New web pages launch for Translational Research, connecting researchers to expertise and resources. The Translational Research web pages highlight the full range of support available to researchers at the different stages of the translational pathway. The pages contain a vital network directory for researchers to access information on teams, organisations, and partners, who can support […]
News and events
14 January 2022
Understanding more about how we age: a trainee’s story
Leena Habiballa studied for her PhD with the Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre. Her work focussed on senescence; understanding more about how we age on a cellular level. This is improving our understanding of the ageing process and working towards possible trials to look for treatments for ageing related conditions. She tells us about her experience […]
11 January 2022
Health informatics Q&A, with Dr Mo Osman
We are delighted to welcome Dr Mo Osman to the team as BRC Informatics Fellow. His role is brand new and reflects the rapidly growing trend in healthcare and research, to understand more about electronic patient records and the wealth of information that data can bring. We caught up with him as he starts his […]
9 January 2022
Join us at the International Lewy Body Dementia Conference 2022
Newcastle University will host the next International Lewy Body Dementia Conference (ILBDC). This event is the premier meeting for DLB internationally and it attracts key experts and trialists in this area. The event will take place from Wednesday 15 June until Friday 17 June 2022 at the Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Hotel. The ILBDC brings laboratory […]
16 December 2021
People with Long-COVID after hospitalisation face limited recovery after one year
People who were hospitalised with COVID-19 and continued to experience symptoms at five months show limited further recovery one year after hospital discharge. These findings are from recent results of the PHOSP-COVID study, released as a pre-print on medRxiv on Wednesday 15 December. The study also confirmed earlier research that people who were less likely […]
14 December 2021
Developments in Mitochondrial disease
A new review examines endocrine manifestations and developments in mitochondrial disease research. The review is supported by the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre’s (BRC) Neuromuscular Disease Theme. It brings together researchers across Newcastle University and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to address the major developments in mitochondrial disease over the past decade. Mitochondrial […]
