john williams
Managing Director- Birmingham Health Partners (neuroscience,mental hlth,wine,gardens,gargoyles & wales may intrude) Speaking in my own voice.
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In search of truce in the autism wars
The fight between those who define autism as a medical condition and those who see it as a mere difference has reached vitriolic levels. Can the two sides come together to support all autistic people?
Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions
The authors conducted a genetic meta-analysis of depression and found 269 associated genes. These genes highlight several potential drug repositioning opportunities, and relationships with depression were found for neuroticism and smoking.
Minimal phenotyping yields GWAS hits of low specificity for major depression
Background: Minimal phenotyping refers to the reliance on self-reported responses to one or two questions for disease case identification instead of full diagnostic criteria. This strategy has been applied in genome-wide association studies (GWAS)...
2019-04 Depression is a problematic phenotype
Invited talk at the "Dissecting heterogeneity of Major Depression" symposium, organized by the Biomarkers And Genomics Theme, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London.
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Chair comments on 5G security - News from Parliament
Committee Chair responds to the Prime Minister’s reported decision to allow Huawei to supply parts of the country’s 5G network
Psychedelics as a treatment for disorders of consciousness
Abstract. Based on its ability to increase brain complexity, a seemingly reliable index of conscious level, we propose testing the capacity of the classic psyc
Science and Medicine Need Women
The first woman ever to be an institute director at NIH, Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, took the helm at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences in 1974. It took 17 more years for Dr. Bernadine H…
'The system is failing our future doctors': Medical student tells of the mental health crisis doctors face
Mental health is becoming a crisis among doctors and medical staff as a quarter have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, new findings reveal.
The British Medical Association (BMA) surveyed more than 4,000 medics and found two in five are...
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Measles outbreak is a reminder of the power of viral information : Systematic oversight of the way the online information ecosystem steers people’s behaviour is needed to prevent future epidemics, whether medical or political. ft.com/content/fe0b1a… via @financialtimes
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Passing the Tipp-Ex test when developing Greater Lincolnshire's Local Industrial Strategy
What makes Greater Lincolnshire unique? In this latest blog, Lizz Shutt, explains how the area's Local Industrial Strategy will embrace new opportunities for the area.
How did the qwerty keyboard become so popular?
It's not the best layout, so why do most of us still use it?
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Theresa May approves Huawei involvement in UK 5G network: nuanced view 'those close to the meeting say the decision was signed off collectively and that security concerns were reflected by the move to heavily restrict Huawei’s involvement.'
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Patent filings hint at Apple's potential move into managing healthcare records
Digital health leaders and analysts see the potential for Apple to become a bigger player in consumer health, specifically with helping consumers track and manage their health data.
Postdoctoral clinical fellows
Opportunities for postdoctoral clinicians to consolidate their research experience.
Introducing Rupert Beale, clinical researcher
Spend ten minutes with Rupert Beale, an immunologist and clinical nephrologist recently recruited as the Crick’s first clinical early-career group leader.
Workforce transformation
HEE aspires to be the first point of contact for all those providing care and those seeking expert support, to build and develop a workforce which drives innovation and improvements for the benefit of patients and populations.
There Should Be More Rituals!
The small acts that keep a society together.
john williams
There Should Be More Rituals! Rituals provide comfort because they remind us we’re not alone. Billions of people have done this before as part of the timeless passages of life. Rituals also comfort because they concretize spiritual experiences.
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