01.10.2024
PPI for Neurotech
Are you interested in PPI for Neurotech? Our network partners have recently published guidelines for public and patient involvement in neurotech. Please click on this news article or scroll below to find out more!
Our network partners (CloseNIT & Neuromod+) have recently collaborated on a PPI initiative to provide guidance on PPI in Neurotech, which has been led by Amparo Guemes Gonzalez, Tiago da Silva Costa and Tamar Makin. They have now developed and launched the following website https://www.inclusive-neurotech.co.uk/ to help guide any PPI activities, which includes lots of excellent resources and example materials.
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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.