Laura Howe
@laura-howe.bsky.social
Professor of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics at the University of Bristol. Researching the health consequences of childhood adversity. Life course and causal inference methods.
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Our study is in the news: Heavy and painful periods are linked to missing school and lower GCSE results - something that anyone who menstruates could probably already tell you, but that is largely not discussed or ignored.
Well done to Gemma Sawyer @uob-ieu.bsky.social who did all the hard work
Well done to Gemma Sawyer @uob-ieu.bsky.social who did all the hard work
Heavy periods affect school attendance and exam scores, study in England finds
Heavy periods affect school attendance and exam scores, study in England finds
Charities say more should be done to support girls who experience prolonged bleeding and severe menstrual pain
Heavy, prolonged periods and severe menstrual pain are linked with lower school attendance and poorer GCSE scores, according to new research.
The England-based study found that more than a third of girls (36%) who participated experienced heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, which was associated with missing an additional 1.7 days of school every year. Continue reading...
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May 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Our study is in the news: Heavy and painful periods are linked to missing school and lower GCSE results - something that anyone who menstruates could probably already tell you, but that is largely not discussed or ignored.
Well done to Gemma Sawyer @uob-ieu.bsky.social who did all the hard work
Well done to Gemma Sawyer @uob-ieu.bsky.social who did all the hard work
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Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over.
Please keep signing & sharing.
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Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values
If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...
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February 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over.
Please keep signing & sharing.
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Please keep signing & sharing.
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Two postdoctoral positions available in my group. Using longitudinal and genetic data to explore the causality of social, psychological, and biological mechanisms in driving the impacts of childhood adversity on anxiety.
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Senior Research Associate in Epidemiology at University of Bristol
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December 10, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Two postdoctoral positions available in my group. Using longitudinal and genetic data to explore the causality of social, psychological, and biological mechanisms in driving the impacts of childhood adversity on anxiety.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLA695/s...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLA369/s...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLA695/s...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLA369/s...