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.

Dr Saskia Sanderson has been awarded a Commendation for Innovation in the NIHR Impact Prizes 2026, for her work bringing together mental health research with the NHS DigiTrials Recruitment Service. No...

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs following potentially traumatic experiences, but not everyone who experiences trauma develops PTSD. Genetic factors play an important role in...

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.

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...

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

New MQ funded research explores whether a simple psychological technique could help people stop worry in its tracks.

New research, from King’s College London and the University of Porto, has mapped the histamine system in the brain. Histamine, a molecule more commonly associated with allergies, also plays a separate but poorly understood role in brain function. This study addresses this gap, building the first multiscale map of the histamine system which spans from genetics to behaviour and related mental health conditions.

Join us in celebrating Professor Iacoangeli's inaugural lecture on 'Following the Data: An Unplanned Path from Physics to Precision Medicine'

New research establishes an identifiable genetic component to motor neuron disease for 1 in 4 people with the disease; a significant increase from previous estimates of 1 in 5.

DECIPHER, an international consortium on Neuropathic Pain led by King’s College London, has been awarded €1.4m by ERA-NET Neuron to research the role of connective tissue in neuropathic pain.

Researchers from King’s College London and the NIHR Maudsley BRC have been exploring the relationship between the genetic risk of mental health conditions and the brain structures involved. The…

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