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Annabella Di Giorgio
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Psychiatrist 🇮🇹
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Autism that manifests in early childhood is distinct from autism diagnosed later in development

go.nature.com/46uGl3O
Early- and late-diagnosed autism are genetically distinct
Analyses of symptoms and genomic data indicate that autism that manifests in early childhood is distinct from autism that is diagnosed later in development.
go.nature.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Want to be the next @npp-journal.bsky.social Editorial Intern?

Or want to know more about what an Editorial Intern even does?

Then check out the below thread and submit your application by July 30th! 👇
Want to be the next @npp-journal.bsky.social Editorial Intern?

Then submit your application by July 30th!

What does an Editorial Intern even do? 🤔

I'm glad you asked.... 🧵👇
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Neuropsychopharmacology - ACNP
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July 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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📢 New research using latent growth mixture modelling sheds light on pos & neg symptom trajectories in first-episode psychosis (n = 698)
🔹5 distinct symptom trajectories identified over 2 years
🔹Heterogeneity in clinical course & outcomes
#SIRS #Schizophrenia #Psychosis #LGMM #MentalHealthResearch
doi-org.remotexs.ntu.edu.sg
May 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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More than half of the 1500 research grants that NSF has terminated in the past month under orders from President Donald Trump’s administration aimed to bring groups historically underrepresented in science into the mainstream. scim.ag/4jYhB8e
NSF’s grant cuts fall heaviest on scientists from underrepresented groups
Projects to broaden participation were cut disproportionately—and were often led by Black scientists, women, and those with disabilities
scim.ag
May 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Depressed individuals with systemic inflammation appear to be biologically primed to respond more strongly to inflammatory stimuli, heightening their vulnerability to anhedonia and highlighting a potential biological subtype of depression. bit.ly/3RK8gV7
May 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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A new Science study finds that different dendritic segments of a single neuron follow distinct rules.

The results challenge the idea that neurons follow a single learning strategy and offer a new perspective on how the brain learns and adapts behavior. scim.ag/3YQdUZK #SciencePerspective
Dendritic arbors structure memories
Synapses on different dendritic domains store distinct types of information
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April 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Delayed brain aging associated with adherence to lifestyle and health risk factors www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Adherence to life’s essential 8 is associated with delayed white matter aging
Adherence to LE8 is associated with delayed brain ageing, with genetic factors such as APOE4 potentially moderating this effect in specific age and sex groups. The overall benefit from a healthier lif...
www.thelancet.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Trump on the huge drop in international tourism: "It's not a big deal."

Are you in the tourism industry? Do you agree?
April 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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It's time for the scientific community to stand up and defend truthful communication of mental science.

Read our piece in @rcpsych.bsky.social journal, the British Journal of Psychiatry. Thanks Professor Gin Malhi for having led this initiative.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Truthful communication of mental science: pledge to our patients and profession | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core
Truthful communication of mental science: pledge to our patients and profession
www.cambridge.org
April 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM