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This is the Modern Slavery Statement for The Scott Trust, The Scott Trust Endowment Limited (STEL) and Guardian Media Group (GMG) for the year ending 31 March 2025. It explains the group structure, the main supply-chain areas, the policies and checks they use to reduce modern slavery risks, and actions…
Researchers reviewed many studies on ketamine for depression and found that we still do not have firm answers about the best dose, how fast to give it, which way to give it, how long to treat, or how often to give treatments. Most studies used 0.5 mg/kg given over about…
Researchers reviewed records from 1,130 people with bipolar disorder seen at a mood-disorders center. They found that depressive episodes lasted much longer than manic episodes, and that episode length was similar across bipolar subtypes (BD-I, BD-II, mixed, or with psychosis). The authors say this pattern — more and longer depressions…
The researchers surveyed more than 550 adults in Romania with self-report questionnaires to study links between ADHD symptoms, sleep problems, and morning/evening preference. They found that people with probable ADHD more often had insomnia-type sleep problems (over 50%), slept less, took longer to fall asleep, and woke up more at…
The neurodiversity movement grew out of autistic self-advocacy groups in the mid-1990s that met online. It is a social justice movement that asks for civil rights, equality, respect and inclusion for neurodivergent people. Early email lists and forums such as ANI-L (1994) and InLv (founded 1996) helped shape the idea…
Researchers studied the Nishino Breathing Method, a slow breathing and movement practice taught by Kozo Nishino, and tested the "Ki-energy" his school claims to produce. In lab tests, Nishino's Ki slowed growth of cultured human liver cancer cells, and it helped protect isolated rat liver mitochondria from heat damage and…
Singing bowl sound meditation is an old Tibetan and Buddhist practice. This review of studies found short-term calming effects: lower negative mood, higher positive mood, and some small improvements in blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing in some studies. The authors say the reasons are unclear (possible changes in brain…
Researchers analyzed survey and symptom data from 14,219 people who entered a virtual intensive outpatient mental health program (May 2023–Mar 2024). They found that people who are sexual or gender minorities were more likely to say they were neurodivergent. The study showed that neurodivergent identity interacted with gender to relate…
Growing up with ADHD was associated with both challenges and positives, but the main resilience theme was that life gets better. A variety of resilience factors contributed to this, but relational and environmental factors seemed particularly important. Acceptance, both from society and self-acceptance, were related to all resilience factors in…
This cross‑sectional study of 242 women (ages 45–70) seen at one hospital in Tehran measured depression and anxiety with Beck questionnaires. The authors found that depression and anxiety were common overall, and that premenopausal women had a slightly higher rate of both conditions than menopausal women, but the differences were…
This study used a short, image-based test called AgileBrain to measure emotional activation, the positive or negative tone of needs (valence), and a combined wellbeing score in adults who reported neurodivergent conditions and in a neurotypical comparison group. Results showed clear differences between groups: neurotypical people had the highest wellbeing…
