A summary by Pavel Ovseiko, University of Oxford Research Fellow and UK SPINE conference participant. There was a certain level of excitement in the air on 27-28th June 2022 at the Alderley Park Conference Centre, where the UK SPINE annual conference returned to an in-person setting following two years of pandemic-related virtual conferences. Focusing on […]
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UK SPINE – outputs and outcomes
UK SPINE was set up to build a knowledge exchange[1] network, focussed on the mission of improving healthspan for patients with multiple age-related conditions by accelerating the discovery, development and testing of new drugs by better understanding the underlying biology driving these conditions. The novel approach we have implemented is based on a collaborative network […]
Do ‘wicked problems’ require ‘wicked knowledge exchange’? | UK SPINE
12th August 2022 The ATTP define knowledge exchange (KE) as ‘a collaborative, creative endeavour that translates knowledge and research into impact in society and the economy’. This relatively straightforward definition masks a system which is complex in practice. ‘Wicked’ is a concept borrowed by Keith Grint who conceptualises complex problems as ‘wicked’ and requiring multi-faceted […]
Determining outcomes pertaining to healthy ageing trials | UK SPINE
22nd July 2022 At the recent UK SPINE conference there were a series of workshops facilitating a diverse range of discussions. One of these was on the topic of the outcome measures suitable for trials in healthy ageing. This built on the initial findings of a review undertaken by academics from Birmingham Health Partner’s Centre […]
An Interview with MultiplAI | UK SPINE
20th April 2022 Sixty million people die each year. Eighteen million die of cardiovascular problems. It is the biggest global killer. The World Deaths Per year, How Many Deaths in The World Per year | Dead or Kicking Heart attacks happen to healthy people. Or, at least, to those who think themselves healthy. Trisha Paddock […]
What could a new approach to health data mean for Geroscience research? | UK SPINE
2nd March 2021 The potential of ageing research relies on health data The Government recently announced a rapid review on the more efficient and safe use of health data for research and analysis for the benefit of patients and the healthcare sector. The review is due to conclude in April and aims to capture information […]
“Over my head? The patient and public perspective of UK SPINE conference 2022 | UK SPINE
26th August 2022 As a Patient and Public Involvement representative I attended the conference with a little trepidation – would I find that the science would be ‘over my head’? The answer was a pleasing ‘no’. There were times when there was a lot of scientific detail but it always sat in the wider context, […]
A new national focus on health ageing | UK SPINE
18th March 2022 UK SPINE welcomes the recent announcement of 11 new networks, across 28 UK universities, aimed at transforming UK ageing research. The £2m investment by UKRI recognises the need to address the discrepancy between improvements in lifespan, and the number of those additional years that are lived healthily. Through their combined forces, the […]
Machine learning contributes to advances in surrogate end points for cardiovascular clinical trials | UK SPINE
12th April 2022 One of the great challenges in improving health in old age is measuring how well someone is ageing. An individual who is “aging well” will be less likely to get ill than someone of the same age who is “aging badly”. UK SPINE wants to develop new medicines that will help people […]
New article published by Muslim Abbas Syed – Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi – Eliot Marston – Janet M. Lord – Harriet Teare – Melanie Calver | UK SPINE
21st November 2022 Optimising the selection of outcomes for healthy ageing trials: a mixed methods study