#Inequalities🧠
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margheritacusmano.bsky.social
Two core insights:

🧠 Intersectionality in the mind: an everyday awareness that inequalities interlock.

👷‍♀️ A view from the intersections: social position isn't simple addition; it’s co-constitutive.

Full paper (OA) via @britsoci.bsky.social:

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September 29, 2026 at 2:22 PM
damianouccheddu.bsky.social
Just wrapped up our 2nd #CognitiveAging workshop at @demographielln.bsky.social (@uclouvain.bsky.social)! Inspiring discussions on #CognitiveHealth & #Inequalities🧠 Grateful to co-organizers Dr.@giuliatattarini.bsky.social & Dr. Ariane Bertogg, to Prof. Megan Zuelsdorff (keynote) & all participants!
July 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ficaryl.bsky.social
Use of nature 🌿 is associated with reduced inequalities in child mental wellbeing 🧠

Read the OA paper here 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

#children #nature #mentalhealth #greenspace #natureHealth #healthequity #greenspace #bluespace #PhysicalActivity #inequality #GPS
October 16, 2024 at 9:40 AM
jensholm.bsky.social
"Mere end en fjerdedel af den indfødte indianer- og Alaska-befolkning lever i fattigdom, en rate, der er mere end dobbelt så stor som den generelle befolkning"

Men det skal nok blive meget bedre under 🍊💩 og jeg er også helt sikker på at 🧠🐍 vil sikre et super sygehusvæsen, til Inuit i Alaska 🤔 Grø..
Poverty and Health Disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects
This report explores the current state of knowledge regarding inequalities and their effect on American Indian and Alaska Native children, underscoring gaps in our current knowledge and the opportunit...
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March 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
dementiaresearcher.bsky.social
🧠 The EMPOWER Dementia Network + is funding small, inclusive research projects tackling inequalities in dementia care. Got an idea? Submit your EOI today - Deadline 11th July! #DementiaResearch @empowerdementianet.bsky.social

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/smal...
Small Project Grants: Inequalities in Dementia
Apply for funding to tackle inequalities in dementia care through inclusive, community-led research. Open to all (UK). Submit your idea to the EMPOWER Network.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
June 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
samillingworth.com
🧠Pandemic stress aged our brains

New UK Biobank data show the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated brain ageing, even without infection. Effects were worse in men and deprived communities, revealing deep health inequalities.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #BrainHealth #COVID19 🧪
Accelerated brain ageing during the COVID-19 pandemic - Nature Communications
This study shows that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated brain ageing in UK adults, even without infection. The effect was stronger in older individuals, in men, and those from deprived backgrounds. Co...
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July 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
thepotlabphd.bsky.social
We always element about the inequalities of being lecturers/part-rine/adjunct professsors.

But let’s highlight the luxuries 🥰

Mine is not being expected to be on campus from 9-5. Being able to sleep in or just stare at the wall in my sweats until noon if I please. 🤣
🧠 🧪

(Obligatory TikTok)
January 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
dementiaresearcher.bsky.social
New Alzheimer's drugs offer hope, but not for all. Without NHS approval, only those who can afford private treatment will benefit. How can we ensure fair access? Read more from @kamarameenali.bsky.social 🧠💡

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-address...
Blog – Addressing inequalities in access to dementia treatment - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
New Alzheimer's drugs offer hope but aren't available on the NHS, deepening health inequalities. Can we ensure fair access to future treatments? Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali explores
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
February 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
uclbrainscience.bsky.social
Can music be a form of therapy for dementia? 🎶 🧠
For #BrainAwarenessWeek, Professor Naaheed Mukadam (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) shares the latest research on the therapeutic potential of music for dementia patients.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ_3...
#BrainAwarenessWeek
Dr Naaheed Mukadam on the link between music and memory | World Alzheimer's Month
Dr Naaheed Mukadam is an Associate Professor in the Division of Psychiatry. Her work specialises on older people, as well as ethnic inequalities in dementia ...
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March 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
dementiacommunity.bsky.social
🧠 Latest news: Dementia risk reduction consensus published

The Nottingham Consensus on dementia risk reduction policy has been published, setting out 56 evidence-based recommendations to reduce dementia risk and tackle health inequalities.

👉 Read more: buff.ly/6pwZ0NP

#DementiaPrevention
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
researchmar.bsky.social
🧠Shorter working hours with the same salary may improve health and work-life balance.
🔬A study led by @researchmar.bsky.social reviewed 16 European initiatives.
⚖️But gender inequalities may increase without structural changes.
🗞️ researchmar.net/news/809/
@upf.edu @melisupf.bsky.social
March 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
swaiireland.bsky.social
On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, it’s vital to spotlight the unique mental health struggles faced by sex workers in Ireland. Studies show how the stigmatised nature of sex work, combined with criminalisation and structural inequalities, contributes to severe mental health challenges. 🧠
September 10, 2024 at 2:26 PM
womeninneurouk.bsky.social
Academia isn’t always what it seems.

