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Rachel Visontay

@rvisontay.bsky.social
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Postdoc at The Matilda Centre, The University of Sydney Interested in alcohol consumption and long-term health outcomes; causal inference in epidemiology

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Rachel Visontay @rvisontay.bsky.social · 9h
This marks the start of a fruitful collaboration between teams at @matildacentreusyd.bsky.social, @muscyouthcollab.bsky.social, & @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social!
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Rachel Visontay @rvisontay.bsky.social · 9h
Hot off the press! Our new paper on the causal effects of chronotype on adolescent mental health using data from the ABCD cohort @theabcdstudy.bsky.social 🛌⏲️ doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...
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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background This study investigated whether chronotype (biobehavioral preference for sleep and wake timing) across early adolescence impacts mental health symptoms at age 13–14. This is a relationshi...
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Hollie Byrne @h-byrne.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Struggling with visualisation of tract-level white matter imaging data in ABCD using R?
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Rachel Visontay @rvisontay.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
I talked to the Guardian about what happens to our brains when we drink: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... @matildacentreusyd.bsky.social
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After getting so drunk I hugged a bouncer before blacking out, I wondered, what does alcohol do to our brains?
Why do some people get drunk more quickly and feel more impaired? Biology and genetics play a role but alcohol’s effects on the brain are complex
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Louise Mewton @louisemewton.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
First post on Bluesky! Here @rvisontay.bsky.social and I present the case for cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks in Australia: theconversation.com/should-austr...
theconversation.com
Should Australia mandate cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks?
“Drink responsibly” messages have not stopped risky drinking. Some say we need cancer warnings on wine bottles and beer cans like we do on cigarette packs.
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