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Prof Benedict D Michael FRCP PhD
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Director- Brain Infection & Inflammation Group
Chair- Encephalitis International SAC
Co-Director- The Global NeuroResearch Coalition
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⭐ SCPRA awards ⭐

Five @lincneurosci.bsky.social researchers awarded prestigious Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Awards by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

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LINC researchers awarded prestigious SCPRA awards | Stories | Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC) | University of Liverpool
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November 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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1 in 5 people are experiencing pain, and in the UK over 34% of adults regularly experience chronic pain.

@benedictneuro.bsky.social and Prof. Michelle Briggs @lincneurosci.bsky.social discuss on the latest episode of Original Ideas 🧠💡🎙️▶️ liverpool.ac.uk/research/original-ideas/neuroscienceandpain/
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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💡 LINC on the Original Ideas podcast 💡

Now available on the Original Ideas podcast from the @livuninews.bsky.social, LINC members discuss our understanding of Pain, and how research could drive change for people around the world.

Listen: www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/ori...
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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🧠🎙️ Neuroscience and Pain

1 in 5 people live with pain — 34% in the UK face it daily. Discover how neuroscience is driving new hope and treatments.

🎧 www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/ori...

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November 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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1 in 5 people are experiencing pain, and in the UK over 34% of adults regularly experience chronic pain.

@benedictneuro.bsky.social and Prof. Michelle Briggs @lincneurosci.bsky.social on @liverpooluni.bsky.social's Original Ideas 11: Neuroscience and Pain

🧠💡🎙️▶️

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November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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No tricks, just science! 👻🧠

🎃 Happy Halloween from the Brain Infection & Inflammation Group 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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✨✨LINC Neurosurgeon receives the Vilhelm Magnus Medal✨✨

Congratulations Prof. Jenkinson of @liverpooluni.bsky.social & Consultant Neurosurgeon @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social- today he received the award often described as the ‘Nobel Prize of Neurosurgery’.

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Liverpool Neurosurgeon receives prestigious award | Stories | Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC) | University of Liverpool
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October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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New MSc Neuroscience for 2026

- Modern neuroscience, with a unique focus on clinical disorders of the central nervous system.

- Co-designed with research active clinicians.

- Opportunity to gain hands-on experience with neuroscience tools.

Find out more:
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October 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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The @brainiigroup.bsky.social is happy to welcome Anne Caroline from Brazil to join the lab for 6 months during her PhD on tropical medicine! 🌎🧠

✨ Welcome Anne! ✨
September 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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🌍 WORLD MENINGITIS DAY 🌍 5 OCTOBER 2025

2025 is half way for @who.int Global Road Map to #DefeatMeningitis by 2030.

With improved funding, greater access to vaccines, faster
diagnostics and better treatment and support, we can save lives and protect futures.

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October 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new low-cost blood test that could make it easier to detect Alzheimer’s disease at an earlier stage—helping patients receive treatment and support sooner.

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Liverpool scientists create affordable, AI-powered tests for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease - University of Liverpool News
Liverpool scientists create affordable, AI-powered tests for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
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October 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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🎉 Congratulations 🎉 to @sarahaimeeb.bsky.social on her review paper in looking at Viral Infections and the Blood-Brain Barrier: academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...

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October 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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A great example of interdisciplinary neuroscience research underway, led by Ali Bakhsh, Neurosurgery Resident & Doctoral Clinical Fellow, with @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social & THE GUARANTORS OF 'BRAIN' Research Fellowship: "Why do brain tumours cause fits (seizures) & how can we better treat them?"
Photograph of research Ali Bakhsh
September 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Minimal male fertility impact from epilepsy drug- new research, published today in Nature Communications.

Read more about this large-scale international study led by Dr Gashirai Mbizvo of @lincneurosci.bsky.social & funded by Epilepsy Research Institute UK

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Study finds minimal male fertility impact from epilepsy drug - University of Liverpool News
Study finds minimal male fertility impact from epilepsy drug
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September 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Deadly consequences of declining vaccination rates:

@lincneurosci.bsky.social Director Professor Benedict Michael's article published today in The Conversation UK

"Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained"

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Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained
Why falling vaccination rates put vulnerable children at risk.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Watch
@encephalitisint.bsky.social

explain how important PPI is to research and the impact patients can have on studies
👉📺https://youtube.com/watch?v=m6z00F3f5zc
👉📑 Read the article: tinyurl.com/2s3d9r39

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Integrating patient and public involvement during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from COVID-clinical neuroscience study
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September 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Parents share tragic story of their healthy toddler Lorelei Cowmeadow's death from encephalitis, to raise awareness of symptoms.
LINC's Director Ben contributed to the article, to explain encephalitis.
Symptoms: www.encephalitis.info/what-is-ence...
Article: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
September 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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💫 Congratulations Dr Mbizvo💫 who won the platform prize for best presentation at @ilae-epilepsy.bsky.social British Branch Meeting earlier this week. 3rd time he has won!

He presented the work on valproate and male infertility.

➡️ Paper in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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£1.7m grant awarded to study stress and chronic pain

Brilliant new study from LINC's Dr Andrew Marshall @liverpooluni.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Pain Neuroscience & Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social)

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£1.7m grant awarded to study stress and chronic pain - University of Liverpool News
£1.7m grant awarded to study stress and chronic pain
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September 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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What is the cost of delaying treatment of HSV Encephalitis in the UK? Read our latest paper to find out more about the impact on quality of life and cost to the NHS.
👉💷🧠 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40973386/

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September 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Tragic fatal case of encephalitis from 'flu.

Medical & scientific context from us:

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Hours after getting flu, little Lorelei succumbed to brain condition
A healthy girl who doted on her cuddly Winnie-the-Pooh bear, Lorelei Cowmeadow seemed 'a bit under the weather' last November. She died a few days later - just before her second birthday.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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@benedictneuro.bsky.social highlights in @uk.theconversation.com how SSPE affects 1 in 600 infants that contract measles before turning 1. The sad death of a child in LA serves as a reminder that measles is not a benign childhood illness. #VaccineSaveLives

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September 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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🧠 #Encephalitis is a deadly brain inflammation. Cases are rising due to climate change, vaccine gaps & population growth.

LINC Director & CPP Awardee @benedictneuro.bsky.social joined other experts, for @who.int to issue a global call to improve care.

➡️ Full WHO technical brief: shorturl.at/triO2
Encephalitis: global threats, trends and public health implications: a technical brief
Encephalitis is a serious, life-threatening neurological condition characterized by inflammation of the brain. Prioritizing encephalitis within global and national health agendas and promoting collabo...
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September 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to Callum Cook for winning 1st place poster prize for “How AI could be used in EEG analysis” at this summer’s annual showcase event for the Specialised Foundation Programme! 🎉
September 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Excellent 1st LINC #Neuroscience Seminar from Prof Jenkinson, Mr Nish Srikandaraja & Mr Ali Baksh on #Neurosurgery #research focusing on #meningioma & #spinal

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September 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM