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Anti-obesity drug acts on brain's appetite control system
A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with clinical obesity, according to new research by our academics.
IBD-and-Mums-to-Be project receives praise
School of Psychology International PhD student Jihane Ghorayeb, supervised by Professor Anna Madill, has published videos as part of her work to help mums with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
MRC Study on adolescent mental health interventions
We have recently been awarded a research grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC) for research into school based intervention for young people with mental health difficulties.
Second year PhD student, Rachael Moss was awarded first prize by the Scientific Committee for her poster
One of our 2nd year PhD students, Rachael Moss was awarded first prize by the Scientific Committee in the general poster category at the Division of Health Psychology Conference on the 8th September.
Links between poor sleep and poor mental wellbeing
Inadequate sleep at night leads to poor memory and increases the risk of depression, anxiety and stress, according to research by our academic psychologists Dr Anna Weighall and Dr Ian Kellar.