Study unpicks why childhood maltreatment continues to impact on mental and physical health into adulthood

Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual’s risk of poor physical health and traumatic

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 11, 2024 ~4 min

Religious people coped better with Covid-19 pandemic, research suggests

Two Cambridge-led studies suggest that the psychological distress caused by lockdowns (UK) and experience of infection (US) was reduced among those of faith

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Jan. 30, 2024 ~6 min


Feeling depressed linked to short-term increase in bodyweight among people with overweight or obesity

Increases in symptoms of depression are associated with a subsequent increase in bodyweight when measured one month later, new research from the University of

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Jan. 10, 2024 ~4 min

New report highlights increase in number of children and young people with eating disorders

One in five children and young people have a probable mental health condition, according to The Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2023

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Nov. 21, 2023 ~6 min

Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder

Researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 25, 2023 ~6 min

Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and ‘prosocial’

Study using data from 10,000 people in the UK found that those who had a closer bond with their parents at age three tended to display more socially-desirable

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 9, 2023 ~7 min

Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all

The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 20, 2023 ~10 min

Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all, study suggests

The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 20, 2023 ~10 min


Healthy lifestyle can help prevent depression – and new research may explain why

A healthy lifestyle that involves moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep and frequent social connection, while

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 11, 2023 ~7 min

Experts call for urgent mental health support for people living with long term autoimmune diseases

More than half of patients with auto-immune conditions experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely or never

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 26, 2023 ~6 min

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