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APPG on MND Explores UK MND Research Institute’s Groundbreaking Work

Last week, members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Motor Neuron Disease (MND) visited King’s College London to witness firsthand the pioneering research undertaken as part of the UK MND Research Institute’s national collaboration to tackle the disease.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 19 Feb 2025

New MRI study reveals altered brain activity in depressed adolescents while watching ‘Despicable Me’

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that the brains of adolescents with depression process information about how others are feeling in a way that is different to those without depression.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 14 Feb 2025

New Deputy Director of NIHR Maudsley BRC announced

Professor Richard Dobson has been appointed as Deputy Director of the NIHR Maudsley BRC following a competitive call earlier this year. Professor Dobson is also Theme Lead for Informatics.  

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 5 Feb 2025

Co-development of patient reported-outcome measures

Niamh Molloy, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre PhD Student in the Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London explores in this blog how people with lived experience are contributing to developing outcome measures in mental health research. 

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 4 Feb 2025

Global study pinpoints genes for depression across ethnicities

Researchers at King's College London and University of Edinburgh have identified new genetic risk factors for depression across all major global populations for the first time, allowing scientists to predict risk of depression regardless of ethnicity.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 14 Jan 2025