Share me on… New Data Hub for Wellbeing Research With mental health being the UK’s leading cause of disability, the new hub will use data science to help speed up research. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh will help create a new data hub for mental health research. The UK-wide hub – called DATAMIND – …
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Genetic risk factors and depression
Share me on…Genetic risk factors and depression Several new gene variants have been identified as increasing the risk factor for depression, in the largest genetic analysis of the condition to date. The study, carried out by Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers, provides a better understanding of the biological basis of depression, which could lead to better …
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Time with nature and your mental health
Share me on…Time with nature and your mental health In the UK, where the economic and social cost of mental health has grown in the past decade to almost $168 billion a year, the Mental Health Foundation has now teamed up with the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) to offer a new water-based scheme. “Blue …
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