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Anna Dearman

@annadearman.bsky.social
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Researching omics and population mental health | PhD student & Senior Research Officer @ Uni of Essex | MSc Bioinformatics @ QMUL | Ex lab person @ Cambridge | Own views

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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Come to poster 101 today and ask me about Stressful Life Events and epigenetics! #WCPG2026 #WCPG26
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If anyone else is finding the last six months of their PhD (and contemporaneous job/fellowship hunt) very stressful, you are not alone! Remember that resting is productive. I'm very grateful to have spent a much-needed week away in nature with Mr D this week❤️‍🩹
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Senior Research Officer vacancy for health and labour economists at @iseressex.bsky.social vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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You will help scope literature; apply for, obtain access to and prepare data; and conduct quantitative analyses, as well as undertaking activities for Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement and Participation (PPIEP), Knowledge Mobilisation (KM), Knowledge Exchange, impact and communications.
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.essex.ac.uk/news/2026/08...
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A sad goodbye to Pebbles our beloved Campus Cat | University of Essex
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Got the ol' pencil out again at the weekend, for the first time in a while. It felt good 🥰
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The “excesses” of “woke”, to the extent that any exist, have been comparatively trivial. The excesses of “anti-woke” are a driving force within a far-right resurgence that threatens to consume democracy in the West and plunge the world into the abyss. Time to wake up and get a little perspective. 5/
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/08/2026
"It's clear to me that climate change is the single greatest threat to human security that we face" - Carl Benfield, Army Veteran and Military Engineer speaking at the Extreme Heat Emergency press conference
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 05/08/2026
So you want to do your “own research”...? A biostatistician shares a step-by-step method for researching health questions like a scientist: theconversation.com/how-to-do-yo...
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I love working with biodata, but ultimately THIS is what we mustn't lose sight of 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Have your say on the draft NICE Guideline for PMOS docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Have your say on the draft NICE Guideline for PMOS
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) was renamed to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) in May 2026. NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence), who is responsible for producing...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/07/2026
A third of UK journalists have changed how or what they report over fears for safety, study finds
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A third of UK journalists have changed how or what they report over fears for safety, study finds
Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised amid ‘a narrowing of the public conversation’ Journalists are self-censoring their reporting on rightwing protests, Donald Trump’s administration and trans issues because of growing concerns about their personal safety, with newsrooms accused of “normalising” the risks they face. Hundreds of journalists from across the UK have anonymously disclosed increasing nervousness over their security. Some have reported avoiding or altering coverage on certain topics due to intimidation, leading to self-censorship and “a narrowing of the public conversation”. Continue reading...
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Creapills @creapills.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
L’artiste irakien Mokhallad Habib transforme les cicatrices de la guerre en messages créatifs d’espoir 👏
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I'm constantly baffled by papers and online courses from the 2020s which cite candidate gene studies from the 2000s (genetics and epigenetics) when talking about mental health and stress.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/07/2026
⚠️ The loss of European Union (EU) nurses from the NHS caused more than 3,700 additional hospital deaths in the three years after the Brexit referendum, according to researchers. Utterly heartbreaking.
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Loss of EU nurses after Brexit 'responsible' for more than 3,700 deaths
The loss of EU nurses from the NHS caused over 3,700 additional hospital deaths in the three years after Brexit, accordi
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Evaluating the performance of polygenic indices of neuropsychiatric conditions and brain endophenotypes in four UK population samples www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I'm extremely pleased to share my first PhD study, in preprint form! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Evaluating the performance of polygenic indices of neuropsychiatric conditions and brain endophenotypes in four UK population samples
Neuropsychiatric polygenic indices (NPGIs) are used as genetic predictors of poor mental health. However, NPGIs are also associated with environmental factors which could affect mental health in adult...
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
👈 Very proud little sister over here! ftww.org.uk/2026/06/30/f...
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FTWW’s PCOS/PMOS Volunteer Champion talks about the name change in a new blog post! - Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales
FTWW’s PCOS/PMOS Volunteer Champion talks about the name change in a new blog post!
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Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🚨 Prevention and systems-thinking klaxon 🚨 "The Bradford zone was followed by a reduction of about 25% in GP visits for heart and breathing problems and survey data shows that the central London zone was followed by a reduction in the likelihood of a person taking sick leave."
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Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests
Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
It's pretty disgraceful that there has been absolutely no mention of this from the Prime Minister. It's increasingly clear that some attacks, correctly, warrant disgust, emergency measures and days of media coverage. Others seem to be met with silence.
