharity.bsky.social

New infographic from our Snoozify project with RHUL & University of York, key sleep trends at a glance. @beckcrowley.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social @alice-gregory.bsky.social

Children across the UK are sleeping on floors and sofas due to bed poverty; join Derrick Evans MBE in demanding every child has a safe place to sleep. Add your name to the petition and help end this crisis today. @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social www.change.org/p/address-ch...

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Address child bed poverty. No child should ever have to sleep on the floor.

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the @sleep-rhul.bsky.social Royal Holloway Sleep Lab, co-directed by Professor Alice Gregory @alice-gregory.bsky.social, a "highly respected expert on sleep", and Dr Jake Tamminen. It was a pleasure to meet all wonderful members of the lab.

"Drama therapy is delivered to children in schools; however, little empirical data evaluating the quantitative effect is currently available." This new publication hopes to address that - please do share! @qmul-wiph.bsky.social intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

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Why sleep is at the core of children's mental health - Mind the Kids podcast

YouTube video by Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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New research shows that neighborhood socioeconomic conditions, not IQ, are the strongest, most pervasive influences on children’s brain structure and function, echoing patterns linked to sleep loss and stress. @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Patterns of brain-wide associations reflect socioeconomics

Previous brain-wide association studies (BWAS) have linked specific environmental and behavioral variables to brain variability. In this work, we mapped 649 variables to children’s brains and compared...

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Calling parents/carers of young people. Do you have frequent unexpected panic attacks? Our old research assistant is recruiting for her study. She is conducting online interviews with 13-20 year olds who suspect or have a diagnosis of panic disorder. oxfordxpsy.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A new commentary explores the future of multi‑dimensional sleep health. It argues that sleep health and sleep disorders sit on separate but connected axes, introducing a Two‑Continua Model to capture both and strengthen predictive work. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Adolescent sleep gets framed as both a normal developmental shift and a serious health risk—this new analysis of NZ media shows how mixed messages leave parents carrying the burden of managing teen sleep. @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Just a phase” and “serious risk”? Discourses of sleep during adolescence in online news media

Adolescence is accompanied by profound changes in sleep—shaped by an interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors. Despite increased emp…

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Decisions about #smartphones and young people are happening now. Don’t forget smartphones can be #medical #devices @parthaskar.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @rhulpsychology.bsky.social @sleep-rhul.bsky.social

When a smartphone‐free childhood is not a choice: Recognising smartphones as essential medical devices

Recently there have been initiatives to ban or reduce the use of smartphones in children and young people. While exemptions are typically made for tho…

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Just a reminder that you can read all the latest news about the M-BRIGHT study on our website. There's a news article there about the Bold Ideas for Brighter Futures conference in Cape Town last week on there #BIBF26 www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...

Today we had a great centre seminar with two presenters in dementia: Emke presented her MSc project examining the effects of medications with anticholinergic properties in the APPLE-Tree RCT. Rosario presented updates on her PhD, showing results from a mixed methods online survey from Chilea

New research finds CBT‑I lifts depression mainly by improving sleep itself, not by changing emotional brain activity. @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Examining fronto-limbic brain and sleep mechanisms of antidepressant effects in cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia - Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology - Examining fronto-limbic brain and sleep mechanisms of antidepressant effects in cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia

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This #NationalEpilepsyWeek, I'm calling for fair research investment. Too many face barriers to timely healthcare & equal outcomes. With 630,000 people in the UK living with #epilepsy, research must receive the funding it needs to find personalised treatments & transform lives.

Children who added just 30 minutes of sleep a night showed meaningful boosts in their overall quality of life. @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The impact of a sleep extension intervention on child health-related quality of life

To examine the effect of a brief behavioral intervention aimed at optimizing sleep duration in children on their overall health-related quality of lif…

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From colleagues 📣 Help shape conversations around reproductive health & data use in England Researchers at UCL are looking for participants to share views on contraception information & wider reproductive health topics. Interested? Scan the QR code in the flyer or apply here: tinyurl.com/REPROLINK

@qmul-wiph.bsky.social Staff go to great lengths to share research experience and network with colleagues. Cape Town, especially convivial!

M-BRIGHT Study@m-bright-study.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Excited to be in Cape Town this week at the Bold Ideas for Brighter Futures conference. Kicking off with a @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant writing workshop. Securing funding is key!

This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and the theme is: Action. To mark this, I met with my constituent, Alina Marinca, who has just finished an outstanding research project on children's mental health. It was great to learn more about the impact of sleep disturbance on mental health.

New study maps a U‑shaped link between sleep duration and biological ageing with 6.4–7.8 hours emerging as the sweet spot for longevity. @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sleep chart of biological ageing clocks in middle and late life - Nature

A cross-organ, multi-omics U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and biological ageing clocks highlights the potential of sleep optimization to promote healthy ageing, lower disease risk and ex...

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Great example of thoughtful applied research exploring how sleep links with mental health in real‑world settings. @keeleuniversity.bsky.social @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social @abigaillocke.bsky.social www.sleephealthlab.co.uk

Mental Health Awareness Week is a reminder to care for ourselves and our communities. Whether it’s talking, pausing, or resting, small steps matter. Find out more and get involved. @alice-gregory.bsky.social @jakketamminen.bsky.social www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/pub...

Mental Health Awareness Week

This Mental Health Awareness Week we’re asking people to join us in taking action to support good mental health.

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Great free online seminar on schools mental health! @qmul-wiph.bsky.social

Youth Resilience Unit@qmulresilience.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We host free online schools mental health seminars? Sign up for our next one: School-Based Emotional Burden and Its Relationship with Mental Health in Autistic and ADHD Students Tuesday 12th May 4-5pm Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou, UCL Dr Steve Lukito, King's www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/school-bas...

Very excited to be hosting a parliamentary research reception today, sponsored by Sir Stephen Timms MP @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social