Anna Diaz Font
@annadiazfont.bsky.social
Senior Research Impact Manager at the Medical research Foundation
@medresfdn.bsky.social
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💡Professor Rina Dutta (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) is uncovering how smartphone use and social media impacts young people with mental health conditions.
"We hope these findings will lead to better support for young people who are struggling with their mental health."💬
📚 https://bit.ly/4gdlLYO
"We hope these findings will lead to better support for young people who are struggling with their mental health."💬
📚 https://bit.ly/4gdlLYO
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
💡Professor Rina Dutta (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) is uncovering how smartphone use and social media impacts young people with mental health conditions.
"We hope these findings will lead to better support for young people who are struggling with their mental health."💬
📚 https://bit.ly/4gdlLYO
"We hope these findings will lead to better support for young people who are struggling with their mental health."💬
📚 https://bit.ly/4gdlLYO
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I have an MRC-funded PhD project available (www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...) on how warming will change the problem of AMR. Join a small and friendly group (padpadpadpad.netlify.app/about) in (sometimes) sunny Cornwall. 🧪🦠 #microsky
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September 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I have an MRC-funded PhD project available (www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...) on how warming will change the problem of AMR. Join a small and friendly group (padpadpadpad.netlify.app/about) in (sometimes) sunny Cornwall. 🧪🦠 #microsky
Please share the ad below with anyone who may be interested.
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📈 Every year, over half a million older people in the UK break a bone due to osteoporosis, having an huge impact on their health, mobility, and independence.
Professor Nick Harvey (@unisouthampton.bsky.social) is working to change how the condition is managed in the UK.
📚Read more: bit.ly/4ppIPYD
Professor Nick Harvey (@unisouthampton.bsky.social) is working to change how the condition is managed in the UK.
📚Read more: bit.ly/4ppIPYD
September 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
📈 Every year, over half a million older people in the UK break a bone due to osteoporosis, having an huge impact on their health, mobility, and independence.
Professor Nick Harvey (@unisouthampton.bsky.social) is working to change how the condition is managed in the UK.
📚Read more: bit.ly/4ppIPYD
Professor Nick Harvey (@unisouthampton.bsky.social) is working to change how the condition is managed in the UK.
📚Read more: bit.ly/4ppIPYD
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Could eczema be disrupting more than just your skin — and what does it have to do with your sleep & mental health?
Prof Carsten Flohr from @kingslsm.bsky.social discussed this in a recent Public Science Seminar. If you missed it, don't worry, you can watch the recording here! shorturl.at/4UmWV
Prof Carsten Flohr from @kingslsm.bsky.social discussed this in a recent Public Science Seminar. If you missed it, don't worry, you can watch the recording here! shorturl.at/4UmWV
Public Science Seminar: Exploring the links between eczema, sleep disruption and mental health
YouTube video by Medical Research Foundation
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September 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Could eczema be disrupting more than just your skin — and what does it have to do with your sleep & mental health?
Prof Carsten Flohr from @kingslsm.bsky.social discussed this in a recent Public Science Seminar. If you missed it, don't worry, you can watch the recording here! shorturl.at/4UmWV
Prof Carsten Flohr from @kingslsm.bsky.social discussed this in a recent Public Science Seminar. If you missed it, don't worry, you can watch the recording here! shorturl.at/4UmWV
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Period pain isn’t just part of growing up - it's linked to #ChronicPain later in life.
A new @medresfdn.bsky.social study at @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social shows teens with severe period pain at 15 had a higher risk of chronic pain by 26, incl. headaches, back & joint pain.
➡️ More: bit.ly/4640vQF
A new @medresfdn.bsky.social study at @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social shows teens with severe period pain at 15 had a higher risk of chronic pain by 26, incl. headaches, back & joint pain.
➡️ More: bit.ly/4640vQF
September 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Period pain isn’t just part of growing up - it's linked to #ChronicPain later in life.
A new @medresfdn.bsky.social study at @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social shows teens with severe period pain at 15 had a higher risk of chronic pain by 26, incl. headaches, back & joint pain.
➡️ More: bit.ly/4640vQF
A new @medresfdn.bsky.social study at @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social shows teens with severe period pain at 15 had a higher risk of chronic pain by 26, incl. headaches, back & joint pain.
➡️ More: bit.ly/4640vQF
This is the first large-scale investigation into how painful periods in adolescence are linked to pain in young adulthood. Funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social
Teenagers with period pain more likely to have chronic adult pain, study says
Teenagers with period pain more likely to have chronic adult pain, study says
Research finds 76% higher risk for 15-year-olds with dysmenorrhorea than those without painful menses
Teenagers who have moderate or severe period pain are much more likely to develop chronic pain as adults, according to research.
Researchers said the findings should serve as a wake-up call to improve menstrual education, reduce stigma, and ensure young people have access to effective support and treatment early on. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This is the first large-scale investigation into how painful periods in adolescence are linked to pain in young adulthood. Funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social
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🚨 Teenage period pain matters!
A new @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social study - funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social - shows teens with moderate or severe #PeriodPain are more likely to have #ChronicPain as adults, including pain beyond the pelvis.
➡️More: bit.ly/4640vQF
@childrenofthe90s.bsky.social 🎈
A new @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social study - funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social - shows teens with moderate or severe #PeriodPain are more likely to have #ChronicPain as adults, including pain beyond the pelvis.
➡️More: bit.ly/4640vQF
@childrenofthe90s.bsky.social 🎈
September 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚨 Teenage period pain matters!
A new @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social study - funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social - shows teens with moderate or severe #PeriodPain are more likely to have #ChronicPain as adults, including pain beyond the pelvis.
➡️More: bit.ly/4640vQF
@childrenofthe90s.bsky.social 🎈
A new @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social study - funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social - shows teens with moderate or severe #PeriodPain are more likely to have #ChronicPain as adults, including pain beyond the pelvis.
➡️More: bit.ly/4640vQF
@childrenofthe90s.bsky.social 🎈
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🚀 We’ve just launched our biggest Impact Report yet 🚀
From pain in babies to autism and eating disorders – this is research that’s changing lives.
£23m invested. 192 researchers supported. 200+ awards.
Read the full report on our website 💚
www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/what-we-fund...
From pain in babies to autism and eating disorders – this is research that’s changing lives.
£23m invested. 192 researchers supported. 200+ awards.
Read the full report on our website 💚
www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/what-we-fund...
August 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚀 We’ve just launched our biggest Impact Report yet 🚀
From pain in babies to autism and eating disorders – this is research that’s changing lives.
£23m invested. 192 researchers supported. 200+ awards.
Read the full report on our website 💚
www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/what-we-fund...
From pain in babies to autism and eating disorders – this is research that’s changing lives.
£23m invested. 192 researchers supported. 200+ awards.
Read the full report on our website 💚
www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/what-we-fund...
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[2/2] A huge congratulations to:
🟩 @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
🟩 @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
🟩 @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
🟩 @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London
👉 Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk
🟩 @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
🟩 @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
🟩 @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
🟩 @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London
👉 Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk
Medical Research Foundation | Transforming eating disorder care…
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July 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
[2/2] A huge congratulations to:
🟩 @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
🟩 @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
🟩 @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
🟩 @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London
👉 Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk
🟩 @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
🟩 @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
🟩 @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
🟩 @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London
👉 Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk
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Due to popular demand, we've extended abstracts submission to the National Climate Impacts & Risks Meeting to 4th July. Climate-health abstracts, both UK and international, are particularly welcome!
www.climatebristol.org/projects/nci....
www.climatebristol.org/projects/nci....
National Climate Impacts & Risks Meeting – Bristol Climate Dynamics Group
www.climatebristol.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Due to popular demand, we've extended abstracts submission to the National Climate Impacts & Risks Meeting to 4th July. Climate-health abstracts, both UK and international, are particularly welcome!
www.climatebristol.org/projects/nci....
www.climatebristol.org/projects/nci....
