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Are childhood allergic conditions linked to anxiety and depression in early adulthood?
Researchers looking at potential links between childhood allergic conditions (such as eczema, asthma and food allergies) and depression/anxiety in adolescence/early adulthood didn’t find strong evidence to confirm an association between them. The study team found that this was reflected both in blood test results and information provided…
Can theatre successfully disseminate messages about public involvement in research?
A play jointly developed and performed by public contributors and a community theatre team raised awareness of domestic abuse, according to a new paper published in Health Expectations. However, opinions were divided on whether it was also able to successfully disseminate messages about patient and public involvement…
Psychosis risk prediction tool features in BJGP podcast
A project the Bristol BRC is collaborating with University College London on has been featured on a British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) podcast. The research team behind this project has developed and validated a risk prediction model for primary care providers (such as GPs) to assess whether their patients…
Psychosis risk prediction tool could help GPs detect risk of condition early
GPs could potentially use a psychosis risk prediction tool (P-risk) developed by researchers supported by Bristol’s and London’s Biomedical Research Centres to detect whether their patients are at risk of experiencing psychosis. The team developed P-risk to help GPs identify at-risk patients as early as possible. Psychosis…
Three new projects funded by Bristol BRC Director’s Fund
Three new research projects have secured funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Bristol Biomedical Research Centre’s (Bristol BRC) Director’s fund. The Director’s Fund supports exciting new projects across all our research themes which we hope will be developed into something that could directly benefit patients.
Suicide rates lower for almost all ethnic minority groups living in England and Wales
Suicide rates among almost all ethnic minority groups living in England and Wales are lower than among the majority White-British population. However, this does not apply to people from a Mixed-heritage background and those identifying as Gypsy / Irish Travellers, according to a study published in Lancet…
Optimising timing of psychological interventions could improve their effectiveness
Delivering some psychological interventions at times suited to a person’s chronotype (when they are naturally likely to wake up and go to sleep) could improve how effective the interventions are. Initial evidence from a study supported by the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre has shown that late…
Interviewing for the new Create for Confidence Researcher
Recently, the Create for Confidence team have been searching for a new researcher to join the team. Being able to communicate with young people is vital for the job. So who better to assess the candidates than members of the Young People’s Advisory Group (YPAG)? Jihaan (aged 16) and…
Virtual reality could be used as part of eating disorders treatment
People with lived experience of eating disorders and clinicians experienced in treating eating disorders were excited about the potential of using virtual reality (VR) to treat eating disorders, according to the results of a study published in JMIR XR and Spatial Computing. Study participants felt VR may…