Health, Wellbeing & Ageing Research at Bournemouth University

Bournemouth, UK
Joined March 2012
BU's Professor Edwin van Teijlingen has spent the past 6 years working to improve #antenatal #maternity care in #Nepal: bit.ly/O1O3XU
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BU launched the "Seen But Seldom Heard" project last week - helping #disabled teens express themselves through #poetry. bit.ly/RUozLh
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Health Minister dismisses concerns that NHS is under intense strain from elderly patients bit.ly/UOA8DQ
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Dr Anthea Innes tells us more about BUDI's research into #dementia friendly #tourism in this new BRC article: bit.ly/PeWhIL
BU's #Dementia Institute talked about their research into #dementia friendly #tourism on @BBCRadioSolent this week: bit.ly/PeVBTH
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Radio coverage of dementia research in Dorset shar.es/uvdbk ... see, I do engage ;-)
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New treatment reduces a key Alzheimer's Disease protein by a staggering 90 percent on.io9.com/4q7hcxl
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Battle of the blades: the tech behind tonight's #Paralympic 100-metre final bit.ly/QdM5E6 #pistorius
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Food for thought: Calorific #diet isn't just bad for your body, it may trigger #Alzheimer's bit.ly/TQ984f (free reg) #health
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Paralysed people with broken spines get feeling back in stem cell world first bit.ly/O6PDrp
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#Alzheimer's: Just another form of (brain) #diabetes? bit.ly/QfUCnW
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Too little, too late? #Thalidomide maker apologises to those affected by drug bit.ly/R2Nayi
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BU's Andy Pulman and Dr Jacqui Taylor examine the phenomenon of Munchausen's by Internet - faking illness online: bit.ly/NeG87Z
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See article on #prosopagnosia and BU Face Centre in today's Independent newspaper: tiny.cc/f6ydjw
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Did Olympic nurses reflect the mood in the wards, asks Dean Royles of @nhsemployers gu.com/p/39nf7/tw
Congratulations to BU researcher Andy Harding whose dissertation on healthcare provision has won a prestigious award: bit.ly/MaWPfB
Discover more about BU School of Psychology's Dr Sarah Bates' research into prosopagnosia or #facial blindness. bit.ly/PzBmBF
Bryce Dyer's research into lower limb #prosthetics is proving invaluable for the #2012Paralympics. Find out how here: bit.ly/LlpspZ
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@DementiaToday @BUHealth Sounds like good news for improving crystallized intelligence for the older age groups
BU has launched the Bournemouth University Dementia Institute; bringing researchers together to improve #dementia care: bit.ly/MYLvTJ