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Sosei Heptares signs R&D agreements on gastrointestinal and immune disorders

Sosei Heptares signs R&D agreements on gastrointestinal and immune disorders

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Sosei Group Corporation has translational medicine and R&D agreements with the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, UK, and KU Leuven, Belgium. Sosei Heptares focuses on the design and development of structure-based drugs (SBDDs) focused on G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The goal of the agreements is to apply the innovative technologies and research …

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Investing in crisis response for people living with psychiatric disorders

Investing in crisis response for people living with psychiatric disorders

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You may have missed the November 25 Washington Post article, “Seattle psychiatric nurse counts with the city’s most vulnerable residents,” featuring a psychiatric nurse working at the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) trying to help some of the most vulnerable people in our community. It’s two stories in one, showing a level of intense suffering …

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UMass Chan study finds rise in treatment for eating disorders in young people during pandemic

UMass Chan study finds rise in treatment for eating disorders in young people during pandemic

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Sydney M. Hartman-Munick, MD’15 The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a significant increase in the number of adolescents and young adults with eating disorders admitted to inpatient and outpatient treatment programs, according to a recent study by Sydney M. Hartman-Munick, MD ’15, assistant professor of pediatrics. Dr. Hartman-Munick said while the volume of patients with eating …

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New study maps the development of the 20 most common psychiatric disorders – Neuroscience News

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Summary: 47% of patients with a mental health disorder receive a different diagnosis within the first ten years of the initial diagnosis. Source: University of Copenhagen “Let’s see how things go.” So psychiatrists often say to themselves after a patient has been diagnosed with the first disorder – not because the diagnosis is not correct, …

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Dietary culture distorts body image, promotes eating disorders. Instead, try to eat intuitively

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Dand culture surrounds us and influences us all. Despite the common misconception that it only affects people watching their weight, diet culture also has an impact in general. People with a high body mass index are often stalked, bullied and ridiculed. From school to college to work, it’s common for overweight people to be labeled …

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