Agnes Ayton 💙
@AgnesAyton
Consultant psychiatrist - Chair 2019-23 @RCPsychEDFac, re-elected as vice chair 2023-2027, #EPSIG, Proud IMG. All views are my own. @agnesayton.bsky.social
Integrated CBTE improves outcomes for anorexia nervosa - YouTube Thinking about this presentation we did with @sensinglorna. It’s hard for people to share their experiences publicly, but it’s important to give hope to others who may feel hopeless youtube.com/watch?v=fHsmGN…
How many steps do we really need a day for good health? Excited to share our new research in @TheLancetPH thelancet.com/journals/lanpu… * Even small increases for those inactive could be helpful * 7000 is a realistic target backed by science Keep stepping 🚶♂️🚶🧑🦯🏃♀️
OMG i finally did it!! After weeks & weeks of trying I finally got the shot iv always wanted. I absolutely love our night sky I really hope you like it! Let me know ❤️
Men ages 75 and older are at the highest risk of suicide, a fact that is reflected in state assisted suicide data. Unfortunately this risk is only rising. statnews.com/2025/07/17/sui…
Woman explains how the elderly who support Palestine at protests are terrorists.
As you know I'm obsessed with power laws in biology, which is a biological consequence of fundamental principles, like energy conservation from the first law of thermodynamics. Geoffrey West showed how highly optimized biological networks—think blood vessels or respiratory…
🚨 A UK study shows closing classroom windows doesn’t stop pollution. 80% of PM2.5 comes from outside air. Filtration reduced harmful particles by 29%. That’s why we fund air cleaners for schools. #CleanAir #Education #Health
What are our children and teachers breathing in the classroom? First results from a year long monitoring programme in nearly 500 UK schools. My latest for @guardian. Study by the SAMHE team. theguardian.com/environment/20…
Norway just launched a damless river turbine that generates power without blocking water Norwegian engineers have created a breakthrough in hydroelectric design — a river turbine system that generates power without any dams, barriers, or concrete channels. Installed in the…
Shropshire pharmacist says weight loss jab industry 'a ticking time bomb' - BBC News share.google/ZZayuxKL1Dng8b…
Spain has one of the longest lifespans. Women in Spain can expect to live 87 years.
Young doctors in England are getting sicker - and fast. For decades the levels of sickness absence of NHS Staff were stable, until Covid infections arrived. Now, in all three of these groups, sickness absence rates have *more than doubled*. And they're STILL CLIMBING.
Earlier this year, I lost my beloved job at my beloved Observer when the Guardian, in its great wisdom, gave the newspaper away to a podcast company...who promptly sacked me. So, forgive my delight today, in being nominated for FIVE awards in the British Podcast Awards!! 1/
I’m so glad young people will be age checked when they next log in to anorexia .com or scroll purgenet for tips 🙄 Eating disorders content is all over social media, not just specific sites. We must do more about this as well as the general normalisation of disordered eating
I almost died by suicide fifteen years ago while battling depression. If the expansion of MAID coming into force in 2027 were in place then, I'd likely be dead right now. Today, I'm launching the #IGotBetter campaign to keep hope alive for people living with mental illness.
On today's podcast episode we interviewed @KevinH_PhD who left NIH in April. He talked about leaving, about being asked to come back, about MAHA and about our problems with food in America. It's real good. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why…
This is entirely preventable. But not going to go away by itself.
This is still astonishing... 🔥"at least 70% of inpatient Covid cases in Wales 🏴 were the result of hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection" We have learned nothing!
The evidence stacks up. Why do people insist on infecting themselves with a virus that does this? Science Alert: "COVID Can Cause Alzheimer's-Like Plaques in Eyes And Brain"
📢#NeurobioticSense Links Gut Microbes🦠to the Brain🧠in Real Time‼️ 🚨Fascinating study⏩A gut sense for a microbial pattern regulates #feeding🍲 @Nature🆕🔥 ⏩Gut–brain neural circuit forms the foundation of a ‘Neurobiotic Sense’—a sense by which the host adjusts its behavior…
Up to 85,000 new/expectant mums may have experienced postnatal depression in England last year. They must be supported, and talking therapies & medication can help them recover. The dangers of untreated depression far outweigh the risks of treatment. ⬇️shorturl.at/lQdb7
Some of what makes each of us unique is likely to be expressed in mitochondria Discussion on a new paper here: mitoworld.org/how-evolution-… The paper: cell.com/cms/10.1016/j.… Probing the role of mitochondria as driver of psychobiological differences in humans:…
THEN vs NOW: Oxford’s High Street, looking towards Magdalen Tower. 📷 | @OxHist