Katarzyna Karolina Machaczek

Researcher passionate about utilising physical activity to improve mental health and well-being

[David Bishop (🦋 also bluespotscience.bsky.social) @BlueSpotScience]

Stoked to already have > 12 submissions to our Special Collection: Physical Activity & Mental Health: From Mechanisms to Global Implementation https://t.co/mMhbxfDrpJ
Thanks to our amazing team of guest editors - @BrendonStubbs23 @KMachaczek @simon_rosenbaum & Dr.P.S.Indu

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

The artificial divide we have drawn between mental and physical health is the largest mistake in medicine.

Maintaining this divide creates stigma and worse care for all.

[David Bishop (🦋 also bluespotscience.bsky.social) @BlueSpotScience]

Very excited to launch our first Special Collection: Physical Activity and Mental Health: From Mechanisms to Global Implementation https://t.co/mMhbxfDrpJ
with an amazing team of guest editors https://t.co/VUEOD2MgJr - @BrendonStubbs23 @KMachaczek @simon_rosenbaum & Dr.P.S.Indu

[Ed Beveridge @dredbeveridge]

Ending w/ @TheLancet Commission on protecting physical health in people with mental illness.

These outputs are a rich resource of evidence based ways to close the #mortalitygap - v excited to see them arrive 💪💪💪

#RCPsychIC25 #RCPsychIC
@tobypill @JosephFirthUoM @KMachaczek

[Dr. López-Gil @JFLopezGil]

Just published @WPA_Psychiatry!🔥

Thank you @JosephFirthUoM for the kind invitation to collaborate on this important work. Congratulations to the entire team for these evidence-based recommendations on promoting healthy digital device usage. A great step forward! 👏📱

[Joseph Firth @JosephFirthUoM]

OUT NOW in @WPA_Psychiatry:

Promoting Healthy Digital Device Usage recommendations https://t.co/rUNFpAOUh0

While it really requires a whole-system approach, we've put together some best-practices for managing this in the meantime, using latest evidence & guidelines!

[Katarzyna Karolina Machaczek @KMachaczek]

@domdyer70 @RTErdogan @MeldaKelemcisoy @InsaneHuseyin @animalsavemvmt Horrific

[Josh Firth @JoshAFirth]

FindAPhd ad now live for this PhD position on understanding social perturbations in natural populations:

https://t.co/FPhooLQceN

Please share widely 🙏

[Sonia Dalkin (moving to BlueSky) @SoniaDalkin]

The Future of Evaluation Symposium at @NorthumbriaUni

🚨Abstract deadline next week (28th November), deadline for all symposium registrations 16th December!🚨

Plenary speaker titles now added, inc… @CarlRMay @TracyLFinch @RachelMeacock @kathrynskiv

https://t.co/6Ie5oKDmKD

[Josh Firth @JoshAFirth]

New PhD opportunity: harnessing real-world network experiments to aid prediction of how natural social systems will respond to change & perturbations, using 🐦 @WythamTits https://t.co/kwWseIWeT6 feel free to get in touch for more info.

Please share!

[Sonia Dalkin (moving to BlueSky) @SoniaDalkin]

Looking forward to working with @Mcferdious @brynne_gilmore @dadasara3 @AndrewB007h and Becky Hunter again, this time on developing a critical appraisal tool for realist reviews 🙌 Reuniting (& supplementing) a great team behind the following publication: https://t.co/JltY8Sgmd9

[Dr. López-Gil @JFLopezGil]

Our @TheLancet study shows alarming trends in obesity.

By 2050, 1 in 3 adolescents & 2 in 3 adults in the US 🇺🇸 will have obesity if current trends persist.

Stronger, systemic prevention measures are critical 🚨.
@realDonaldTrump @elonmusk

Read more: https://t.co/Hy3KQ8xlZl

[Joseph Firth @JosephFirthUoM]

Another fantastic USERN Congress for "Science without Borders". Thanks to all the participants, ambassadors and speakers for making this such a tremendous event!
Looking forward to USERN 2025 in Sao Paulo, Brazil

[Dr. López-Gil @JFLopezGil]

Just published @Ped_Research 🔥

Higher physical fitness, especially muscle strength, is linked to longer telomere length in youth with type 1 diabetes. Strength training may help support long-term health in these youths.

Led by @Jacinto_MP_🥰

Link :👉 https://t.co/MGFmWRJoaq

[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

This is the vile act of ‘bolting’ a fox to be hunted by hounds.

To think this goes on in a modern society is beyond sickening.

Please RT far and wide because this is what’s going on in the countryside and we need everyone to see it.

[Josh Firth @JoshAFirth]

Our Special Issue on Understanding Age & Society using animal populations is now published 🎉

Intro: https://t.co/w7EOwuZfca

Full ToC: https://t.co/WahxfVSWft

A big thank you to all the brilliant scientists who have contributed such cool research to this! 🙏Please share

[Josh Firth @JoshAFirth]

New article in the @Guardian today about our Special Issue on Ageing & Society in animal populations:

https://t.co/13LpEE2QjL

Thanks to @NicolaKSDavis for a great write-up!

[Dr. López-Gil @JFLopezGil]

🚀 Just published in @TheLancetPH.

Forecasting smoking prevalence impacts on life expectancy & years of life lost by 2050 🚬

Key takeaways 🔎:

- Eliminating smoking by 2023 could save 2.04 billion years of life! 🚨⚠️

- Don't smoke! 🚭

Read more 👇: https://t.co/483CcutElw

[PETA UK @PETAUK]

This man repeatedly HIT & YANKED the horse who collapsed in NYC.

This isn't an isolated incident.

It will only end when everyone STOPS using horses as transportation 😡

[Joseph Firth @JosephFirthUoM]

Our new study on Physical Health & Fitness Apps for youth mental healthcare.
Early Online: https://t.co/0SiCzAnYMZ

What lifestyle factors and app features are most important for young people?

Nationwide perspective gathering exercise in >400 service users @UoM_MHRG @GMMH_NHS