21.02.2024
Mind The Gap study with CPNN+ & NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)
Mind The Gap: Steps towards precision rehabilitation in chronic pain
Our P.I (Prof. Ben Seymour) and one of our co-investigators (Dr. Sam Hughes) have collaborated with Dr. Will Young (Project Lead), Dr. Gavin Buckingham & Dr. Sonia Medina – Hernandez (Translational Fellowship) on a new study using VR technology to understand the neurobiological mechanisms of chronic pain to develop effective treatments.
The team hope to improve our understanding of the brain’s role in chronic lower back pain (CLBP) and develop a new method to measure changes in symptoms and underlying causes after treatments. For more information, please visit https://www.exeterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research-projects/mind-the-gap/
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Free online webinar on ‘Learning How to Get Old: A Balance of Immunity and Autoimmunity’ by Prof. Eoin Mckinney, University of Cambridge
This talk explores groundbreaking research on immune ageing, analysing data from over 6,700 individuals to reveal how immune traits change across the lifespan. Using machine learning, Eoin’s work identifies "immune age" as a predictor of mortality, independent of chronological age, and highlights key immune mechanisms linked to survival. Genetic analyses further uncover connections between immune ageing and autoimmune diseases, offering new insights into ageing and longevity.
University of Oxford – Vice Chancellor guest edit on BBC Radio 4
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Professor Irene Tracey’s guest edit was broadcast on 28 December 2024. The programme features our CPNN+ P.I (Professor Ben Seymour) who describes his own pain lab at Oxford. Professor Tracey, also a neuroscientist, reflects on her own research field in understanding and treating pain, and the broader role that Universities play in society.
‘Ouch! Solving the riddle of pain’
We all know what hurts, but why is it so difficult to describe? Emma Cook (Assistant Editor for The Observer magazine) meets the neurologists attempting to solve one of medicine’s most enduring issues and what it means for patients – and hears from a woman who has never felt pain.