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#JSWEC - it's been great having you here @ou_hsc - safe journeys home and see you all at Edge Hill in 2017
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From them: antidepressants work, chemicals 'determine' behaviour and depression may be related to a chemical called TrkB. From me: 'We are medicalising the consequences of social and economic policies'
There's a feisty dispute over antidepressants between researchers who see depression primarily as having biochemical causes and those who see it as a consequence of a broken society.
Thanks to @HashemiLab @joannamoncrieff
and @castren_eero!
Read more at: chemistryworld.com/features/…
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When we have celebrities making inappropriate remarks and references about epilepsy, is it any wonder some people with a diagnosis are afraid of stigma and misunderstanding? Need some awareness training @catdeeley @ITV?
It’s inappropriate and offensive.
metro.co.uk/video/cat-deeley…
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Just 2 months ago for Purple Day, @catdeeley you helped raise awareness about epilepsy & still end up saying something thoughtless.
Your careless use of language has real consequences for people with epilepsy who already face so much stigma.
This is why we need more awareness!
Wow @catdeeley @thismorning choose your words more wisely!! You really think seizures are funny!? What a stupid thing to say and then snigger at! #thismorning #pathetic
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This important paper exposes the commonly promoted misunderstanding that makes depression sound like a brain condition (an explanation) when it is, in fact, only a description of the individual's situation karger.com/psp/article/doi/1…
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We've raised concerns about people being advised to perform CPR in response to a seizure with ambulance trusts.
If you've been incorrectly advised to perform CPR during or after a seizure, let us know the date, rough time and where it happened so we can share it with the trust.
ALT This image depicts a person performing CPR on another person.
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We’ve been alerted by one of our supporters that @England recently shared graphics on their social media channels which could potentially be triggering for people with photosensitive epilepsy.
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This is the first of six films we’ve created in partnership with @BBCMorningLive.
Today focuses on ultra-processed foods, explaining what they are and how to spot them 👇
Ultra-processed foods are being disguised in supermarkets with branding saying they are 'healthy', 'low-fat' and 'high in protein'.
@xandvt, in partnership with The @OpenUniversity, exposes the truth behind what's really in so called 'health foods'....
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Since it was introduced in Scot in 2018, minimum unit pricing has been linked to an estimated 3% reduction in alcohol consumption, a 4.1% reduction in hospital admissions and a 13.4% reduction in deaths directly caused by alcohol.Tory telt
youtu.be/NS5FToRcBQA?si=4X3D… via @YouTube
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This Panorama is explosive…
We are now the poorest country in N.Europe
The av Brit is 60% poorer than av American
We’re suffering a national pay cut that is years in the making
Exacerbated by Brexit
…& this lying Govt is blaming Putin and Covid.
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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Maybe this should say “… the Govt used it’s faux majority, gained under FPTP …”
#GetPRDone
“This afternoon the Government used its majority to pass a new ‘Strategy and Policy statement’ meant to guide the work and priorities of the UK elections body.”
bylinetimes.com/2024/01/31/s…
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Leading biological psychiatrist, E. Fuller Torrey concludes schizophrenia 'does not appear to be a genetic disorder' and genetic research has been a waste of resources sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Don't forget, the best way to stay up-to-date with all the newest additions to OpenLearn, is to bookmark this page.
From a collection on women in the arts, to free courses on engineering & the #FirstWorldWar, you'll find all the latest content here 👇
🔗 open.edu/openlearn/get-start…
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Jacques Delors a été diabolisé au 🇬🇧 par les tabloïds et les “No, no, no” de Thatcher à ses projets intégrationnistes. Même la BBC le qualifie encore de “fédéraliste fanatique”.
Il était tout le contraire, analyse @campbellclaret dans un très bel hommage. independent.co.uk/voices/jac…
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New on ifp.nyu.edu | Children’s exposure to hate messages and violent images online | tinyl.io/9wwS
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That’s how client journalism works…
Boris Johnson ‘trying to rewrite history’ before Covid inquiry appearance theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
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Will they be checking on unusual deposits into Tory MP bank accounts?
From @GreenJennyJones
xitter.cf/GreenJJNews/status/172…
If MPs are keen to spy on poor people's bank accounts, why don't they try it on themselves first? @GreenJennyJones Red flags for undeclared incomes?
Plans to spy on bank accounts of the poor, disabled and carers (due in the Autumn Statement). @BigBrotherWatch #ToryCorruption
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Despite incredible advances made in the treatment of #HIV, there is still far too much stigma and misinformation surrounding the subject.
Here are five facts about HIV which are vital to understand this #WorldAIDSDay
#UequalsU #CantPassItOn
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As the mother of a special needs 35 year old daughter, the staggering ignorance and cruetly of what Isabel Oakeshott says here is inexcusable.
@BBCNewsnight
Isabel Oakeshott suggests that people on disability benefits 'muck around'
Is that like when Suella Braverman referred to homelessness as a lifestyle choice? #BBCQT
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Michael Gove and Matt Hancock questioned in Michelle Mone PPE investigation bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s…
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"DODGY DAVE"
Dennis Skinner MP (Beast of Bolsover) called David Cameron "Dodgy Dave"
He was warned by the Speaker of House of Commons he'd be kicked out if he didn't withdraw the word "Dodgy"
So Skinner stood up and said this :....
👍🏼
What a fighter 👍🏼
#Reshuffle