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ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health receive funding for 3 further years

The ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (CSMH) has been awarded an additional three years of funding from the Economic and Social Research Council...

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Three quarters of people who have taken antidepressants say they were helpful

75 per cent of a sample of nearly 20,000 people who have taken selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) report they found them helpful, finds new...

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

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Motor Neuron Disease visited King's to learn about the pioneering research within the national collaboration

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£1.4 million awarded to study how brain experiences paranoia

The project "Bridging the Neurocomputational Explanations of Paranoia: From Cognition to Clinic" received the Wellcome Trust grant to apply neuroscience to...

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King's researchers receive further funding to advance AI predictions for drug-resistant epilepsy

The Epilepsy Research Institute and Angelini Pharma extended Professor Mark Richardson's project to include 4,774 additional patient records

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Chemistry student to explore healthy ingredients that give users the same buzz as alcohol

The project is a collaboration with functional drinks company GABA Labs.

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Success comes in threes: GHSM graduate scoops up trio of King's awards

Annual awards recognise excellent academic achievements, contributions to King’s, and potential for the future

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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...

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Dr Divyangana Rakesh receives MRC New Investigator Research Grant (NIRG) and the BBRF Young Investigator Grant

These awards support her research into how low socioeconomic status (SES) impacts brain development and mental health.

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Pedro Viana received NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement Award

The award supports his work in the medical technology development for epilepsy

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Over two thirds of people living with HIV in Zimbabwe have experienced or witnessed traumatic events

People living with HIV in Zimbabwe have high exposure to traumatic events, but most do not go on to develop PTSD, according to new research from the Institute...

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Living alone is linked to poor health and unemployment amongst those with severe mental illness, study finds

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has shown that over three quarters of people with...

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Dr Alfredo Iacoangeli receives the 2024 Paolo Gontijo Award

Dr Alfredo Iacoangeli was awarded the Paulo Gontijo award at the 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND on 6 December 2024 in Montreal, Canada.

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King's receives £4.6 million NIHR funding to improve healthcare for chronic conditions in Latin America

King’s researchers have been awarded £4.6 million from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to co-develop an intervention for people...

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AviadoBio and Astella announce exclusive option and license agreement for gene therapy AVB-101 targeting frontotemporal dementia

The agreement leverages King’s College London spin-out company’s expertise in developing targeted gene therapy for neurodegenerative diseases

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