Anna Dearman
@annadearman.bsky.social
Bio-social mental health researcher 🧠🧬 | 41yo interdisciplinary Soc-B PhD student & ex Senior Research Officer @ Uni of Essex | MSc Bioinformatics | BSc (Hons) Biomed | Ex lab person 🧪👩🔬 | Own views
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Anna Dearman
@annadearman.bsky.social
· Feb 3
New paper! What's going on in our bodies when we experience poor #MentalHealth ?
Explainer: www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
#ICYMI #proteomics #psychology #PopulationHealth #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #BioSocial #BioPsychoSocial #biomarkers
Explainer: www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
#ICYMI #proteomics #psychology #PopulationHealth #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #BioSocial #BioPsychoSocial #biomarkers
A very worthwhile read 💚
www.saasuk.org/articles/gre...
www.saasuk.org/articles/gre...
February 6, 2026 at 1:18 PM
A very worthwhile read 💚
www.saasuk.org/articles/gre...
www.saasuk.org/articles/gre...
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Does hair cortisol mediate the effects of sexual and gender minority stress on depression and anxiety? A structural equation modelling approach: https://osf.io/anzey
February 6, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Does hair cortisol mediate the effects of sexual and gender minority stress on depression and anxiety? A structural equation modelling approach: https://osf.io/anzey
Wow - the spin! 🤮
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Wow - the spin! 🤮
"It is unlikely the UK would be able to maintain food security if ecosystem collapse drives geopolitical competition for food”... “conflict and military escalation will become more likely... as groups compete for arable land and food and water resources”.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 AM
"It is unlikely the UK would be able to maintain food security if ecosystem collapse drives geopolitical competition for food”... “conflict and military escalation will become more likely... as groups compete for arable land and food and water resources”.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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👉NEW -- Israel pays for UK adverts attacking Doctors Without Borders
by John McEvoy
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-pays-...
by John McEvoy
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-pays-...
Israel pays for UK adverts attacking Doctors Without Borders
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
👉NEW -- Israel pays for UK adverts attacking Doctors Without Borders
by John McEvoy
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-pays-...
by John McEvoy
Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to drive medical charity out of Gaza backed by an aggressive Israeli propaganda campaign in Britain.
www.declassifieduk.org/israel-pays-...
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Zack Polanski: Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake up call for Britain
Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
www.newstatesman.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Zack Polanski: Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake up call for Britain
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Rachel Shabi bringing some vital common sense and perspective to the increasingly absurd and hysterical Maccabi furore
January 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Rachel Shabi bringing some vital common sense and perspective to the increasingly absurd and hysterical Maccabi furore
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Multi-millionaire Tory Nadhim Zahawi, who supported Liz Truss' disastrous mini-Budget and once charged taxpayers £5k to heat his stables, has just joined Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Multi-millionaire Tory Nadhim Zahawi, who supported Liz Truss' disastrous mini-Budget and once charged taxpayers £5k to heat his stables, has just joined Reform.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
Do you know of any inclusive online-based journal clubs in psychiatric genetics and/or epigenetics?
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Do you know of any inclusive online-based journal clubs in psychiatric genetics and/or epigenetics?
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My amazing husband is doing a 5 million step challenge this year to raise money for the @samaritans.bsky.social (and I will likely join him for a lot of it!). Please consider sponsoring him via the link: tiltify.com/@drsteeeve/w...
January 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
My amazing husband is doing a 5 million step challenge this year to raise money for the @samaritans.bsky.social (and I will likely join him for a lot of it!). Please consider sponsoring him via the link: tiltify.com/@drsteeeve/w...
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
My amazing husband is doing a 5 million step challenge this year to raise money for the @samaritans.bsky.social (and I will likely join him for a lot of it!). Please consider sponsoring him via the link: tiltify.com/@drsteeeve/w...
January 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
My amazing husband is doing a 5 million step challenge this year to raise money for the @samaritans.bsky.social (and I will likely join him for a lot of it!). Please consider sponsoring him via the link: tiltify.com/@drsteeeve/w...
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𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
linktr.ee/T4Plive
𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
linktr.ee/T4Plive
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
❤️🎄🇵🇸
𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
linktr.ee/T4Plive
𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
linktr.ee/T4Plive
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Actual Good News: Labour has launched its fair funding formula for local councils. The aim is to push more cash towards deprived communities like Middlesbrough and Birmingham. And less for wealthier areas such as Kensington and the Home Counties. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Council funding deal: who are the winners and losers – and will tax bills rise?
Cash is now being distributed using a new Fair Funding formula that gives greater weighting to local authorities with high ‘deprivation’ scores
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Actual Good News: Labour has launched its fair funding formula for local councils. The aim is to push more cash towards deprived communities like Middlesbrough and Birmingham. And less for wealthier areas such as Kensington and the Home Counties. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Stop scrolling and look at my cats
December 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Stop scrolling and look at my cats
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Do consider buying and/or repeatedly streaming Lullaby by Together for Palestine to make it number 1 this Christmas, and to raise money for charity 💔
togetherforpalestine.org
togetherforpalestine.org
TOGETHER FOR PALESTINE: LULLABY - THE NEW SINGLE
Together for Palestine aims to raise millions for the Palestinian-led organisations at the frontline of the crisis, such as Taawon, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and the Palestine Medical Reli...
togetherforpalestine.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Do consider buying and/or repeatedly streaming Lullaby by Together for Palestine to make it number 1 this Christmas, and to raise money for charity 💔
togetherforpalestine.org
togetherforpalestine.org
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FYI for UK disabled people…
If you are in hospital for over 28 days, PIP usually stops until discharge.
But there are circumstances which mean some can still receive the benefit payments.
These include terminal illnesses or life limiting conditions.
Under DWP guidance…
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If you are in hospital for over 28 days, PIP usually stops until discharge.
But there are circumstances which mean some can still receive the benefit payments.
These include terminal illnesses or life limiting conditions.
Under DWP guidance…
1/2
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
FYI for UK disabled people…
If you are in hospital for over 28 days, PIP usually stops until discharge.
But there are circumstances which mean some can still receive the benefit payments.
These include terminal illnesses or life limiting conditions.
Under DWP guidance…
1/2
If you are in hospital for over 28 days, PIP usually stops until discharge.
But there are circumstances which mean some can still receive the benefit payments.
These include terminal illnesses or life limiting conditions.
Under DWP guidance…
1/2
I just found out that this exists! A visualisation tool to see whereabouts specific trait-associated genetic variants are expressed in the body in fine detail (mouse embryo) and it's incredible!
yanglab.westlake.edu.cn/gsmap/visual...
e.g. sensitivity to environmental stress
yanglab.westlake.edu.cn/gsmap/visual...
e.g. sensitivity to environmental stress
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I just found out that this exists! A visualisation tool to see whereabouts specific trait-associated genetic variants are expressed in the body in fine detail (mouse embryo) and it's incredible!
yanglab.westlake.edu.cn/gsmap/visual...
e.g. sensitivity to environmental stress
yanglab.westlake.edu.cn/gsmap/visual...
e.g. sensitivity to environmental stress
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I'm old enough to remember when "armed agents of the federal government raiding churches on Christmas" was not, in fact, a cornerstone of the Republican Party's agenda.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm old enough to remember when "armed agents of the federal government raiding churches on Christmas" was not, in fact, a cornerstone of the Republican Party's agenda.
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this: