Elsevier,
The Lancet Public Health, Volume 8, June 2023
This Article supports SDG 3 by evaluating the effect on mental health of the Community Wealth Building programme in Preston, UK, whereby the local economy in this economically deprived area was boosted by shifting to local supply chains. Compared with control areas, an improvement was seen in mental health outcomes such as prevalence of depression. The authors suggest that such a model could simultaneously help to advance economic regeneration, improve health and wellbeing, and reduce regional inequalities.
Elsevier,
eClinicalMedicine, Volume 60, June 2023
This Article supports SDG 3 by analysing the effect of parental death on subsequent antidepressant use among children and young people, looking at a cohort of 7-24 year olds in Sweden. The study found an increased risk of antidepressant use over the 12 years of follow-up, particularly if the surviving parent has mental health issues. The authors suggest that research and interventions could focus on mental health issues of the child and surviving parent, and the interaction between them.
Elsevier,
eClinicalMedicine, Volume 60, June 2023
This Article supports SDG 3 by examining the relationship between BMI and mental health in a large dataset of adolescents in the UK, finding this relationship to be mediated by happiness with appearance and self esteem. The authors note that greater emphasis should be placed in school cirricula, advertising, and social media on promoting healthy body image and self esteem and reducing weight stigma.
Elsevier,
Journal of Transport Geography, Volume 110, June 2023
Explores gender differences in the interactions between people's travel behaviour and their mental health. Suggests policies and strategies that policy-makers and planners could use to promote better mental health specifically among either male or female populations.
Elsevier,
Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, Volume 32, June 2023, 100276
This paper evaluates the validity of the NeuroScreen, a tablet-based neurocognitive assessment tool, in measuring neurocognition among first-episode psychosis patients in Uganda, a low-resource setting. 12
Elsevier,
Advances in Nutrition, Volume 14, May 2023
The article emphasizes the critical role of biodiversity in ensuring sustainable diets and nutrition security. It demonstrates that the Mediterranean diet, with its higher diversity in cultivated food plants, provides a model for sustainable eating patterns. The study highlights the need for integrated approaches in nutrition and agricultural policies to enhance biodiversity, mitigate climate change, and promote public health. Adopting sustainable diets such as the MD can lead to more resilient agro-food systems and healthier environments, benefiting both human and ecological well-being.
Elsevier,
The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, Volume 7, May 2023
Cluver is a multi-award-winning researcher, earning her place as one of the UK Research and Innovation's 15 Women with Impact in Research in 2019. “I think if we get the science right we can improve people's lives, children's lives”, she says, convincingly.
Elsevier,
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 12, May 2023
this RCT attempts to incentivise fruits and vegetables purchase in India where the sector is largetly unorganised.The authors find that even though unorganised, the retailers were willing to participate in such a scheme which could have a widespread effect on population consumption pattern.
Earth-Science Reviews, Volume 240, May 2023
Monitoring the ocean carbon cycle is key to improved understanding. Satellites play a major role in our global carbon monitoring system. To make full use of satellite observations for ocean carbon monitoring the remote-sensing community needs to work closely with in-situ data experts, physical and biogeochemical modellers, Earth system scientists, climate scientists and marine policy experts.
