Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health burden in England (Public Health England, 2015). HCV treatment is a significant component in control of the disease but the neuropsychiatric side effects of the treatment have been associated with treatment interruption.…
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Advances in Hepatitis C research: associated neurocognitive symptoms
Tagged with: clinical research, Cognitive, Health, hepatitis C, Neurocognitive, Psychology, Research, Sussex University, University of Sussex
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Alzheimer’s Research UK 2016 Conference – II
Day 1 The themes of the 1st day of the main AD conference were Frontotemporal dementia, Neurovascular dysfunction, and Inflammation & Immunity. One of many fascinating presentations on this was given by Jessica Duncombe, a 3rd year PhD student from…
Tagged with: Ageing, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Research, ARUK, clinical research, Dementia, Health, Molecular, Psychology, Research, Science, University of Sussex
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Diary of a Sussex University Junior Research Associate: Research using PARO – a robotic seal – with people with dementia
26/06/2015 My first day. Visited the Dementia unit in Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to see PARO for the first time. Really exciting – I was instantly drawn to it’s eye movements and the way it reacted to me when…
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International collaboration- members of the Rusted Lab group make friends with Sao Paulo
Two members of the Rusted lab group, Simon Evans and Claire Lancaster, visited Brazil for a week this April. Sounds like a holiday, but this trip was part of a specially formed scheme to encourage international research collaborations, funded by…
Tagged with: Ageing, Brazil, clinical research, education, genetics, Psychology, Santander, Sao Paulo, Sussex, Sussex University, travel
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Next Generation of Dementia Scientists to Explore Genetic Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
A gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 10 times will be the focus of a new research centre at the University of Sussex launched today (Thursday 5 February). Funded by Alzheimer’s Society and matched funding,…
Tagged with: Ageing, Alzheimer's Disease, Cognition, Dementia, Psychology, Science, Sussex, Sussex University
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