Lord O’Shaughnessy visits King’s College London and the NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility

Lord O’Shaughnessy, Senior Partner at consultancy firm Newmarket Strategy, Board Member of Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), and former Health Minister, visited the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and the NIHR King's Clinical Research Facility (CRF) this week as part of a strategy to strengthen the commercial portfolio in clinical trials.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 15 Sep 2023
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Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression differ between boys and girls

New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls.  

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 13 Sep 2023
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Critical care admissions for people with dementia are increasing for those in their last year of life

A study led by the Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London has found that whilst critical care admissions for people with dementia are going down, they are increasing during the last year of life.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 8 Sep 2023
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King’s innovative AI projects funded to tackle fatal opioid overdoses

Researchers from National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre and King’s College London are part of two collaborative research projects funded by the Office for Life Sciences and the Scottish Government to lessen drug-related deaths across the UK.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 6 Sep 2023
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Inflammation may influence weight loss surgery outcomes, new study reveals

Research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has shown that higher levels of inflammation in the blood of patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery predicts poorer weight loss six months after the procedure.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 1 Sep 2023
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