How Gardening Helps to Ease Mental Health Symptoms
Dr Carly Wood found that therapy using gardening activities helped significantly reduce depression and anxiety symptoms in participants
Using Digital Tools to Support Mental Health After a Brain Injury
Dr Tom Bashford explored how digital tools like mobile apps could improve mental health care for patients with traumatic brain injuries
The genetic risk factors for depression
A new global study, led by the UK, has pinpointed the genes that increases the risk of developing depression across different ethnicities.
Developing and Testing the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets
Researchers from Oregon State University have found that loneliness is a bigger obstacle to college students getting a good night’s sleep than excessive screen time. Researchers found that while spending 8 to 10 hours a day on screens increases the risk of insomnia, loneliness has a much stronger impact on sleep quality.
What impact will Meta’s changes to fact checking have on mental health?
Yesterday Meta announced that they would be ending third party fact checking on their US platforms. But what impact will this have on mental health?
MQ trustee James Palmer awarded CBE
James Palmer has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in this year’s Honours lists for his services to business and to law in the United Kingdom.
2024: A year of breakthroughs
As 2024 draws to a close we reflect on the breakthroughs made in mental health research over the past year.
Why Loneliness Hurts Sleep More Than Screen Time for Students
Researchers from Oregon State University have found that loneliness is a bigger obstacle to college students getting a good night’s sleep than excessive screen time. Researchers found that while spending 8 to 10 hours a day on screens increases the risk of insomnia, loneliness has a much stronger impact on sleep quality.
MQ’s response to the 10-Year Health Plan
MQ has identified four priorities we would like to see incorporated into the 10-Year Health Plan for England.
Open Minds Podcast
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Can Genetics Help Us
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with Andrew McIntosh
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with Daisy Singla
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with Prof Orla Muldoon