If you’re choosing a research group to join, pay just as much - if not more - attention to the culture and mentoring style in the group than the research.
You can succeed in lots of research areas or projects, but it’s tough to succeed in an unsupportive environment.
Good to see @NHSEngland & @Asda working together to put vital mouth cancer awareness messaging on oral hygiene products. The new look products encourage shoppers to be body aware & to contact their GP or dental practice with any potential cancer symptoms.
Know the signs of mouth cancer.
We have partnered with @Asda to put cancer awareness messaging on oral hygiene products.
The new labels encourage people to contact their GP or dental practice if they spot potential symptoms of mouth cancer.
➡️ https://t.co/vtEsAea71A
A Head and Neck Cancer Awareness and Screening Event is holding today. It’s a fabulous collaboration between @Leic_hospital@uniofleicester@UHDBTrust@DerbyUni 🥳👏👏
Venue: Highcross shopping mall (SU9) - Ground floor by the lifts
Free oral examinations
10-4pm
Join us!
Today we are at Highcross Shopping Mall in Leicester, raising awareness of how to prevent Head and Neck cancers and improve earlier diagnosis of disease. We are also offering quick, free on-site oral screenings!
#headneckcheck@marsh_ek@DerbyUni@Leic_hospital@dejolaleye
📢Head and Neck Cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines, 6th Ed. Open access https://t.co/AkJ22239yp 30 chapters, over 170 UK based authors, 22 specialities, endorsed by 12 national bodies. A special thanks to @BAHNOOfficial members contributing to authorship
80% of us get HPV infection in our lifetime, but many don't know it causes 700,000 cancers a year. The HPV vaccine can prevent over 100,000 cancers in the UK by 2058. https://t.co/vQK85jhl1F
Women are 4-times more likely to have autoimmune diseases than men. Why is this?
From Dou et al. in Cell, today
In females, the second X chromosome is silenced by a long non-coding RNA, called Xist (pronounced 'exist') - males don't express Xist
Xist, together with almost 100 unique proteins, wraps itself around the second X chromosome, silencing it. It's thought that Xist-protein complexes are highly immunogenic, and may represent targets for autoantibodies
Dou et al. devised a system to induce expression of Xist in male mice. They found that Xist expression led to the production of autoantibodies, similar to levels found in female mice (RIBO P0/P2 are lupus autoantibodies, CENPA/B are scleroderma autoantibodies):
In a mouse model, these autoantibodies in Xist-expressing males were sufficient to cause significant lupus pathology (including in the kidney and the lung):
In humans, autoantibodies against the Xist ribonucleoprotein complex were enriched in female patients with lupus, scleroderma, and dermatomyositis
Therefore, Xist may solve the puzzle of female-biased autoimmunity
https://t.co/95sqEMGqJ8
Oracle Cancer Trust wants your help to drive more awareness and uptake of the #HPVvaccine amongst school aged children and those who are eligible for the #CatchUpProgramme. Read full article here: https://t.co/teGUvJc2L9
#HPV#Cancer#CancerPrevention#Vaccine
Cervical cancer will be almost eliminated in coming decades if HPV vaccination rates are high in children.
In England HPV vaccination coverage in schools is rising again but still below pre-pandemic levels. Please encourage children to get protected.
https://t.co/MCNy9DDmpB
Check out our new paper: Two mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms modulate cardiolipin binding and lead to synthetic lethality.
https://t.co/BXZRMIKV6Z
For the first time, mtDNA recombination is employed to map genetic interactions inside animal mitochondria!!!
The situation in the UK is deeply concerning. Health is declining and health inequalities are widening. This is not the case with other European countries. The UK's rankings have gone down since 2014. What a tragic waste of lives @ucl@bmj_latest
If you are interesting in applying to the STP 2024 cohort and want to find out more about the application process join our webinar this afternoon at 3pm
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