‘Virtual clinician and coach’ to help young people with chronic pain. Curtin researchers will develop a system that uses artificial intelligence to provide fast and personalised care for young people living with chronic musculoskeletal pain, as part of a new Curtin-led project that has been supported by the Federal Government. Chief Investigator Professor Helen Slater, […]
New research shows humans possess surprising nutritional intelligence according to new pioneering study into food choices led by the University of Bristol. Pioneering research has shed new light on what drives people’s basic food preferences, indicating our choices may be smarter than previously thought and influenced by the specific nutrients, as opposed to just calories, […]
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Eating disorders week 2022 is the 28th February to the 6th of March. Eating Disorders Awareness Week is one of the biggest opportunities for us to put eating disorders in the spotlight. Help raise awareness and improve GP training to detect potential diagnosis. […]
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Metabolic differences in the diagnosis of and treatment refinement for episodic and chronic depression: A study carried out in the University of Eastern Finland discovered differences in one-carbon and energy metabolism between episodic and chronic depression. One-carbon metabolism plays a key role in the production of, e.g., neurotransmitters. This type of knowledge concerning metabolism in […]
Hacking time zones with Re-Timer: Mick Jagger, the 78-year-old Rolling Stones singer, was recently photographed in a pair of futuristic Robocop glasses the morning of the day of the final show of their 58-date No Filter worldwide tour at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Some conjectured he might be trying to ease the […]
Suicide rates among women aged 45 to 54 — the most common age to be experiencing menopause and perimenopause — have risen 6% in the last 20 years, defying a trend for falling rates among older women[1], reveals research by Menopause Experts Group. Those aged 45 to 54 have the highest suicide rate among women, […]
Number of people enquiring about Priory alcohol treatment services up nearly 60% in two years:- · Nearly 60% increase in enquiries about Priory alcohol services since before the pandemic · Public Health England also reported a ‘step change’ in heavy drinking habits coinciding with the start of the pandemic · Lockdown created conditions where some […]
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Coventry University research finds no evidence that conversion therapy works and it may be damaging to people’s mental health Academics from Coventry University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences have found no robust evidence that conversion therapy can change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. They have, however, found evidence that it is associated […]
Vaccine passports linked to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in UK and Israel: A new study from Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and a perceived lack of free will over vaccine passports. The findings, taken from surveys of 1,358 people across the UK and Israel – two highly vaccinated countries – […]
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Supporting back to school anxiety in a time of COVID: Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, based at the Priory’s Oxford Wellbeing Centre. Here she explains how to support young people who may be feeling anxious at the start of the new school term and struggling to adjust to new […]
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