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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · 19h

🧪 PhD opp on mental distress & opioid tapering via the Midlands MHN PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals! 🎓
✅ 3 yrs on NHS salary (backfill funded)
✅ Fees, research, training & travel
💡 Up to 0.2 FTE clinical work
#PhD #MentalHealth #Bigdata #Opioids
🔗 midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk/project/2026...

2026 Nicole Tang - Midlands Mental Health and Neurosciences PhD Programme

midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk

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Doudna Lab @doudna-lab.bsky.social · 6d

"Jane Goodall showed us what a life in science could look like: rigorous discovery paired with fierce advocacy for what you study. She gave the world six decades of groundbreaking research on chimpanzees and their habitats, then turned that knowledge into a global movement for conservation." (1/2)

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European Medicines Agency @ema.europa.eu · 15d

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women.

Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.

Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations

www.ema.europa.eu

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 15d

“You do not see a link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism in children.”

Author of 'Expecting Better' Professor Emily Oster explains the studies on paracetamol use in pregnancy, after President Trump warned pregnant women against using the painkiller.

#Newsnight

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Marco A. Maximo Prado @maximoprado.bsky.social · 17d

On #worldalzheimersday our team
is thrilled with our efforts to understand how amyloid (magenta) interacts with blood vessels (green) and how better 🐁 models and translational approaches will help the fight to #endalz

And 🙏 @alzassociation.bsky.social for the support

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Keith Meldrum @keithmeldrum.bsky.social · Sep 5

Persistent pain awareness is critical; too many healthcare systems and providers are ignorant of the complexity of chronic pain. This leads to patient dismissiveness and treatment abandonment, which leads to increased suffering. We must do better.

#YourPainIsReal #WeBelieveYou

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Aug 20

🧪Really pleased to see this collobarative work come together. Congratulations to @michaelapawley.bsky.social on her first PhD publication - a great milestone. Thanks also to Dr Isabel Morales-Munoz and @bagshaap.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social for their valuable contributions. #sleepresearch

Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · Aug 20

🧠💤 New analysis of data from over 10,000 UK teens reveals a strong link between sleep problems at age 14 and self-harm—both at that age and later at 17. Self-harm remains one of the leading causes of death among adolescents.

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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library

Background Sleep problems and self-harm during adolescence are both highly common and major public health concerns, yet the nature of their relationship remains poorly understood. This study examine...

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Nick Ng @nickngjournalist.bsky.social · Aug 17

3 chronic #lowbackpain treatments have promising long-term results based on curent body of research:

🤾 Exercise
👩‍⚕️ Psychological treatments (e.g. CBT, ACT)
🤝 Self-management programs

A highlight of myths and what mostly works for cLBP.

#painscience #pain

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Chronic low back pain: What sciences supports vs. what it doesn’t - Massage & Fitness Magazine

Key takeaways Chronic low back pain stems from multiple causes, including biological, psychological, societal, and environmental factors. The current body of research points out that a multidisciplin...

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jul 30

www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jul 30

This project was funded by the MRC and Monash Warwick Alliance, and brilliantly led by Talar Moukhtarian and Amber Tout. The programme was co-produced with shift workers and their employers in civil engineering, construction, and manufacturing.
@warwickmed.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jul 30

Our paper on SleepShifters, a new co-developed sleep and wellbeing programme for shift workers, is now out in the IJERPH.
🧪 Read the full open access paper, including the intervention development process and resulting protocol at: doi.org/10.3390/ijer...
#sleep #circadian #shiftwork
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ofeher.bsky.social @ofeher.bsky.social · Jul 21

Any mid-career STEM researchers interested in relocating to the UK? The Royal Society is providing £4M grants in a fast-track program.
royalsociety.org/grants/farad... Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route | Royal Society
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Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route | Royal Society

The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m ov...

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jul 17

Well done, Teruni!

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Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢 Calling all healthcare professionals!

Katie Cunneen - PhD student at Warwick Psychology - is conducting a short 15-minute survey to better understand healthcare workers’ wellbeing and their engagement with workplace mental health support.
👉 warwick.co1.qualtric...

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 26

“Self-harm rates have quadrupled since 2000 and risen from 6.4% in 2014 to 10.3% in 2024, with the highest rates among 16- to 24-year-olds at 24.6%, especially young women at 31.7%.”
@michaelapawley.bsky.social

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 26

Concerning sharp rises in common mental health conditions, particularly in young people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

One in four young people in England have mental health condition, NHS survey finds

Rates are higher in young women as in young men and mental ill health up across age groups, study shows

www.theguardian.com

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 24

Interested in practising inclusive research in Autism? Free webinar offered by members of the Warwick Lifespan Health and Wellbeing group @drjjutley-neilson.bsky.social and Dr. Gitit Kadar-Satat. Sign up before spaces are gone! 🧪

Warwick Psychology @warwickpsych.bsky.social · Jun 24

📣 Free webinar: Inclusive Participatory Research in Autism Research – Methods & Practice. 📌Mon 21 July ⏰10–12 📍 Online. Our collaboration with the NHS explores Participatory Research involving autistic people & those with lived experience of autism.

Register: bit.ly/448nWay

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 19

Wow! That’s amazing! 🤩 Congrats @laurenwilkinson.bsky.social !!

Lauren Wilkinson @laurenwilkinson.bsky.social · Jun 19

Pleased to share I won the Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for Outstanding Contribution at this years Union Awards 🏆

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 18

Many congratulations, Charlotte! 🎉🎊👏

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Tessa Blanken @tfblanken.bsky.social · Jun 13

Wrapping up the European Insomnia Network meeting in Amsterdam! Two days of insightful talks, engaging round tables, beautiful posters and plenty of socialising on the topic of insomnia- forming new collaborations across Europe. What a supportive and engaging community to be part of!

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 9

Please share this widely! 🧪
Feedback welcome – we’re building this for the community 💬
#chronicpain #pain @warwickpsych.bsky.social @britishpainsoc.bsky.social @facultypainmed.bsky.social @bathcpr.bsky.social @psalkovskis.bsky.social @livewellwithpain.bsky.social

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨 New Resource Alert! 🚨🧪
We just launched a resource page packed with useful information about the Pain Self Perception Scale for pain researchers and clinicians. Access is free for non-commercial projects/activities. Check it out here 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...

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Lauren Wilkinson @laurenwilkinson.bsky.social · Jun 5

Had the best time at the British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, and the cherry on top is winning the oral abstract prize 🥇🏆 Thank you @drjjutley-neilson.bsky.social @nkytang.bsky.social and @lukehodson.bsky.social on this project! @warwickpsych.bsky.social

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 5

🎉Live update!! Just announced:
@laurenwilkinson.bsky.social is the winner of the best poster presentation prize 🏆

Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very proud of our PhD student @laurenwilkinson.bsky.social who delivered her Best Abstract Prize presentation at the British Pain Society meeting with confidence, clarity and empathy. Well done! 👏 @warwickpsych.bsky.social #BPS2025AGM

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