Delighted to be hosting this event with fellow @nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social colleagues

A sneak peek of the Refuel MS app 👀 In our clinical trial, we’re exploring if the app can help reduce MS fatigue. If you’re interested in giving the app a go, visit the Linktree in our bio to learn more! @ronamoss-morris.bsky.social @mssocietyuk.bsky.social

One of our PhD students, Leah Warren, has curated an excellent newsletter celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting influential Black psychologists whose work has shaped the discipline & challenged exclusion in academic psychology. More here: sites.google.com/site/doconno...

Brilliant episode of ‘In our Time’ on hypnosis including @kingsioppn.bsky.social’s Quinton Deeley & Devin Terhune - such eloquent and clear discussions of super complicated topic & its history 👏👏 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Could VR be used in the #Olympics & #Paralympics? We were proud to welcome leaders from UK Sports Institute, British Olympic & Paralympic Associations & UK Sport to King's College London to explore how technologies like #VirtualReality could be used in sport. 🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-w...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

There’s no holiday from type 1 diabetes (T1D). The constant management can take a real toll on mental health. We have been looking at how to best detect and support mental health difficulties in people living with T1D. I wrote a blog post that breaks it down in an easy read 📝

Huge Congrats to Dr @natashaseaton.bsky.social for smashing her PhD viva yesterday. It has been such a fun and rewarding PhD journey and I look forward to future collaborations. And huge thanks @daryloconnor.bsky.social and Prof Andrew Steptoe for being such fantastic examiners.

Would you ever donate one of your kidneys if you didn't know the person? 🫘 New research by Hannah Maple, Prof Joe Chilcot, and Prof @samjnorton.bsky.social in @amjtransplant.bsky.social studied the motivations and outcomes of people who donate to family vs strangers. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kidney-...

The Refuel MS clinical trial has started🎉 We’re testing how effective the Refuel MS intervention is vs usual care🔎 Recruitment is now by invite via @ukmsregister.bsky.social📝 Thank you to all who helped us get here🧡 @ronamoss-morris.bsky.social #multiplesclerosis#msresearch#digitalintervention

➡️Special issue for protocols and data notes at @bsamjournal.bsky.social - any area of health psychology/behavioral medicine welcome! If a protocol was peer reviewed by a funder, it may be eligible for rapid review 👀 Accepting submissions through 6/1/2026. Details: journals.lww.com/bsam/Documen...

🚀 REFUEL-MS attended the MedTech Accelerator Bootcamp – and what a fantastic experience it was! Many thanks to the team at London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) for hosting! @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social 🔗 Head over to our Instagram to read more: www.instagram.com/p/DMYApCJtv7...

1/ 📢 Pleased to share that our new paper is now published in Psychological Medicine! We looked at therapy outcomes for LGB patients compared to heterosexual patients in NHS Talking Therapies. Here’s a short thread on what we found 👇 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S003...

Well said, @helensalisbury.bsky.social: weight loss drugs are rarely the answer to our obesogenic, food-insecure society. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

1️⃣ NEW *open access* measure alert 🧵 We’ve just published the Illness-Related Distress (IRD) Scale in Psychological Medicine doi.org/10.1017/S003... It's a 14-item, trans-diagnostic PRO for distress related to living with any long-term physical condition (LTC). But WHY does this matter 🤔 ⬇️

New interview on the value of exploratory research. "My brief explanation of this crisis is that researchers didn't say ‘I found something interesting’, but ‘I found exactly what my fantastic theory had predicted, heureka’. And then they gave a TED talk." #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky 🧪

Our April newsletter is out!🌸📧 This issue is packed with updates, including highlights from the Refuel-MS launch event, details on our upcoming clinical trial, a recap of the MS Trust Conference, introductions to new team members, and information on how to get involved through PPI opportunities.

Congratulations to King's IoPPN researchers Dr Emily McBride and Dr Sophie Bennett! They have both received a @nihr.bsky.social Team Science Award, as part of their work on multiple long-term conditions and type-2 diabetes. #AcademicSky #MedSky www.kcl.ac.uk/news/ioppn-r...

The economic evaluation of the Physio4FMD trial was finally published today! www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/... @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social

The gut microbiome's link with multiple sclerosis www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Want to learn more? Read the blog! buff.ly/494e8rO It's an evidence-based summary of this new paper, written by an expert who has critically appraised the research so you don't have to. All blogs are short (1,200 words) & easy to read, so ideal if you just have a few mins.

