Agnes Ayton
Consultant psychiatrist - eating disorders. Vice Chair of the Eating Disorder Faculty, deputy chair of the Clinical Paper Panel, treasurer of EPSIG at RCPsych
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Autistic Milton Keynes man left suicide note on computer explaining tragic reasons he took his own life
An autistic Milton Keynes man who lay dead in his flat for nine months took his own life after benefit cuts left him unable to afford to eat, the Citizen can reveal.
PhD Student in Eating Disorders Genetics
A doctoral student is admitted to third-cycle/doctoral education. A doctoral education consists of supervised research, combined with courses and other educational activities. An individual study plan is established for each doctoral student. For a...
Silent Skies: Billions of North American Birds Have Vanished
Though waterfowl and raptor populations have made recoveries, bird populations have declined since 1970 across nearly all habitats
Letter to NIH
Add your name to our letter here! Amendment: We initiated this process with postdocs in mind, but quickly came to realize that graduate students face the same challenges, but with lower salaries. W…
Eliminating Medical Debt
We are taking on powerful interests who will do and spend whatever it takes to stop us. Change never happens from the top down. Chip in to join the political revolution today.
Hyperinsulinemia: An Early Indicator of Metabolic Dysfunction
Abstract. Hyperinsulinemia is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes. Racial and ethnic minority populations are disproportionately affected by diabetes and
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents with Eating Disorders
Guilford Press (Guilford Publications) is a publisher of professional and self-help books, as well as journals, newsletters, and DVDs in psychology and psychiatry, mental health, education and literacy, research methods, geography, and other fields.
A two-stage approach to identifying and validating modifiable factors for the prevention of depression
Background: Although depression is recognized as the leading cause of disability worldwide, decades of research have identified few actionable preventive factors. Using phenotypic and genomic data from the UK Biobank, we took advantage of a unique...
Triathlete, 71, wants to change age stereotypes
Anne Dockery started running when she was 55, and is now winning triathlons.
NHS diabetes expert reveals secrets to eating your way to health
DR DAVID UNWIN: I'll explain how going low-carb could help you, too - and not just with type 2, for it may also help other conditions such as high blood pressure or swollen ankles.
Help stop women being denied justice after rape
We are a coalition of UK women's organisations working to end violence against women.
Low carb GP features on doctor power list once again
A pioneering doctor from Southport, best known as the Low Carb GP, has been included once again on a list of the top 50 most influential GPs in the UK. Dr David Unwin was placed at number 26 on the Pulse annual Power 50 list for his work providing...
Join the Global Climate Strike on Fri 20 Sept
Whatever your age, help us stop the climate crisis.
Citrobacter rodentium–host–microbiota interactions: immunity, bioenergetics and metabolism
Citrobacter rodentium, an extracellular mouse-specific enteric pathogen, provides a robust model for the study of physiological host–pathogen–microbiota interactions. In this Review, Frankel and colleagues highlight how the C. rodentium model has...
Pattern of access to cafeteria-style diet determines fat mass and degree of spatial memory impairments in rats
Pattern of access to cafeteria-style diet determines fat mass and degree of spatial memory impairments in rats
Just last month, 53 Americans died in mass shootings...while 40,000 died from obesity
IN his fascinating book Unnatural Causes, forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd observes how, over the years, the dead bodies he examines have changed. One of the most noticeable is the rapid i…
Britons are still worse off than in 2008, new research claims
Thinktank challenges official statistics claiming average citizen is £128 poorer than a decade ago