Helen Thomson
@hvthomson
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Previous: Head of features @newscientist | Author of Unthinkable and This Book Could Fix Your Life | Freelance Journalist and Editor | Open to commissions
London
Joined September 2008
Can anyone help me get the full paper: https://t.co/LnOWYur09O The Springer Nature press site isn't working. Thanks #paperrequest #journalrequest @Nature
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I spoke to the incredible Richard Thompson ahead of next week's treaty on plastics to find out what we can all do to help solve plastic pollution
observer.co.uk
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Another massively underserved, underappreciated, underfunded area of women's health: #pmdd. My new feature for @newscientist explores people's experience of the condition and the new ideas around what may be causing their pain:
newscientist.com
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder can cause monthly cycles of rage, depression, anxiety and self-harm. Treatments are limited, but new ideas about the condition could change that
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Looking forward to the @WHOOP announcement - looks like they've updated their app website prematurely though? Whoop 5 incoming...
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New neuroscience column alert! š¢ My first column for @newscientist all about how to measure your brain age - and reverse it:
newscientist.com
Many of us have a brain that is older than our years. But there are plenty of things you can do to counteract this, says neuroscience columnist Helen Thomson
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At least they've chosen my finest work... š
@_alexreisner Search the LibGen database here, and peer inside a pirated library of millions of books and research papers used by Meta and others:
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Can a new class of wearable tech actively boost your mental health? I tried out some popular mental health wearables to find out how much science was behind their claims. https://t.co/rpLiZCLNsZ
newscientist.com
A range of brainwave-reading devices and other gadgets aim to monitor our nervous systems and intervene to improve our well-being. Do they work?
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Check out @sumit new book on optimism for a bit of new year hope for the future.
theguardian.com
A witty and empathetic examination of the merits and limitations of optimism is a helpful guide with a hopeful message for uncertain times
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āLight a candle and work for two hoursā. My freelance career is now led by the bible according to @richardosman
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Researchers are taking dead human brains and reanimating them - minus consciousness - to test new drugs. Loved writing this feature about how blurring the line between life and death is helping us save lives that would otherwise be lost. @newscientist
newscientist.com
Reperfusion technologies that can reanimate human brains are raising the possibility that death could be a reversible condition, even hours after a cardiac arrest
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I'm looking for a demographer who is willing to give me their independent opinion on the validity of Blue Zone data. #demography #journorequest
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Remembering how wonderful it was to meet @LouiseJoyBrown - canāt wait to watch #Joy
Today Jess and I had the pleasure of having lunch with the wonderful @LouiseJoyBrown, the world's first IVF baby. Thank you for being such great company Louise! X
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Word of the day is ārecrudescenceā (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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Why is the @channel4 app lagging every six seconds? Itās not internet speed/tv etc all other apps working fine. Does anyone know a work around? Driving me crazy.
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I'm getting at best about a 1 in 7 response rate from researchers. When I was last freelance about 5 years ago, I was getting 1 in 2. Has something changed in academia re talking to science journalists that I don't know about?
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We're starting to understand the life-long impact of bullying on the brain. My new story for @newscientist
newscientist.com
Being bullied when young seems to alter your brain structure for years to come - with different changes seen in males and females
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