Can a research study change a city? In the latest episode of our 'When Science Finds a Way' podcast, Prof John Wright discusses how a study of 40,000 people in Bradford is changing lives and bonding communities around the world ⤵️ wellc.me/3NXUuNE

.Wellcome first funded development of KarXT almost 10 years ago as part of a portfolio of promising interventions for schizophrenia. It has potential to reduce hallucinations and delusions as well as cognitive deficits and negative symptoms theguardian.com/society/2023/j…

New “Science finds a way podcast” this time focusing on the potential for cash transfers to improve mental health outcomes #mentalhealth ⁦Wellcome⁩ wellcome.org/news-and-repor…

Why relaxation is as important as sleep - and six ways to do it better newscientist.com/article/mg2593…

'By investing in mental health science, we can understand more about why mental health conditions develop and resolve. Through research we will find ways to intervene as early as possible with more personalised treatments' Prof Miranda Wolpert writes in the FT ft.com/content/1de9c7…

Amazing to see this report out today, I can't imagine the work that has gone into getting 30 organisations ready for Party Conference seasons and ahead of the election. #AMentallyHealthierNation The report is a fantastic example of 'health in all polices'

It's time to embrace our disobedient bodies and do away with capitalist, patriarchal beauty ideals 💪 @Emmadabiri's new book (published today!) offers alternative ways of seeing beauty. 1/3

Fantastic lion dance Wellcome to celebrate the Lunar New Year. May the Year of the Dragon bring success to all our work and many achievements for all the researchers we support.

'Britain deserves its reputation as a global leader in science and research and development (R&D) but this cannot be taken for granted' Wellcome CEO John-Arne Røttingen writes in The Times and The Sunday Times today thetimes.co.uk/article/next-g…

'We need to invest in mental health science, prioritising it in the same way that we would science relevant for physical health conditions', highlighting Wellcome's support for mental health in City A.M. Prof Miranda Wolpert cityam.com/we-are-on-the-…

Top international researchers cannot afford to take jobs in the UK because of a “tax on talent” that makes it impossible for them to afford the upfront costs, the head of the Wellcome has warned John-Arne Røttingen in The Guardian theguardian.com/education/arti…

'Despite being our greatest assets for life-changing discoveries and economic growth, universities have been perilously neglected' 🔭 Beth Thompson Wellcome writes in The Times and The Sunday Times today

Britain's prosperity depends on its universities -- but they have been perilously neglected. Wellcome letter in The Times and The Sunday Times today ✍️🏻

🚨 Patients are missing out on blockbuster drugs because the overstretched NHS is struggling to carry out clinical trials, the new head of Wellcome tells me and Ben Spencer Full interview: thetimes.com/article/758872…

'In my role working for a global funder of mental health research, I have the privilege of seeing the emergence of a new generation of rigorous science-based interventions developed with and for those most in need' letter from Prof Miranda Wolpert Wellcome in The Times and The Sunday Times today.

A new FDA approved schizophrenia treatment by Bristol Myers Squibb (Bristol Myers Squibb) is the first new approach for treating the condition in over 50 years. Lynsey Bilsland, our Head of Mental Health Translation, tells us more about the breakthrough 👇 wellcome.org/news/new-treat…

Amazing milestone for patients, hopefully first of many with a renewed focus on mental health science by Wellcome and all our partners. New schizophrenia drug ‘could change the lives of millions of people’ independent.co.uk/news/health/un…

'The narrative surrounding mental health around the world is understandably one of crisis. Yet there is extraordinary potential in this area for innovative scientific research to change the lives of millions of people' Prof Miranda Wolpert writes in STAT statnews.com/2024/10/07/men…

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'We are at a tipping point in how we think about mental health interventions, and I can see there is a revolution in terms of how we might treat and empower people to address their mental health needs' Prof Miranda Wolpert on AVATAR therapy (from 15 mins) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…