How dietary restraint could significantly reduce effects of genetic risk of obesity
Obesity risk genes make people feel hungrier and lose control over their eating, but practicing dietary restraint could counteract this....
Psychology
Speaking to autistic adults to understand and improve their experience of breast cancer
Autistic adults who have had breast cancer are invited to share their experiences of diagnosis and treatment as part of...
People getting divorced sought for study of AI technology offering vital advice and support
A study into how artificial intelligence (AI) can help people getting divorced is looking for participants who wouldn’t normally use...
Study highlights why people who are sexually harassed might not come forward immediately, or at all
New research has revealed there is a gap between how people imagine they’d act if sexually harassed and how those...
Exeter’s Mood Disorders Centre part of £42m national mental health research funding
A psychological research, assessment, treatment, and training centre for people in the South West who suffer from depression is set...
Gender-affirming hormone therapy reduces psychological distress in transgender people: systematic review
Gender-affirming hormone therapy reduces depressive symptoms and psychological distress in transgender people, according to a groundbreaking systematic review of research...
Funding of almost £5 million for research into which aspects of CBT reduce negative thought
Funding of £4.9 million will help researchers understand why certain aspects of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) help reduce negative thinking...
World’s first psychedelics postgraduate certificate launched at major conference
The world’s first postgraduate certificate in psychedelic studies will be launched at an Exeter conference exploring the latest research and...
Flamingos form cliques with like-minded pals
Flamingos form cliques of like-minded individuals within their flocks, new research shows. Scientists analysed the personalities and social behaviour of...