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Inviting nature into a secure ward for young people
30 April 2026
A team from the University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust created a therapeutic horticulture garden in a psychiatric intensive care unit for young people, as part of a new study looking at how green spaces can benefit patients and staff.
Co-operation and competition in the brain - a step closer to realistic digital twin brains
16 April 2026
New study shows that a balance between cooperation and competition is a fundamental principle of how human and animal brains function, a finding which could help inform more realistic brain-like artificial intelligence, such as digital twin brains.
New mental health pathway for primary school children reduces anxiety problems – study shows
10 April 2026
A new way of supporting primary age children’s mental health via schools has been shown to be highly effective in reducing anxiety problems, according to a new trial.
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