Three in four people with an eating disorder miss out on specialist NHS referral, study finds | King's College London

Body weight plays a large part in who gets referred on to specialist NHS treatment

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How to build a virtual reality for fish

Inside Neuroscience · Episode

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Isolated school students ‘at higher risk of becoming Neet’

Schools are ‘well-placed’ to identify teenagers who are becoming isolated and their early intervention can ‘make a real difference for a young person’s future’, say researchers

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£3.8m awarded to study protective mechanisms against neuron damage and ageing | King's College London

A new study, co-led by neuroscientists at King’s College London, University College London and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), will investigate how neurons can protect themselves from toxic protein accumulation, with implications for neurodegenerative diseases and ageing.

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New study finds mental health treatment for serious offenders could reduce harm to society and save money | King's College London

Prisoners convicted of serious violent offences were found to be less aggressive and less likely to reoffend following a mental health intervention which could save money and reduce harm to society, a...

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What can scientists learn from the brains of centenarians? £1.5m awarded from the Dementia Frontiers Fund | King's College London

Dr Sarah Marzi will co-lead team EMERALD, who have been awarded £1.5m from the Dementia Frontiers Fund to study how some people's brains may be more resiliant to dementia, with the aim to leverage these insights to develop therapeutics.

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4 ways being a soccer fan messes with your body

From heart stress to an increased libido.

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Fewer people with a learning disability dying from avoidable causes, but still almost twice as high as the general population | King's College London

New report from King's College London, University of Lancashire and Kingston University London, has found that the proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability fell from 46.3...

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Human-safe drug repairs DNA in a mouse model of Alzheimer's | King's College London

A drug, that has previously been shown to be safe and tolerated by humans, reduces multiple disease-linked features of Alzheimer’s in a mouse model of the disease.

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Mechanism linking inflammation and prevention of neuron formation identified | King's College London

A molecule linked to chronic inflammation disrupts the brain’s ability to create new neurons — uncovering a pathway with therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases and neurological conditions.

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Professor Marc-David Ruepp - Inaugural Lecture | King's College London

Join us in celebrating Professor Ruepp's inaugural lecture on 'From Mountains to Metropolis: A Serendipitous Journey from RNA Biology to ALS'

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Movers & Shakers Podcast | Episodes

Movers and Shakers finds six friends – Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman – gathered in a Notting Hill pub to discuss the...

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Professor Marc-David Ruepp - Inaugural Lecture | King's College London

Join us in celebrating Professor Ruepp's inaugural lecture on 'From Mountains to Metropolis: A Serendipitous Journey from RNA Biology to ALS'

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New mechanism found for neuronal death in Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia | King's College London

Markers of a new mechanism for cell death, called karyoptosis, have been found in brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

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Prototype space suit tested by King's researchers | King's College London

King’s College London researchers working with the University of Chichester have tested a prototype suit for use in simulated lunar exploration tasks.

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Virtual reality study with zebrafish shows surroundings influence developing biology of the eye | King's College London

The environment experienced by young zebrafish influences both the shape and electrical activity of the neurons in the eye, which impacts subsequent behaviour.

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When Reality Feels Far Away

Have you ever found yourself staring out of the window on a train and suddenly realised you had no idea how many stops had passed? Most of us know what it’s like to experience these mild and temporary...

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All in the Mind - Is it ADHD or perimenopause? - BBC Sounds

What does the evidence tell us?

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Professor Marc-David Ruepp - Inaugural Lecture | King's College London

Join us in celebrating Professor Ruepp's inaugural lecture on 'From Mountains to Metropolis: A Serendipitous Journey from RNA Biology to ALS'

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Research shows trauma-focused therapy is safe and effective for people with psychosis and PTSD | King's College London

New research from the IoPPN published in The Lancet Psychiatry has found that people with psychosis experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can benefit from a Trauma-Focused therapy integra...

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Three year-PhD (Full-time) opportunity with the Online Risk and Resilience in Children’s Daily Lives (ORCHID) project | King's College London

We are looking for a PhD candidate to investigate children’s digital activities, associated psychological reactions, and links to mental health as part of ORCHID.

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Autism Research: Growing Up | King's College London

Exhibition sharing reflections from the British Autism Study of Infant Siblings: Collecting Adolescents’ NarrativesVisualised through Art and Stories programme

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King's College London and AviadoBio expand licensing agreement beyond neurological diseases | King's College London

King's College London and AviadoBio have announced an expanded license agreement providing AviadoBio exclusive rights to apply the vMiX™ RNAi gene silencing platform across all human therapeutic areas...

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BBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, The promise of psychedelics

…And why do we miss what’s right in front of us?

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ADHD  may be under-diagnosed in adults across England | King's College London

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may still be under-recognised and under-diagnosed in England despite recent increases in diagnosis, according to a study led by researchers at King’s Co...

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