Robert Howard
@profrobhoward.bsky.social
UCL Old Age Psychiatrist. Evidence-based treatments for dementia, psychosis, depression and anxiety in older people. Running for RCPsych President, see details here https://profrobhoward.com Still enjoying Twitter but here we all are.
ECT really does save lives. Our new SR/MA shows reduced mortality in people receiving ECT versus a comparator treatment. We didn't show a reduction in suicides but you probably wouldn't expect to be able to.
October 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ECT really does save lives. Our new SR/MA shows reduced mortality in people receiving ECT versus a comparator treatment. We didn't show a reduction in suicides but you probably wouldn't expect to be able to.
Almost Japan in Norfolk this mornin.
October 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Almost Japan in Norfolk this mornin.
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New paper out in @journal_ad (led by Guy Gitlin-Leigh). @profrobhoward.bsky.social
We conducted the first systematic review + meta-analysis on whether monoclonal antibody therapies for #Alzheimer’s (AD) & #Parkinson’s (PD) affect risk of depression.
Link:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We conducted the first systematic review + meta-analysis on whether monoclonal antibody therapies for #Alzheimer’s (AD) & #Parkinson’s (PD) affect risk of depression.
Link:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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September 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
New paper out in @journal_ad (led by Guy Gitlin-Leigh). @profrobhoward.bsky.social
We conducted the first systematic review + meta-analysis on whether monoclonal antibody therapies for #Alzheimer’s (AD) & #Parkinson’s (PD) affect risk of depression.
Link:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We conducted the first systematic review + meta-analysis on whether monoclonal antibody therapies for #Alzheimer’s (AD) & #Parkinson’s (PD) affect risk of depression.
Link:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
BlueSky friends, forgive me for not posting much on here. I'm standing for President of the RCPsych in the elections next March. I'm still speaking and listening to friends and colleagues about what is important, but you can learn about what I would do if successful here: www.profrobhoward.com
ProfRobHoward
www.profrobhoward.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
BlueSky friends, forgive me for not posting much on here. I'm standing for President of the RCPsych in the elections next March. I'm still speaking and listening to friends and colleagues about what is important, but you can learn about what I would do if successful here: www.profrobhoward.com
Grey old view from the train this morning.
September 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Grey old view from the train this morning.
“Starmer’s one historic role is to stave off the far right”. Absobloodylutely.
September 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“Starmer’s one historic role is to stave off the far right”. Absobloodylutely.
Beautiful autumn light on our morning walk with watchful roe deer.
September 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Beautiful autumn light on our morning walk with watchful roe deer.
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Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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September 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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What a beautiful tribute to love and the power of AIDS research from Faye Landsman. Come join us next week to hear about the miracles HIV research has given the world. #saveaidsresearch @saveaidsresearch.bsky.social
24 Hours to Save AIDS Research is sharing personal stories of the impact of HIV research. This moving testimonial from organizer Faye Landsman describes the profound role HIV research has played in her life. #saveAIDSresearch #HIV #HIVresearch
September 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What a beautiful tribute to love and the power of AIDS research from Faye Landsman. Come join us next week to hear about the miracles HIV research has given the world. #saveaidsresearch @saveaidsresearch.bsky.social
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This is how you protect your democracy. The US is a demonstration of what happens when you don't. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil
Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
This is how you protect your democracy. The US is a demonstration of what happens when you don't. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Layla. Not really happy on trains, even when she can travel First Class.
September 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Layla. Not really happy on trains, even when she can travel First Class.
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The fall of Mandelson is first cross-party celebration since the vaccine. Remain, Leave, right, left: united at last.
September 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The fall of Mandelson is first cross-party celebration since the vaccine. Remain, Leave, right, left: united at last.
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A very unenlightened attitude from a company marketing garden lighting....
#urbanfoxes
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
#urbanfoxes
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Everyone with a garden urged to make change to keep foxes out
Autumn is peak time for fox activity and if they establish territory now it can be hard to evict them
www.mylondon.news
September 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A very unenlightened attitude from a company marketing garden lighting....
