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Dr. Sahir Hussain

@sahirhussain.bsky.social
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Senior Research Associate, Health Research at @lancasteruni.bsky.social Podcast Host: @smoothbrainsociety.bsky.social PhD in Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience Director SAAZ Genetics

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Dr. Sahir Hussain @sahirhussain.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Got to present our work on co-developing a culturally adapted alcohol toolkit for mental health professionals at the @nihr.bsky.social National Three Research Schools Prevention Programme event in Newcastle. Thank you @nihrsphr.bsky.social for the opportunity. #Research #PublicHealth
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Dr. Sahir Hussain @sahirhussain.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
🧬 Thread: First Publication From My PhD 🧬 1/ Published in 2022 in Psychopharmacology (@springer.springernature.com )📄 Genetics and epigenetics: paternal adolescent ethanol consumption in serotonin transporter knock-out rats and offspring sensitivity to ethanol. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Genetics and epigenetics: paternal adolescent ethanol consumption in serotonin transporter knock-out rats and offspring sensitivity to ethanol - Psychopharmacology
Rationale Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is shown to have an overall heritability of around 50%. One of the genes associated with AUD is SLC6A4 (solute carrier family 6 member A4) which codes for the sero...
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Smooth Brain Society Podcast @smoothbrainsociety.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
In our new episode Dr. Adam Feltz's of, @uofoklahoma.bsky.social discusses his research on moral judgment and the factors influencing decision-making in paticular around animal issues. #Philosophy #Psychology #animalwelfare links below 👇
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Dr. Sahir Hussain @sahirhussain.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Sharing my very first - first-author publication. In Brain, Behavior, and Immunity examining mental health among people with asthma and atopic dermatitis using UK Biobank data (@ukbiobank.bsky.social ) 🧠📊 🧵👇 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Depressive and anxiety symptomatology among people with asthma or atopic dermatitis: A population-based investigation using the UK Biobank data
The present study investigated the association of depression and anxiety symptomatology (DAS) with asthma and atopic dermatitis (AD) diagnosis during …
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Smooth Brain Society Podcast @smoothbrainsociety.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Join us as Dr. Ellie Rukuwai of @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social delves into the complexities of Māori identity and perfectionism. #MāoriIdentity #Perfectionism #psychologypodcast Links below 👇
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Dr. Sahir Hussain @sahirhussain.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The first publication I was ever a part of while at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Examined the relationship between future preference and the ability to bring to mind and imagine the experience of future events in adolescents with ADHD symptoms. #ADHD pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32693219/
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Future preferences and prospection of future of outcomes: Independent yet specific associations with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder - PubMed
& Conclusions: Factor analysis identified two factors: "Future Preference" and "Prospection". Significant negative bivariate correlations were found between ADHD and the scores of both factors and between aggression and Future Preference. A path model confirmed the independent significant associ …
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Dr. Sahir Hussain @sahirhussain.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Never thought I would get here when we started. Thank you everyone for all your support.
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Dr. Sahir Hussain @sahirhussain.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Sharing our @nihrsphr.bsky.social funded project hoping to address stigma and improve mental health and alcohol use related outcomes for minoritised ethnic groups. Led by Dr. Laura Goodwin, @lancasteruni.bsky.social and @jopuddephatt.bsky.social, Edge Hill University sphr.nihr.ac.uk/prevention/c...
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Co-production and implementation of a culturally adapted alcohol toolkit for mental health and community organisations - NIHR Three Schools Prevention Programme
Background Alcohol and mental health problems commonly occur together. Our previous work has shown that some minoritised ethnic groups are just as likely to use alcohol to cope with mental health prob...
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