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Laurentia (Laura) Campbell

(She/Her)
  • Health, Science, Food and Startups Writer, Future
London, Paris
As seen in: Future, LinkedIn, Medium, MDPI, TechRadar, JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, BioRxiv, The i Paper, Proyecta podcast de emprendimiento, What's Going On In Your Head?
Covers:  Health, science (neuroscience & nutrition), mental health, food (gut microbiota/fibre fanatic) academic, food waste warrior & health/wellness/business/brand content writer and editor.
Neuroscience (food/mood) & nutrition scientist & health/medical journalist, brand copywriter & poet. With an insatiable appetite for actioning positive change

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A self-motivated, creative, and innovative science journalist, copywriter, academic (neuroscience, mental health, and nutrition), health campaigner and leader with extensive experience in communications, brand-building, editorial and content production.
Has substantial partnership building skills across multiple sectors and expert scientific knowledge and experience translating this into laymen terms in an evidence-based and yet entertaining, insightful, and engaging way. Passion for the gut mi…

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10 major sleep myths you can ignore, thanks to science

10 major sleep myths you can ignore, thanks to science

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How Carbon13 is helping to fight climate change - ERLY STAGE

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Tech startups turning food waste into treasure

Tech startups turning food waste into treasure

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Vegetable Peels: The Secret Prebiotic You’re Throwing Away

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Importance of reputation for startup business

Importance of reputation for startup business

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Patient Information: Obesity in Adults

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By Laurentia (Laura) Campbell, Christopher Jackson
| JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association Verified
Obesity is a condition of excess body fat that affects 800 million people worldwide and approximately 42% of adults in the US. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher. BMI is calculated by dividing weight (in kilograms) by height (in meters) squared. Measurement of waist circumference can provide useful information about the amount of abdominal obesity. What Are the Health Effects of Obesity?
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BRCA1 interaction with Non-Canonical DNA Structures: Insights into Genome Maintenance and Disease Mechanisms

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By Laurentia (Laura) Campbell, Kaitlin Lowran, Emma Cismas, Colin G Wu
| BioRxiv
Abstract Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene 1 (BRCA1) plays a crucial role in the homologous recombination (HR) pathway to repair double-stranded breaks (DSBs) in human cells. Interactions between BRCA1 protein and DNA have been mapped to the central region, which could be further divided as two DNA binding domains (DBDs); however, the relative substrate preferences of the DBDs and their functional role in HR remain poorly understood.
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Crusts? Why cutting off your crusts wastes a great nutritional resource

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By Laurentia Lauren Campbell, Laurentia (Laura) Campbell
| Medium
By Laurentia Campbell, biomedical scientist, neuroscientist and nutritionist writer. Many parents know the battles that surround trying to get kids to eat their crusts, with a few continuing this habit into adulthood, leaving their bread crusts behind. Over 11.5 billion sandwiches are consumed worldwide and a staggering 20,000,000 slices of bread are wasted each year in the UK alone according to research by WRAP, contributing to 1/3 of global carbon emissions (66% of which occurs at home).
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing for the Metro on eating disorders

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No but I've written a journal every day since I was 13 so am on journal number 110 now

How is social media changing news?

It is creating misinformation. I write scientific evidence-based news that helps make people healthier and happier