#urbanfoxes
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
#urbanfoxes
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Twitter still has impressive potential for interaction.
September 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Twitter still has impressive potential for interaction.
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Here's what you need to know about the new MAHA report: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-ma...
A ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Goes Easy on the Food Industry
A childhood health report led by RFK, Jr., links poor diet, chemicals, inactivity and “overmedicalization” to worsening U.S. pediatric health
www.scientificamerican.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Here's what you need to know about the new MAHA report: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-ma...
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BBC using the phrase 'approved asylum seekers' today. It's technically correct I suppose, but emotionally barren - taking a word that inspires sympathy and turning it into a dead administrative phrase. They are refugees.
September 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
BBC using the phrase 'approved asylum seekers' today. It's technically correct I suppose, but emotionally barren - taking a word that inspires sympathy and turning it into a dead administrative phrase. They are refugees.
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Aldwych is ALWAYS exactly like this, rain and waiting forever for the right bus...
Good morning! This week's theme is 'A-Z of London'.
A is for Aldwych.
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'Aldwych, Bush House, Winter' by Michael Alford
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A is for Aldwych.
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'Aldwych, Bush House, Winter' by Michael Alford
michaelalford.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Aldwych is ALWAYS exactly like this, rain and waiting forever for the right bus...
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
At Lord Leicester’s secret beach hut in Holkham Woods. Lots of squirrels and rabbits this afternoon.
August 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
At Lord Leicester’s secret beach hut in Holkham Woods. Lots of squirrels and rabbits this afternoon.
Happy post-lunch nap.
August 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Happy post-lunch nap.
FDA ask for additional safety monitoring MRI between second and third infusions of lecanemab. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/al...
Alzheimer's Deaths Prompt FDA to Tighten Lecanemab Rules
Agency will require the drug's label to include earlier MRI to detect brain swelling
www.medpagetoday.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
FDA ask for additional safety monitoring MRI between second and third infusions of lecanemab. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/al...
Hedgerows already filled with autumn berries. Densest crop of sloes that I can remember.
August 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hedgerows already filled with autumn berries. Densest crop of sloes that I can remember.
Time to bring back abreaction as a treatment for functional neurological disorders? Great piece by Norman Poole in Brain.
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Brain on X: "Abreaction was once a common treatment for functional neurological disorder (FND) but has since fallen out of use. Norman Poole argues that abreaction is compatible with many findings from modern neuroscience, and should be tested as a treatment for FND. https://t.co/ziqNSx5WqL https://t.co/XehHuUA2YL" / X
Abreaction was once a common treatment for functional neurological disorder (FND) but has since fallen out of use. Norman Poole argues that abreaction is compatible with many findings from modern neuroscience, and should be tested as a treatment for FND. https://t.co/ziqNSx5WqL https://t.co/XehHuUA2YL
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August 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Time to bring back abreaction as a treatment for functional neurological disorders? Great piece by Norman Poole in Brain.
x.com/brain1878/st...
x.com/brain1878/st...
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Spiders make #webs with their silk, and use trapped #fireflies as glowing #bait [via Brit Eco Soc] 🧪👩🔬🕷️🕸️🪰💡
" findings confirm that captured fireflies left as bait increase the hunting success rate of the #spiders."
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/spider-uses-...
#tools #hunting #intelligence
" findings confirm that captured fireflies left as bait increase the hunting success rate of the #spiders."
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/spider-uses-...
#tools #hunting #intelligence
Spider uses trapped fireflies as glowing bait - BES
Spider uses trapped fireflies as glowing bait - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
August 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Spiders make #webs with their silk, and use trapped #fireflies as glowing #bait [via Brit Eco Soc] 🧪👩🔬🕷️🕸️🪰💡
" findings confirm that captured fireflies left as bait increase the hunting success rate of the #spiders."
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/spider-uses-...
#tools #hunting #intelligence
" findings confirm that captured fireflies left as bait increase the hunting success rate of the #spiders."
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/spider-uses-...
#tools #hunting #intelligence