Lots of exciting things to come from @kcl-ms-research.bsky.social - be sure to follow their page!

Our new open access paper in BMC Gastro as part of BOOST project in #IBD: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @ronamoss-morris.bsky.social @valeriamondelli.bsky.social Prof Chris Norton, Dr Joanna Hudson & Dr Vari Wileman

Wow!

Headline: Drinking green tea can CUT YOUR RISK OF DEMENTIA. Study: Japanese people who drink at least 600ml (~3-5 cups) of green tea a day have 1.5% fewer brain lesions than people who drink little/no green tea. Study funded by Suntory beverages.

Interested in training as a CBT Therapist? Register for our online open evening to learn about our #TalkingTherapies Postgraduate Diploma in #CognitiveBehavioralTherapy. @maudsleynhs.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @rhulpsychology.bsky.social#TalkingTherapies#CognitiveBehavioralTherapy Mon 3 Mar, 18:00 - 19:30⤵️

How do children develop their 'me'? Dr Salim Hashmi explores how young people form their identities, from the age of five, through play, imagination, art and technology for @place2becharity.bsky.social's #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #PsychSky

I am delighted to see @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social in the top 10 in the world for psychology. So much hard work goes into our work, and whilst rankings are not the be-all and end-all, it's a nice way to start 2025. www.timeshighereducation.com/world-univer...

NEW research by IoPPN (@cathrynlewis.bsky.social) and @edinburghuni.bsky.social (Andrew McIntosh) researchers have identified new genetic risk factors for #depression across all global populations for the 1st time, in study in Cell Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/global-...

🚨Webinar alert 🚨 Join Dr Ashley Brown and Professor @ronamoss-morris.bsky.social from King's College London as they talk about managing sex and intimacy in Multiple Sclerosis. When: Thursday 16th Jan, 5:00 - 6:30pm GMT - Microsoft Teams Interested? Tap here: bit.ly/421VuHN

I've just started a Substack series called 'Unlocking Behaviour Change'. I will write brief essays on behavioural science. The first one will look at how the goal of influencing behaviour can be squared with respect for human agency open.substack.com/pub/robertwe...

Join an online Q&A about anxiety and worry in pregnancy and motherhood with Professor Colette Hirsch, Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist at South London and Maudsley. Have your questions answered by: 👉submitting them in advance 👉or ask live in the event rdn.nihr.ac.uk/news/ask-exp...

Sexual difficulties in #MS are often not asked about or treated. If you want to hear more about our recent trial and how we trying to change this join Dr Ashley Brown, our patient advisers and me on Thurs 16th Jan from 5:00-6:30pm GMT. bit.ly/421VuHN

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 How do our bodily stress systems adapt to repeated psychosocial stress? A new systematic review/meta-analysis sheds light on the different ways biological stress systems habituate to recurring challenges. Out now in Neurosci & Biobehav Rev 👇 a short 🧵#PsychSciSky #Neuroscience

Important paper on current funding models “The substantial cost of grant writing and peer review involves significant opportunity costs, not only financial resources but also the time and effort of researchers, which could otherwise contribute to advancing science or enhancing its social impact”

🔗Sign-up to our newsletter by going to the Contact page on our website: www.refuel-ms.com

Seems there’s another surge in new users - welcome! Here’s my UK Psychology starter pack go.bsky.app/JUgQGsP

A Year in Review - looking back on our research news in 2024 🎉 Thanks to all our colleagues and partners @nihr.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social and South London and Maudsley for a year of innovations and advances in #mentalhealth research. www.maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2024/d...

For those joining BlueSky recently, you may be interested in joining this Behavioural Science starter pack - just let me know if you would like to be added - see go.bsky.app/CzLwTyZ

🗺️The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets, our new @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded research platform designed to increase the discoverability of longitudinal data across the world, is almost ready to launch! Sign up to be invited to our launch webinar -> www.landscaping-longitudinal-research.com/webinar

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It's our first starter pack! Please follow to meet some of academic staff, from researchers to professors to PhD students and more! Please let us know if we've missed anyone. go.bsky.app/HAVseok

Honoured & delighted to be shortlisted for the Medical Research Council's Max Perutz Prize for outstanding science communication. An amazing day - spectacular videos from an array of scientists with diverse talents..! www.youtube.com/shorts/RyPD0... (1/2)