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Professor Arne Akbar from University College London will address the vulnerability of the elderly to COVID 19 in a webinar organised by the British Society of Immunology In the webinar he will discuss the immune changes that occur during ageing resulting in the severe effect COVID 19 has in older individuals He will discuss current hypotheses based on
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Lynne Cox Trustee of the BSRA has been acting as scientific advisor to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity and has now authored a key paper in the APPG major report 8216 The Health of the Nation 8211 a Strategy for Healthier Longer Lives 8217 https appg longevity org events publications 8211 key paper I pp 72 80 This was report was launched on 12th
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The UK government recognises the importance that ageing has on society setting an ambitious target for the coming years the aim is to increase the time we spend healthy as we get old by at least five years by 2035 This is a great but very ambitious goal so how do we achieve
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Drug discovery meeting for early career researchers in London on 10th June with keynotes by academics Prof Dame Kay Davies and Prof Duncan Richards as well as biotech entrepreneur Dr Darren Disley The meeting organisers welcome abstracts from DPhil students and post docs and others who are in early stages of their careers and have a
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The Birmingham Inflammation Repair and Ageing Inaugural Conference is organised by the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing and will feature leading international researchers working on basic mechanisms driving human ageing and its associated chronic diseases with a focus on the role of inflammation The meeting aims to stimulate discussion of novel therapeutic approaches to prevent
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Rays Pizza Diner Menu2 Meeting organised by the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing that will feature leading international researchers working on basic mechanisms driving human ageing and its associated chronic diseases with a focus on the role of inflammation The meeting aims to stimulate discussion of novel therapeutic approaches to prevent or overcome the negative aspects of ageing