We have a lovely little seed fund thanks to Mental Health at the University of Edinburgh to work alongside young people aged 12-18 to explore how we could grow a #mentalhealth youth forum together to help research. If you’re interested or know young people who might be, feel free to pass on my details ☀️🌱

New paper:

Genome-wide association study and trans-ethnic meta-analysis identify novel susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes mellitus Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine Institute of Genetics and Cancer

Read more here: doi.org/10.1186/s12920…

EDS in the news

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We are very pleased that some of the results from our #hEDS START study have been reported by the media this week and are raising awareness of #hEDS  & #HSD in
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and 
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Full report link in The Observer article.
Edinburgh Research Office

Great awareness for #EhlersDanlosSyndrome and #Hypermobility in The Guardian today, including why our GP toolkit and the school toolkit are so needed, and why we need to keep momentum with our #EnoughIsEnough campaign for a pathway for care in the UK. theguardian.com/society/articl…

Dive into Edinburgh’s science scene with Pint of Science, with over 30 talks covering tech to the cosmos, there's something for everyone!

🗓13th-15th May 2024
📍6 locations across Edinburgh
🗣30+ talks
🎟️edin.ac/200MU2y

We're excited to launch a new series on our YouTube channel and social media: Volunteer Testimonials!

We're so grateful to all of our amazing volunteers and the advances in healthcare that they make possible 🙏

Watch Caroline's testimonial: youtube.com/watch?v=HsB5E7…

Dervil Dockrell Ehlers-Danlos Support UK Institute of Genetics and Cancer HMSA Charity Dr Sarah E. Bennett NikkiEDSUK Kimia Witte Prof Catherine Lido Dr Catherine Crompton The Ehlers-Danlos Society Michael Marra MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP Scotland Versus Arthritis Genetic Alliance UK We are in Holyrood today, sharing the report, film and scrapbook, and all of the other outputs from our patient engagement events. Thank you Emma Roddick MSP for sponsoring the exhibition and giving us the opportunity to give voices to people living with #hEDS #HSD in Scotland.

Dervil Dockrell and I are delighted to launch our ' #TranslatingResearchIntoChange ' report. This work gives a comprehensive and updated description of hEDS/HSD in Scotland. #EDS #HSD #hEDS

Read the full report here: books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-diam…

Ehlers-Danlos Support UK Institute of Genetics and Cancer HMSA Charity

Last week, we welcomed four new cross-disciplinary fellows for 2024🎉.
Great to have you join our vibrant research community! Read more👇
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#CrossDisciplinaryScience #BiomedicalResearch

Looking forward to the launch of our hEDS-START Project report on Tuesday the 7th of May
#TranslatingResearchIntoChange
Image by Rose 🌹
Emma Roddick MSP
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New paper from Dr Kathy Evans’ research group describes a pilot drug screen for Alzheimer’s disease using human neural progenitor cells.

Read more here: ed.ac.uk/centre-genomic…

Edinburgh Neuroscience Institute of Genetics and Cancer @BrainComms

Join us for the Inaugural Lecture Showcase, Mutations to Medicine, on Monday, 29th April, 5:00 PM.

Explore the forefront of medical research with three fantastic professors from the Institute of Genetics and Cancer.

Event is free and open to all!

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Collaboration within and beyond our Institute was key to these amazing insights into the role of microtubule biology in ciliopathies #PCD
The Mill Lab. Read more here:
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📢 Scotland’s first genomic strategy launched to improve diagnoses & outcomes for patients, marking a step towards disease prevention and early detection.

Neil Gray MSP Maree Todd Anna Dominiczak NHS Research Scotland Precision Medicine Scotland Cancer Research UK in Scotland Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine
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A nationwide study will track teen loneliness in the digital age. The Generation Scotland research aims to capture the impact of online socialising on young people’s loneliness and mental health. Find out more 👇
ed.ac.uk/news/2024/teen…

3 nominations, 1 award! 🎉

We were nominated collectively for the Team Excellence Award, while Robin Flaig was nominated as Outstanding Colleague and Sarah Robertson won Best Newcomer Award!

Feeling very lucky to attend today's event courtesy of The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Medical School 🙏

Full paper online and open access
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology

PANTS Claire Bewshea Tariq Ahmad Nick Kennedy James Goodhand Seb Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Congratulations to Dervil Dockrell and Kathryn Berg who were runners up in the Community Engagement Award category today for their ongoing work with the hEDS/HSD community! Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine Institute of Genetics and Cancer Ehlers-Danlos Support UK

Generation Scotland (Generation Scotland) are halfway to recruiting their target of 20k new volunteers! Read more here: ed.ac.uk/centre-genomic…