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- August 19, 2024
From Struggle to Strength: My Journey with an Eating Disorder and the Need for Better Support
An EDGI UK participant shares her journey of living with an eating disorder and offers hope to others who are also experiencing an eating disorder.
- July 3, 2024
EDCRN: the story so far...
In this blogpost, we hear from our sister study EDCRN about the background to the project, what the team have been up to, and what’s next on the horizon.
- May 9, 2024
EDGI UK Participant and Public Involvement (PPI) Summary Report - Autumn 2023
The EDGI UK team conducted a Participant Involvement activity to understand motivators to recruitment from groups that are underrepresented in EDGI UK
- July 19, 2022
Can Genetic Research Help Us Improve Treatment Outcome For Eating Disorders
Eating disorders arise from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Eating disorders affect millions of people around the world, are life-disrupting, and in some cases can be life-threatening. Unfortunately, no easy test exists, like a blood test, that can tell us if someone has an eating disorder.
- June 30, 2021
EDGI Trigger Warning Statement
We outline our policy and background research on trigger warnings.
- June 21, 2021
Why it’s worth participating in research
Alicia Peel and Rosa Cheesman tackle the common question: “Why is it worth participating in research?”. Although it can be easy to overlook the benefits, many find participating in research studies to be a very fulfilling experience…
- April 22, 2021
What we can (and cannot) do with your DNA sample
Your DNA is a fundamental part of who you are. Unless you have an identical twin (and possibly not even then), it is incredibly unlikely that anyone else has, or will ever have, the same DNA sequence as you. As such, when you provide your DNA for research, or to a doctor, and especially to a company, it is important to ask “what will happen to my DNA?” In this blog, Chris Rayner and Joni Coleman tackle what happens (and what doesn’t) to your DNA.
- March 2, 2021
Eating disorders bear the brunt of the paucity in mental health research funding
This article was originally published on The Psych PhD Pathway, Nov 2020.