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💻 29 June 2026 | 2.30–4pm
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📣 Come and spend a day with the Cambridge NeuroWorks team showcasing the latest developments in #neurotech on Monday 15 June!
🔎 Learn about this exciting area of #research & #innovation with @CPFT_NHS to improve healthcare & treatments.
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We're expanding research, widening treatment options and tackling inequalities in prostate cancer care.
✅ All eligible Black men will be invited to join a landmark screening trial.
✅ A targeted NHS screening programme will also be rolled out.
More: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-expansion-of-research-and-treatment-for-prostate-cancer
Replacing device-measured sedentary time with physical activity is associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease regardless of genetic risk
The use of neuroimaging techniques in the early and differential diagnosis of dementia
Chromosomal deletions on 16p11.2 encompassing SH2B1 are associated with accelerated metabolic disease
Genetics of circulating inflammatory proteins identifies drivers of immune-mediated disease risk and therapeutic targets
Mortality rates and proximal causes of death in patients with Lewy body dementia versus Alzheimer’s disease: A longitudinal study using secondary care mental health records
Accelerated waning of the humoral response to COVID-19 vaccines in obesity
Decompressive Craniectomy versus Craniotomy for Acute Subdural Hematoma
De-identified Bayesian personal identity matching for privacy-preserving record linkage despite errors: development and validation
Risk factors for longer-term mortality in discharged patients with dementia and SARS-CoV-2 infection: a matched case–control study.
Economic evaluation of interventions for treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review.
Microglial activation in the frontal cortex predicts cognitive decline in frontotemporal dementia
Using machine learning to model older adult inpatient trajectories from electronic health records data
Simultaneous identification of viruses and viral variants with programmable DNA nanobait
Fully automated closed-loop insulin delivery in adults with type 2 diabetes: an open-label, single-center, randomized crossover trial
Longitudinal effect of clozapine-associated sedation on motivation in schizophrenia: naturalistic longitudinal study
Association between antidementia medication use and mortality in people diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies in the UK: a retrospective cohort study.
Factors Associated with Significant Weight Loss in Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Large Teaching Hospital
Brain injury in COVID-19 is associated with dysregulated innate and adaptive immune responses
Unquantifiably low aldosterone concentrations are prevalent in hospitalised COVID-19 patients but may not be revealed by chemiluminescent immunoassay
The prognostic and discriminatory utility of the Clinical Frailty Scale and modified frailty Index compared to age