The biochemistry of love: an interview with Donatella Marazziti

Donatella Marazziti is a professor of psychiatry and the director of the psychopharmacology laboratory at the Department of Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology at the University of Pisa. She is also a member of the Mood Disorders section at F1000Prime. Professor Marazziti recently visited us in our New York City offices and gave us a…

David Nutt elected President of the EBC

We’re delighted by news that David Nutt, Edmond J. Safra Professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, and Section Head in Psychiatry for F1000Prime, has been elected president of the European Brain Council (EBC). Founded in Brussels in 2002, the European Brain Council is a coordinating body that represents researchers in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, basic…

Standing up for science

The John Maddox Prize for standing up for science is an annual award given to individuals who have personally defended sound science for the benefit of the public. Named after the late Sir John Maddox, a former editor of Nature and fiery Welsh bête-noir of pseudo-science, the prize is jointly awarded by Nature, the Kohn…

The DSM-5 and neuro-AIDS: an interview with Christer Allgulander

Christer Allgulander is a senior lecturer in psychiatry at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and a member of the Anxiety Disorders section of the Psychiatry Faculty of F1000Prime. Last week, Professor Allgulander visited our office in London, and was kind enough to spend some time talking to us about his current research. In this video, Professor…