Young people who consume more caffeine, mostly from soft drinks, sleep less and show small differences in how their brains are developing, according to a study led by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London.

Why do people become addicted? When does a habit turn into self harm and what makes recovery so hard? From drugs and alcohol to gambling and social media, join our panel of experts as they explore the...

Breakthrough using AI helps explain how genetic variation outside tiny gene segments is linked to autism.

Fewer than 1 in 15 young people in South London estimated to have a mental health disorder may have received a diagnosis from NHS mental health services, according to a new study from the Institute of...

Researchers and clinicians from King's College London, including the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), have contributed to the Independent Review into prevalence and support ...

Researchers from King’s College London, University College London, the Schizophrenia Research Foundation (Chennai, India), the University of Ibadan (Nigeria), and the University of the West Indies (Tr...

Neuroscientists receive funding to understand how different forms of hearing loss in adults develop and whether they can be slowed or halted.

Every extra walk to school, kickabout in the park or trip to the shops could be doing more for teenage mental health than first thought, according to new research tracking thousands of adolescents in the US.

Men and women are frequently treated differently by healthcare systems

Findings from this national survey confirm that PTSD is a common difficulty among Ukrainian civilians, providing one of the clearest estimates of the psychological impact of the ongoing war.

Anaemia affects up to 37% of pregnant women worldwide,and efforts to reduce these numbers have stagnated. But how does anaemia in pregnancy impact the developing baby? And what can be done to help?Jessica Ringshaw, Research Fellow in PaediatricNeuroimaging, speaks to Dr Francesca Greenstreet about her latest research into the effect of anaemia around the time of pregnancy on the size of different parts of babies’ brains. She speaks about why pregnant women are particularly atrisk of anaemia and what can be done to help.During her PhD at the University of Cape Town, Jessicafollowed babies and their mothers up to a year after birth, taking brain scans to see how the babies’ brains developed. She also used a special type of scanner that makes reaching communities most effected by anaemia easier. Through a Wellcome Trust International Training Fellowship, she had opportunity to collaborate with Professor Steve Williams at King’s College London. She also received a Wellcome Trust Research Enrichment Grant, which sheused to fund public engagement work in the community.Her research has been featured by The Guardian and BBCWorld Service. More information about the study and her public engagement projects can be found here:https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/anaemia-in-pregnancy-linked-to-differences-in-babies-brain-development-study-finds

People who use cannabis are more likely both to carry out violent acts and to experience violence, according to one of the most comprehensive reviews of the evidence to date.

Turning Points: Black and working-class journeys into health research. Film screening, discussion and refreshments – Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre (SGDP), Wed 21 Oct 2026 - Turnin...

Discussing the role of AI in healthcare and how it could impact low-income communities

Some genes may make you more vulnerable to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from certain types of trauma than others, according to new research from King’s College London published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology.

A new clinical trial, led by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, has found that exercise has a significant effect on mood and lab-based measures of new brain cell formation in healthy middle-aged participants.

Brain stimulation experiments are opening a new frontier in neuroscience, reports Luciana Bellini

Key regions of the brain linked to movement, learning and emotions were affected and may lead to cognitive problems

Babies born to mothers who were anaemic during pregnancy have smaller brain volumes than babies born to mothers who were not, according to a new study by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and the University of Cape Town.

A translational project exploring the neuroprotective mechanisms and effects of folate in glaucoma

New research has found that older adults living in areas with lower-quality broadband connectivity experience a higher burden of depression, suggesting internet quality may play an important role in m...

Thank you for your interest in this study exploring the Navigate MS app. This survey will guide you through: information about the study, a consent form, a few eligibility questions, and some questi...

Exclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidable

The first publicly-funded randomised controlled trial in the UK has found that a single dose of psilocybin, the active compound found in 'magic mushrooms', produced significant improvements in depres...

Body weight plays a large part in who gets referred on to specialist NHS treatment

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Schools are ‘well-placed’ to identify teenagers who are becoming isolated and their early intervention can ‘make a real difference for a young person’s future’, say researchers

A new study, co-led by neuroscientists at King’s College London, University College London and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), will investigate how neurons can protect themselves from toxic protein accumulation, with implications for neurodegenerative diseases and ageing.

Prisoners convicted of serious violent offences were found to be less aggressive and less likely to reoffend following a mental health intervention which could save money and reduce harm to society, a...

Dr Sarah Marzi will co-lead team EMERALD, who have been awarded £1.5m from the Dementia Frontiers Fund to study how some people's brains may be more resiliant to dementia, with the aim to leverage these insights to develop therapeutics.

From heart stress to an increased libido.

New report from King's College London, University of Lancashire and Kingston University London, has found that the proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability fell from 46.3...

A drug, that has previously been shown to be safe and tolerated by humans, reduces multiple disease-linked features of Alzheimer’s in a mouse model of the disease.

A molecule linked to chronic inflammation disrupts the brain’s ability to create new neurons — uncovering a pathway with therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases and neurological conditions.

Join us in celebrating Professor Ruepp's inaugural lecture on 'From Mountains to Metropolis: A Serendipitous Journey from RNA Biology to ALS'

Movers and Shakers finds six friends – Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman – gathered in a Notting Hill pub to discuss the...