South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) is a month-long celebration in the UK, of the heritage of people from the South Asian countries of Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives.
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NIHR Wellcome King's Clinical Research Facility at 6 Aug 2024
Two new studies of smartphone habits in teenagers have identified links between problematic smartphone use (PSU) and depression, anxiety and insomnia. The research revealed that one in eight young people want help to reduce their smartphone use.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 1 Aug 2024
As part of NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy we have appointed 14 representatives to support our work. The NIHR Maudsley BRC themes and core programmes each have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) lead researcher. They are responsible for championing local EDI initiatives.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 22 Jul 2024
Three projects led by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) have received MND Translational Accelerator awards totalling £1.47 million to fund research into Motor Neuron Disease (MND).
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 5 Jul 2024
Researchers from the Insitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London have investigated the feasibility of a new home-administered treatment for binge eating disorder. The new treatment combines a gentle brain stimulation technique called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with a training programme that targets unhelpful patterns of attention around food.
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NIHR Maudsley BRC at 6 Jun 2024