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NIMHANS' Approaches to Integrative Medicine

Oct 10, 20235 min read

NIMHANS' Approaches to Integrative Medicine

I want to develop a prenatal Yoga module for women at risk of postnatal depression with the expertise of Yoga academics...

Sex-specific immune profiles in adolescent depression

Zuzanna Zajkowska

Sep 29, 20235 min read

Science & Research

Sex-specific immune profiles in adolescent depression

A few years ago, a group of scientists from different parts of the world met and discovered that they shared the same aspiration- they...

A Unique Time, Full of Opportunity: Demystifying the Teenage Brain

Livia Dyring

Sep 20, 20234 min read

Science & Research

A Unique Time, Full of Opportunity: Demystifying the Teenage Brain

Angst, love, heartbreak, and serious growing pains: whether they were over yesterday or decades ago, chances are you remember your...

Cognitive Distortions: The thinking errors that can affect anxiety

Emily Rose Burley

Sep 13, 20234 min read

Science & Research

Cognitive Distortions: The thinking errors that can affect anxiety

Thinking errors, also known as cognitive distortions, are thoughts and beliefs that are biased, irrational, and unhelpful.

Kristi Ferguson

Sep 12, 20235 min read

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Where is Home for Third-Culture Adults?

I don’t think of home the way most people do. Born in Brazil to American members of a new religious movement/cult, I moved frequently.

Novel with Cocaine: The Underrated Russian Classic About Addiction

Emily Zarevich

Sep 5, 20235 min read

Science & Research

Novel with Cocaine: The Underrated Russian Classic About Addiction

Content warning: This article contains discussions on addtiction and substance abuse. I have been writing history-based articles for...

Déjà Vu: The neuroscience behind the mysterious phenomenon

neurominded

Aug 29, 20235 min read

Science & Research

Déjà Vu: The neuroscience behind the mysterious phenomenon

Out of all of the organs, the human brain is the most complicated and one of the least understood. It’s responsible for all of our...

The Quest to Find Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease

Gargi Mandal

Aug 22, 20234 min read

Science & Research

The Quest to Find Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease

A deep dive into Professor Susan Duty's research

Gianluca Didino

Aug 15, 20235 min read

Science & Research

The Trouble with Normal

Diversity vs. Norm The university I work for — a large, renowned, London-based, and part of the prestigious Russell Group — prides itself...

Swati Singh

Aug 8, 20234 min read

Science & Research

Healing Notes: Nature Soundscape

Monsoon was in its full glory, unleashing the inherent power and magnificence of nature. Stars wore the blanket of blue-grey clouds and...

Mysticism and science – shall the twain never meet?

Swaran Singh

Aug 1, 20234 min read

Lived Experience

Mysticism and science – shall the twain never meet?

Spirituality and science are considered irreconcilable by many. The former is an intensely subjective, first-person experience; the...

The eBRAIN Study: My Thoughts and Experiences

Stanley Chhatwal

Jul 27, 20235 min read

Science & Research

The eBRAIN Study: My Thoughts and Experiences

One in seven young people experiences an issue with their mental health...

An Underrated Superpower? The Science Behind High Sensitivity

Livia Dyring

Jul 26, 20234 min read

Science & Research

An Underrated Superpower? The Science Behind High Sensitivity

Have you ever thought about how you experience stimuli in the environment around you? Do you tend to seek out new people and places,...

Inflammation might be one of the keys to unlock depression

Luca Sforzini

Jul 25, 20235 min read

Science & Research

Inflammation might be one of the keys to unlock depression

Our new research shows that more people with depression than previously estimated could have increased activation of their immune system...

How Machine Learning Can Transform Psychiatry

Benedetta Vai

Jul 20, 20234 min read

Science & Research

How Machine Learning Can Transform Psychiatry

Predicting the Unpredictable Last week, I took part in a Challenge Workshop on Immunopsychiatry, a branch of psychiatry that explores the...

Clinical trials probably don’t include people like you, here’s why that matters

Heidi Green

Jul 19, 20233 min read

Science & Research

Clinical trials probably don’t include people like you, here’s why that matters

Hello, I’m Heidi, and I do research to make clinical trials more inclusive. In this article, I’m going to share some of my knowledge,...

Youth mental health in the digital age. Exploring a new world together

Yuri Milaneschi

Jul 18, 20235 min read

Science & Research

Youth mental health in the digital age. Exploring a new world together

My son is seven years old. He and I grew up in different technological epochs. I bought my first personal computer during university. He...

Gianluca Didino

Jul 7, 20234 min read

Science & Research

Is Buddhism the Future of Psychology?

I first came across Buddhism through the work of C.G. Jung. I was in university in Turin, Italy, an avid reader of psychology, and...

Balancing Life as an NHS Doctor with Research: A personal reflection

Laura Molteni

Jul 3, 20234 min read

Lived Experience

Balancing Life as an NHS Doctor with Research: A personal reflection

My name is Laura, I have never written a blog post in my life and if I had to define myself with a simple description, I would say that I...

Racism damages black pregnant women’s mental health, Covid-19 made it even worse.

Sofia Quaglia

Jun 27, 20236 min read

Behind the Science Column

Racism damages black pregnant women’s mental health, Covid-19 made it even worse.

This scientist is figuring out how to avoid their children also suffering the consequences. A growing body of research suggests that...

Hidden Battles: Exploring Men's Mental Wellbeing

Swati Singh

Jun 23, 20236 min read

Science & Research

Hidden Battles: Exploring Men's Mental Wellbeing

Trigger warning: The following blog contains discussions about suicidal ideation and of suicide itself. Some readers may find this...

Zimbabwean Youth Approach to demystifying Mental Health

Tanatswa Chikaura

Jun 12, 20235 min read

Society & World News

Zimbabwean Youth Approach to demystifying Mental Health

I am an MPhil (Masters of Philosophy) in Neuroscience student at the University of Cambridge, mental health advocate, and blogger. I was...

Don’t fret! Use music to manage your pain

Cole Sommeling

Jun 6, 20235 min read

Science & Research

Don’t fret! Use music to manage your pain

As a devotee to the art of music and a past, present, and (most likely) future feeler of pain, the idea that I can take something that I...

Nicol Ferrier

Jun 1, 20234 min read

Science & Research

“Are you retired?” “Well, sort of!”

The historical journey of a retired professor. I was appointed to the Chair of Psychiatry at Newcastle University in 1990. I was involved...

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