We reviewed the WiNUK Day: Minds Matter event to hear what women in neuroscience really experience:
🧠 Mental health in research
♀️ Gaps in women's health science
⚖️ Daily inequalities
💬 Advice for surviving (and thriving)
July 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
ashorguk.bsky.social
ASH and the Mental Health and Smoking Partnership have published a new report highlighting major and persistent inequalities in smoking among people with poor mental health, with smoking rates up to four times higher than in the general population. 🚭🧠

Read here: ash.org.uk/resources/vi...
May 22, 2026 at 10:29 AM
brunaskeggs.bsky.social
AHPs are vital to Mental Health care 🧠💙 Through LiA 👂➡️🎯, AHPs help drive prevention, tackle health inequalities and deliver truly person-centred, inclusive care 🤝🌍 Proud to work alongside colleagues at NSFT who see the whole person, not just a diagnosis 🌱✨

#AHPs #Woodlands #LiA #MH #prevention
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January 23, 2026 at 9:40 AM
openaccessblogs.substack.com
🧠 Teaching AI to Doubt: Rethinking Intelligence and Space

This week’s selections gesture toward an urgent reimagining of intelligence—not just artificial, but human and collective—and its material expression in space, design, and culture.

openaccessblogs.substack.com/p/global-ine...
Global Inequalities, Cultural Shifts and Architectural Phantasma
From the Open Access Blogs.
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May 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
ashorguk.bsky.social
Mark Rowland, CE of the Mental Health Foundation, discussed the link between mental health and smoking

He said that ‘smoking is a consistent line through all health inequalities’ & if we place smoking at the heart of addressing health inequalities then ‘we have something tangible to latch onto’ 🧠
April 29, 2026 at 10:30 AM
globalhealthpart.bsky.social
🧠 Mental health matters! Dorcas Gwata is bridging global health gaps - tackling youth violence, trauma & gender-based health inequalities from London to Zimbabwe. Hear her powerful talk at #UKAfricaHealthSummit! 💙 uk-africahealthsummit.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
cleanairclassrm.bsky.social
Yes we are interested!
Health inequalities
Relate to urban design density
Access to clean water
#CleanAir
Outdoors & indoors
Impact on communicable & non communicable disease

Is essential
For Child development
🫁🫀🧠
Excerpt of introduction study posted "Children environments profoundly influence their health & wellbeing, positive impacts arise from sanitation, promotes physical activity & healthy nutrition behaviours Conversely negative impacts include increased exposure to Pollution" Excerpt of study posted 'Rapid urbanisation can outpace the development of essential infrastructure and services leading to unique health challenges such as increased exposure to infectious diseases, pollution & non communicable disease s" @cleanairclassrm comment ( e.g high density classrooms, poor quality buildings can be up to 5x more polluted than the outdoors poorly ventilation allows indoor air pollution to build facilitates infectious disease spread)
December 11, 2024 at 9:30 AM
actuarybyday.bsky.social
Why do women retire with half the pension wealth of men?

🎙️ In episode 8 I chat with Alexandra Miles about:

🔎 The pensions gap & structural inequalities
🌍 Migration, longevity & fiscal sustainability
📜 Lessons from the past and overseas
🧠 AI & the future of work
www.lcp.com/en/podcasts/...
Closing the Pension Gap
Stuart McDonald chats with Alexandra Miles from Legal & General Investment Management about pension inequality, changing retirement trends, and ways to improve financial wellbeing across diverse caree...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
hdrukmidlands.bsky.social
💡And that’s a wrap on day 1 of #HDRUKConference!
🧠An action packed day of insightful presentations exploring AI in healthcare, data in clinical trials, public health inequalities and much more!
⌛️We're excited to see what tomorrow brings!
#HealthDataResearch
October 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
ashorguk.bsky.social
Over 140 health professionals have signed an open letter calling on the Government to develop a national plan to reduce smoking that prioritises action on mental health inequalities. The signatories include leaders from charities & royal colleges, senior clinicians, academics & health professionals🧠
May 22, 2026 at 12:59 PM
womeninneurouk.bsky.social
🧠Amy Boyack will be speaking on behalf of Women in Neuroscience UK, sharing insights on Tackling Gender Inequalities in Neuroscience.
🗓️ Sign up by 6 June via QR code — we’d love to see you there!
#WiNUK #Neuroscience #STEM #BNA2025 #GenderEquality
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June 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ageuklondon.bsky.social
Good to see these important discussions being had at #AssemblyHealth.
Age UK London submitted evidence to raise awareness of inequalities related to mental health amongst older men in London. We look forward to seeing what further work comes out following this meeting🗨🧠
londonassembly.bsky.social London Assembly @londonassembly.bsky.social · Jul 2
What more can be done to support men’s mental health in London? From 2pm today, #AssemblyHealth will hear from guests with lived experience of mental health challenges. Watch live or later: webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly
July 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM