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The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) have recently named Professor Moritz Kebschull, from our Oral, Intestinal and Systemic Health research theme and UoB School of Dentistry, as their new President. Congratulations! š
birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eventā¦
Patients with #AtrialFibrillation could have one blood test that could assess their risk of cardiovascular events in the following five years, new research has found.
birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eventā¦
Why you may have a stealth #LiverDisease and what to do about it - read more about fatty liver disease in this New Scientist feature, including quotes from our very own Director Phil Newsome
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#LiverTwitter #MASLD #NAFLD
Liver Immunology Immunology and Immunotherapy
For #WorldLiverDay , this is Robert Colvile's story honouring his late wife Andrea who'd lost her life due to autoimmune hepatitis. Hear about his fundraising for vital research, which features one of our experts Dr Zania Stamataki
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As people are living longer, it's becoming increasingly important to find ways to support the health and wellbeing of older adults.
Here, BRC experts cover 7 tips to tackle #inflammaging and enjoy healthier later years: birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/live-long-and-ā¦
Claudio Mauro Niharika Duggal
Exciting news for the #NAFLDBioResource , which we lead w/ NIHR Newcastle BRC & NIHR Nottingham BRC: our team at University Hospitals Birmingham recruited our 400th Birmingham patient yesterday!š
Find out how the NIHR BioResource is helping advance research into #LiverDisease : bioresource.nihr.ac.uk/centres-prograā¦
#WorldLiverDay
Ahead of #WorldLiverDay , explore what our stellar liver researchers have been up to over the past year in the thread belowš
Keen to find out more about our work in this space? Visit our new website: birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/our-research/iā¦
š Patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease ( #IBD ) could benefit from better testing protocols that would speed up diagnosis, reducing the need and lengthy wait for potentially unnecessary colonoscopies.
Read more about this BRC study:
birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/disease-testinā¦
Take a look at this case study on the work of the NIHR Race Equality Public Action Group (REPAG), a group committed to improving race equality in health and care research.
Learn more about the ways this group has worked, and the impact theyāve achieved: learningforinvolvement.org.uk/content/resourā¦
Thanks for having me Annabelle Painter! Chatting about algorithmic #bias , health disparities, STANDING Together and the role of regulators in equitable #AI in healthcare.
Latest episode of Royal Society of Medicine's RSM Digital Health Section podcast: tinyurl.com/yjx8ytxv