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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The causal structure of psychopathology and why it matters
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 31/05/2026
Satellite imagery shows erasure of southern Gaza as Israel expands control aje.news/ke1p75
Satellite imagery shows erasure of southern Gaza as Israel expands control
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Climbed Pen Y Fan with the husb yesterday 🥳🌲
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
BREAKING - Parliamentary Standards Commissioner will launch an investigation into Farage's £5m donation.
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Sign the @compassoffice.bsky.social open letter urging progressive leaders to cooperate at the next election: actionnetwork.org/forms/unite-...
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Unite the Progressive Majority to Build a Better Britain!
Most people want a fairer society, a working democracy, a protected planet. So why split the vote & let the far-right in to destroy it all? That's why I've signed this open letter urging progressive l...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/05/2026
What is PCOS, what are the symptoms and treatment, and why is it being renamed PMOS?
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What is PCOS, what are the symptoms and treatment, and why is it being renamed PMOS?
Polycystic ovary syndrome is being relabelled polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome to correct the misconception that it is solely a gynaecological disease that creates ovarian cysts. Here’s what you need to know about the condition
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Reform UK Resigned, lost seat, sacked. Since the local elections 2026 Lost Seat Mike Morris Clarence Mitchell Resigned Daniel Devaney Stuart Prior Jay Cooper Suspended Ashley Monk Jo Monk Ben Rowe #ReformShitshow
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Reform UK councillor quits days after winning seat at Essex County Council over alleged racist posts
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Since genes encode proteins, let's spend a few years talking about whether outcomes are "proteomic" instead of "genetic", and see whether this fosters humility and nuance when talking about such things 🧐
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
My first first-author paper is part of a special edition of Brain, Behavior and Immunity - Health. Editorial available now! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Editorial on the Special Issue “Emerging PNI research: future leaders in focus – second edition”
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) research is a thriving field that integrates the growing knowledge about the complex interactions between neuroendocrine m…
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Zack Polanski will use a major speech on his economic policy to describe the UK as a country where successive governments have turned it from a manufacturing economy to one where the basics of life have been privatised and are rented back at crushing cost. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Basics’ of life in Britain have been sold for profit, says Polanski
Exclusive: England and Wales Greens leader outlines economic policy including help to meet rising energy costs and water re-nationalisation
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Thanks, Ecosia 🥰
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
"if a party is offering to tackle the cost of living crisis and is showing moral consistency in international human law, that's probably a party worth voting for" 💚
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 18/02/2026
Britain loses more than £75bn every year to poverty. Lost output. NHS strain. Lower productivity. The Nicolson Report asks: why is prevention still framed as unaffordable? Tom Burgess reports eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/welfare...
Mother cuddling her young son
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Just spent a couple of minutes ordering some things from *not Amazon* that I could have bought from Amazon, and it feels good
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby...
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Israel lobby funded a quarter of British MPs
Exclusive: Declassified is publishing the full list of British MPs who received funding from pro-Israel lobbyists.
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
A very worthwhile read 💚 www.saasuk.org/articles/gre...
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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Does hair cortisol mediate the effects of sexual and gender minority stress on depression and anxiety? A structural equation modelling approach: osf.io/anzey
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"It is unlikely the UK would be able to maintain food security if ecosystem collapse drives geopolitical competition for food”... “conflict and military escalation will become more likely... as groups compete for arable land and food and water resources”. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 22/01/2026
👉NEW -- Israel pays for UK adverts attacking Doctors Without Borders by John McEvoy Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain. www.declassifieduk.org/israel-pays-...
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Israel pays for UK adverts attacking Doctors Without Borders
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Rachel Shabi bringing some vital common sense and perspective to the increasingly absurd and hysterical Maccabi furore
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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 12/01/2026
Multi-millionaire Tory Nadhim Zahawi, who supported Liz Truss' disastrous mini-Budget and once charged taxpayers £5k to heat his stables, has just joined Reform.
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Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
My amazing husband is doing a 5 million step challenge this year to raise money for the @samaritans.bsky.social (and I will likely join him for a lot of it!). Please consider sponsoring him via the link: tiltify.com/@drsteeeve/w...
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
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Anna Dearman @annadearman.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
My amazing husband is doing a 5 million step challenge this year to raise money for the @samaritans.bsky.social (and I will likely join him for a lot of it!). Please consider sponsoring him via the link: tiltify.com/@drsteeeve/w...
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
❤️🎄🇵🇸 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx linktr.ee/T4Plive
Album cover for Lullaby by Together for Palestine. Painting of woman holding girl.
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