Our Body: Mythbusters

The recent reemergence and acceleration of research on psychedelics has
been termed the Psychedelic Renaissance. Media narratives around claims of
therapeutic benefits across mental health disorders lead to perceptions of
psychedelics as a panacea. Now another line of research is returning the
spotlight to potential harms. In effect psychedelics are neither inherently
therapeutic, nor harmful, but they act as catalysts for change through opening
windows of vulnerability. We will explore what underlies this transformative
potential and discuss its hidden implications, dispelling myths on the way.

Eating disorders are affecting many people not only in the UK but worldwide. We all know or have heard something about eating disorders – how they look, who has them, and how you treat them. But these pieces of information might not be true. On the contrary, they might be causing you to not get support and prevent you from getting better. How? This talk will explore it in more depth and answer your burning questions.

People with diabetes commonly encounter painful problems of the arm, wrist and hand, but no-one really knows why. Is this because of their higher blood sugar? Or is it because of other things liked with diabetes? It's easy to find a connection between two things, but hard to find if one thing directly causes another. In this talk, we turn to genetics to explain this strange link between diabetes and upper limb problems.