AndrewSteptoe
@andrewp_steptoe
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Joined June 2019
Delighted to meet Bill Nighy, the actor playing my father in JOY, the new Netflix film about IVF. https://t.co/sUA4yiExNQ
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Interesting analysis based on PLOS journals indicating that posting on preprint servers leads to an increase in citations of the research by about 20% on average. arXiv:2404.16171v1
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After a long gestation, I’m delighted that our analysis with @ekgraham22 and others of changes in loneliness with age has appeared in Psychological Science. Very strong detailed work. @ELSA_Study
https://t.co/3NFZY5xJ3I
journals.sagepub.com
Loneliness is a pervasive experience with adverse impacts on health and well-being. Despite its significance, notable gaps impede a full understanding of how lo...
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After a long gestation, I’m delighted that our analysis with @ekgraham22 and others of changes in loneliness with age has appeared in Psychological Science. Very strong detailed work. @ELSA_Study. DOI: 10.1177/09567976241242037
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Delighted that the analysis with @ccarynn on the experience of socially isolated people during the pandemic has been published in PNAS. An unusual perspective on pandemic wellbeing, with some unexpected findings. @UCL_BSH @ELSA_Study.
pnas.org
Older adults experienced major changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing restrictions, and it might be expected that those who were already ...
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I’m excited to see the first trailer of the new Netflix film about the work of my father Patrick, Robert Edwards and their collaborators in the development of IVF. Coming out later in the year, I understand.
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Delighted that Natalie Miller’s analysis of depression and survival among people living with cancer has been published, just before she presents the work at the American Psychosomatic Society conference! @connectAPS @ELSA_Study.
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I did a long interview for this a few weeks ago, so it will be interesting to see what they come up with. @UCL_BSH @ELSA_Study
https://t.co/nWjCp50ltH
bbc.co.uk
How to stay young - in a few simple tips - with Professor Andrew Steptoe.
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Very pleased to have supported @ediputra_ign in his analysis of how a history of high body weight predicts depression mortality independently of current weight in two US longitudinal cohorts. @UCL_BSH.
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com
Background We test a novel ‘weight scarring’ hypothesis which suggests that past obesity is associated with impairments in current psychological well-being and this increases risk of negative...
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Our research on the benefits of tea for stress and cardiovascular risk that was carried out nearly two decades ago has been featured in Michael Mosley’s Just One Thing series this week. I still don’t drink as much tea as coffee... @UCL_BSH
https://t.co/2fW2HJ8fif
bbc.co.uk
How the bioactive ingredients in tea help you relax and give your brain and bones a boost.
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Delighted that our methodological paper comparing salivary and hair cortisol has been published, thanks to @SinghClaudio and @BiancaSerwinski. @UCL_BSH.
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I’m delighted that Mikaela Bloomberg’s analysis of physical activity and sleep in cognitive ageing has appeared in Lancet Healthy Longevity. Great work, and watch out for her Lancet podcast https://t.co/kJnxKpj7qH.
@UCL_BSH @ELSA_Study.
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I'm very pleased that our study on the impact of mental and physical health during the pandemic on older people’s retirement plans has been published. Interesting results. Congratulations to @cclarynn, @Jingmin_Zhu and @PZaninotto. @UCL_BSH @ELSA_Study. https://t.co/XYp8JnIcH4
link.springer.com
European Journal of Ageing - Over the course of 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives globally. In the UK, unemployment rate continued to increase during and post-lockdown...
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I'm looking forward to giving a presentation on positive psychological wellbeing and health at the LSE next week. @UCL_BSH
https://t.co/IWpLDntTT5
📌Department Seminar Alert Positive Psychological Wellbeing & Health at Older Ages 📅Tuesday 9th Mary 1-2pm 👨🏫 @andrewp_steptoe 📍Online & In-person (LSE Campus COW 1.11) Sign up here ➡️ https://t.co/ixSM9Q1Nn1 ⬅️
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I’m proud to figure in the latest Stanford science-wide citation rankings in the top 800 of the most cited 100,000 scientists worldwide - as does my dear wife Jane, even though she died more than 7 years ago. @UCL_BSH.
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Delighted that @Daisy_Fancourt and I have been funded to work on the psychological, social and economic aspects of musculoskeletal conditions by The Nuffield Foundation and Versus Arthritis. @BSH_UCL @ELSA_Study @UCL_SBB
https://t.co/0XJJfvxYPi
nuffieldfoundation.org
The Nuffield Foundation and the charity Versus Arthritis are committing £1.94 million of funding to six new research projects that aim to improve the well-being and working lives of people with...
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Delighted that work led by @Daisy_Fancourt and @FeifeiBu using the COVID-19 Social Study shows sustained increases in depression and anxiety in long- vs short-COVID. Interesting propensity matching approach. @UCL_BSH. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.155
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Interested in life course epidemiology? We are looking for a research fellow to work on a new life history module in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. UCL jobs Ref B02-00092. @UCL_BSH @ELSA_Study.
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I’m delighted to have played a small part of the Peking University-Lancet Commission on healthy ageing in China. The report has now been published in the Lancet, and makes for interesting reading. https://t.co/aPETygCBHJ S0140-6736(22)01546-X
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