Anhedonia: Understanding the Emotional Numbness of Depression
Depression affects around 280 million people wordwide1. However, among its various symptoms, anhedonia remains a particularly significant challenge. Many people living with depression struggle to experience pleasure in activities they once enjoyed, often described as ‘emotional numbness’. Traditional antidepressants offer limited effectiveness in treating anhedonia in depression. The good news? New clinical trials are exploring […]
Overeating: The Influence of Depression and Stress
With our ever-present diet culture facing off against super-sized fast-food portions, it can be difficult to know whether we are eating too much or what it means to overeat. Overeating can be harmful to our physical and mental health; it is important to be aware of the behaviour before it becomes chronic, and understand how […]
Make “Join A Clinical Trial” Your New Year’s Resolution
Looking for something new to add to your New Year’s Resolutions for 2025? Look no further! Taking part in a paid clinical trial could be a great benefit to you and to countless people living with a variety of physical and mental health conditions around the world. What are Clinical Trials? Clinical trials are the […]
Universal Health Coverage Day: Strengthening Equitable Health Systems
Every year on the 12th of December, we mark International Universal Health Coverage Day, a time to reflect on the need for robust, equitable health systems that ensure everyone, everywhere, can access quality healthcare without financial hardship. The World Health Organisation estimates that around 4.5 billion people in the world are not fully covered by […]
Anger Awareness Week: Exploring Anger Issues
For Anger Awareness Week, we’re exploring the relationship between anger, biology, and mental health. More than one in ten people in the UK admit to having difficulty controlling their own anger, and over 28% say they are worried about how angry they feel. Despite this, only 13% or fewer of those struggling with anger have […]
Making Clinical Trials Accessible: The Journey to Healthcare Equity
Clinical trials research the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of treatments (medical or otherwise) in patient populations, healthy volunteers, or both1. Trials evaluate whether a treatment works, whether it works better than existing options, and identifies potential side effects. They are highly regulated by national and international bodies and occur only after years of laboratory testing, […]
Social Expectations during the Festive Season
As the festive season approaches, we are often presented with a time of joy, connection, and celebration. Yet, for many people, this period can also exacerbate symptoms of mental health conditions. The pressure to socialise, the stress of family gatherings, and the societal expectations surrounding this season can amplify feelings of anxiety, depression, and other […]
Carers Rights Day: How Can Improved Treatment Options Better Support Individuals and Their Carers?
Providing support and care for someone who has an illness, disability, mental health condition, or addiction, either in a paid or unpaid capacity, is referred to as ‘caring’. Caring can include a range of support such as cooking and cleaning, emotional support, personal care (i.e. washing and helping to go to the toilet), medical care, […]
The Importance of Clinical Trials: Improving Treatment Options for Men’s Health
Your health is a complex and intricate interaction between a multitude of things. Genetics, environment, and lifestyle all play a role, and so does your biological sex. Male and female bodies develop and function differently and can be predisposed to different health conditions. This makes clinical trials that explore the treatment and diagnosis of these […]
5 Actionable Ways You Can Improve Your Self-Care this Winter
There’s nothing quite like the quintessential British winter – it’s dark, cold, and dreary, and it can feel like we may never see the sun again. All of this tends to impact mood, with around two million of us feeling the effect of the ‘winter blues’ (also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder)1 whenever the clocks […]