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Join us online at 12:30pm on Wed 18 June for our 1st FREE Public Science Seminar! 🧪
Dr Lauren Heathcote @lcheathcote.bsky.social (King’s College London) will be sharing her work on easing pain in childhood cancer survivors.
If you're a science lover, don't miss it! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/oXuu1
Dr Lauren Heathcote @lcheathcote.bsky.social (King’s College London) will be sharing her work on easing pain in childhood cancer survivors.
If you're a science lover, don't miss it! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/oXuu1
June 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Join us online at 12:30pm on Wed 18 June for our 1st FREE Public Science Seminar! 🧪
Dr Lauren Heathcote @lcheathcote.bsky.social (King’s College London) will be sharing her work on easing pain in childhood cancer survivors.
If you're a science lover, don't miss it! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/oXuu1
Dr Lauren Heathcote @lcheathcote.bsky.social (King’s College London) will be sharing her work on easing pain in childhood cancer survivors.
If you're a science lover, don't miss it! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/oXuu1
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📣 Calling all researchers: Are you looking to maximise your impact? 🌟
We're inviting applications from #MRC & Foundation-funded researchers for our Changing Policy and Practice Award!
💷 Apply for up to £50k, for up to 2 years.
📅 Expression of interest deadline: 3 June
➡️ shorturl.at/lxDBx
#MedSky
We're inviting applications from #MRC & Foundation-funded researchers for our Changing Policy and Practice Award!
💷 Apply for up to £50k, for up to 2 years.
📅 Expression of interest deadline: 3 June
➡️ shorturl.at/lxDBx
#MedSky
May 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📣 Calling all researchers: Are you looking to maximise your impact? 🌟
We're inviting applications from #MRC & Foundation-funded researchers for our Changing Policy and Practice Award!
💷 Apply for up to £50k, for up to 2 years.
📅 Expression of interest deadline: 3 June
➡️ shorturl.at/lxDBx
#MedSky
We're inviting applications from #MRC & Foundation-funded researchers for our Changing Policy and Practice Award!
💷 Apply for up to £50k, for up to 2 years.
📅 Expression of interest deadline: 3 June
➡️ shorturl.at/lxDBx
#MedSky
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Are you a mid-career researcher working to advance our understanding of suicide and self-harm?
Our new Fellowship Grants could be for you!
💷 Up to £60k/year + your salary
📆 3-year funding
📅 Deadline: 24 July 2025
🔗 Apply now: shorturl.at/7cACN
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW #MedSky
Our new Fellowship Grants could be for you!
💷 Up to £60k/year + your salary
📆 3-year funding
📅 Deadline: 24 July 2025
🔗 Apply now: shorturl.at/7cACN
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW #MedSky
May 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Are you a mid-career researcher working to advance our understanding of suicide and self-harm?
Our new Fellowship Grants could be for you!
💷 Up to £60k/year + your salary
📆 3-year funding
📅 Deadline: 24 July 2025
🔗 Apply now: shorturl.at/7cACN
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW #MedSky
Our new Fellowship Grants could be for you!
💷 Up to £60k/year + your salary
📆 3-year funding
📅 Deadline: 24 July 2025
🔗 Apply now: shorturl.at/7cACN
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW #MedSky
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📢 Are you a cancer researcher interested in helping people to live well with & beyond treatment? Our new Cancer and Health research grants could be for you! 📢
💷 Apply for up to £300-500k, over 3-5 years
📅 Deadline: 10 September 2025
Find out more: shorturl.at/00dp0
#MedSky #CancerResearch
💷 Apply for up to £300-500k, over 3-5 years
📅 Deadline: 10 September 2025
Find out more: shorturl.at/00dp0
#MedSky #CancerResearch
May 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
📢 Are you a cancer researcher interested in helping people to live well with & beyond treatment? Our new Cancer and Health research grants could be for you! 📢
💷 Apply for up to £300-500k, over 3-5 years
📅 Deadline: 10 September 2025
Find out more: shorturl.at/00dp0
#MedSky #CancerResearch
💷 Apply for up to £300-500k, over 3-5 years
📅 Deadline: 10 September 2025
Find out more: shorturl.at/00dp0
#MedSky #CancerResearch
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🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland
Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions
Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself
Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.
Open to UK students only.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland
Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions
Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself
Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.
Open to UK students only.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
April 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland
Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions
Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself
Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.
Open to UK students only.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🆕 Fully funded PhD scholarship by Scottish charity Men Matter Scotland
Social inequality and male suicide: Risk factors & interventions
Supervised by Dr Susie Bennett & myself
Closing: 11th June 2025, autumn 2025 start.
Open to UK students only.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Foundation-funded Prof Irene Higginson (@kingsnmpc.bsky.social) is working to improve palliative care in the UK.
Today, @theguardian.com spotlights a Danish unit offering relief & comfort to suffering patients. Ahead of #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek next month, read the full story: shorturl.at/MjkIa
Today, @theguardian.com spotlights a Danish unit offering relief & comfort to suffering patients. Ahead of #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek next month, read the full story: shorturl.at/MjkIa
‘You can let go now’: inside the hospital where staff treat fear of death as well as physical pain
The long read: In a Danish palliative care unit, the alternative to assisted dying is not striving to cure, offering relief and comfort to patients and their families
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April 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Foundation-funded Prof Irene Higginson (@kingsnmpc.bsky.social) is working to improve palliative care in the UK.
Today, @theguardian.com spotlights a Danish unit offering relief & comfort to suffering patients. Ahead of #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek next month, read the full story: shorturl.at/MjkIa
Today, @theguardian.com spotlights a Danish unit offering relief & comfort to suffering patients. Ahead of #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek next month, read the full story: shorturl.at/MjkIa
Research from @anninaschmid.bsky.social shows that two-thirds of people with whiplash have nerve pathology and neuropathic pain @medresfdn.bsky.social www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/news/new-res... #medicalresearch #pain
Medical Research Foundation | New research could bring hope for…
www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk
April 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Research from @anninaschmid.bsky.social shows that two-thirds of people with whiplash have nerve pathology and neuropathic pain @medresfdn.bsky.social www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/news/new-res... #medicalresearch #pain
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Join Jean Campbell & Foundation-funded Dr @jonicoleman.bsky.social (@kingsioppn.bsky.social) for a thought-provoking conversation about #depression:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFeA...
This is part of our new collaboration with 'I'm Fine' podcast, exploring overlooked areas of medical research. #MedSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFeA...
This is part of our new collaboration with 'I'm Fine' podcast, exploring overlooked areas of medical research. #MedSky
Depression: Understanding risk factors, symptoms and therapies
YouTube video by Medical Research Foundation
www.youtube.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Join Jean Campbell & Foundation-funded Dr @jonicoleman.bsky.social (@kingsioppn.bsky.social) for a thought-provoking conversation about #depression:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFeA...
This is part of our new collaboration with 'I'm Fine' podcast, exploring overlooked areas of medical research. #MedSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFeA...
This is part of our new collaboration with 'I'm Fine' podcast, exploring overlooked areas of medical research. #MedSky
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Whiplash is a leading cause of chronic pain, with 30-50% of people developing persistent pain symptoms following their injury.
Thanks to Prof @anninaschmid.bsky.social's recent findings, we are closer to more targeted treatments for those living with pain.
➡️ Full story: shorturl.at/4sg5h
#MedSky
Thanks to Prof @anninaschmid.bsky.social's recent findings, we are closer to more targeted treatments for those living with pain.
➡️ Full story: shorturl.at/4sg5h
#MedSky
Medical Research Foundation | New research could bring hope for…
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April 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Whiplash is a leading cause of chronic pain, with 30-50% of people developing persistent pain symptoms following their injury.
Thanks to Prof @anninaschmid.bsky.social's recent findings, we are closer to more targeted treatments for those living with pain.
➡️ Full story: shorturl.at/4sg5h
#MedSky
Thanks to Prof @anninaschmid.bsky.social's recent findings, we are closer to more targeted treatments for those living with pain.
➡️ Full story: shorturl.at/4sg5h
#MedSky
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ICYMI: Fellowships in Adolescent #Dermatology still open for applications!
If you have the potential to be a research leader of the future, apply now for our Clinical Research Training #Fellowship in Adolescent Dermatology (co-funded by the #MRC).
📅 Deadline to apply: 9 April 2025
➡️ bit.ly/3VmBgDI
If you have the potential to be a research leader of the future, apply now for our Clinical Research Training #Fellowship in Adolescent Dermatology (co-funded by the #MRC).
📅 Deadline to apply: 9 April 2025
➡️ bit.ly/3VmBgDI
April 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
ICYMI: Fellowships in Adolescent #Dermatology still open for applications!
If you have the potential to be a research leader of the future, apply now for our Clinical Research Training #Fellowship in Adolescent Dermatology (co-funded by the #MRC).
📅 Deadline to apply: 9 April 2025
➡️ bit.ly/3VmBgDI
If you have the potential to be a research leader of the future, apply now for our Clinical Research Training #Fellowship in Adolescent Dermatology (co-funded by the #MRC).
📅 Deadline to apply: 9 April 2025
➡️ bit.ly/3VmBgDI
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We are recruiting UK based clinicians in eating disorder services to think about barriers & enablers for implementing autism affirming care, for example PEACE pathway. If you would be willing to be interviewed over TEAMS there is more information here! edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We are recruiting UK based clinicians in eating disorder services to think about barriers & enablers for implementing autism affirming care, for example PEACE pathway. If you would be willing to be interviewed over TEAMS there is more information here! edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Keep posted: we’ll be advertising two fully funded PhDs soon on (1) inequalities, poverty and suicide risk and (2) suicide risk in agricultural communities
March 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Keep posted: we’ll be advertising two fully funded PhDs soon on (1) inequalities, poverty and suicide risk and (2) suicide risk in agricultural communities
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We're excited to introduce 7 new Changing Policy and Practice Awards! ✨
From reproductive health to neuromuscular disorders, this funding will support our awardees in sharing their research insights with patients, healthcare professionals, and policymakers.
Read the full story: shorturl.at/bv0Yy
From reproductive health to neuromuscular disorders, this funding will support our awardees in sharing their research insights with patients, healthcare professionals, and policymakers.
Read the full story: shorturl.at/bv0Yy
Medical Research Foundation | From reproductive health to…
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April 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We're excited to introduce 7 new Changing Policy and Practice Awards! ✨
From reproductive health to neuromuscular disorders, this funding will support our awardees in sharing their research insights with patients, healthcare professionals, and policymakers.
Read the full story: shorturl.at/bv0Yy
From reproductive health to neuromuscular disorders, this funding will support our awardees in sharing their research insights with patients, healthcare professionals, and policymakers.
Read the full story: shorturl.at/bv0Yy
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Did you know women may be naturally better at fighting certain infections than men?
A UCL study funded by the Foundation finds women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty & menopause. 💪🦠
Tune in to @bcellsrosser.bsky.social on BBC R4’s Inside Health to learn more!
A UCL study funded by the Foundation finds women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty & menopause. 💪🦠
Tune in to @bcellsrosser.bsky.social on BBC R4’s Inside Health to learn more!
And please give a listen to our research featured on BBC Radio 4's Inside Health show! Lucy and Lizzy did a wonderful job talking about our findings! (We're in the second half) @bcellsrosser.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Inside Health - Assisted dying: Who’s eligible under the proposed bill? - BBC Sounds
In the first of our mini-series we discuss who could get an assisted death under the rules
www.bbc.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Did you know women may be naturally better at fighting certain infections than men?
A UCL study funded by the Foundation finds women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty & menopause. 💪🦠
Tune in to @bcellsrosser.bsky.social on BBC R4’s Inside Health to learn more!
A UCL study funded by the Foundation finds women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty & menopause. 💪🦠
Tune in to @bcellsrosser.bsky.social on BBC R4’s Inside Health to learn more!