The ICCARP Steering Committee is pleased to announce a new collection with JoVE on Aging and Age-Related Diseases. Submit your research: www.jove.com/topical-coll... #Ageing #Aging #AgingResearch #Geroscience #Biogerontology #Senescence

Training progressing. Week three on the water. Navigating at night.

Trading the university for the helm this summer ⛵️

Excellent new paper Collins & Thorne examining how LLMs learn & reason, pointing to why corpus-based models fail at novelty & scientific creativity. Essential reading for anyone interested in AI & epistemology, particular for applications to science. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Large language models and scientific discourse: Where’s the intelligence? - Synthese

We explore the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) by comparing the way they gather data with the way humans build knowledge. Here we examine how scientific knowledge is made and compare it w...

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Great to present a keynote on ICCARP at the World Aging & Rejuvenation Conference in Prague. As ageing research advances, a common language to classify ageing-related pathologies is becoming ever more important. That's what ICCARP is working to deliver. #Ageing #Aging #Geroscience #ICCARP #ARC2026

ICCARP is in sunny Oxford this week for the 55th BSG Annual Conference. We will be presenting an update on the consortium's work in the 'Measurement and Classification' session on Friday. If you're attending, please come and say hello. #BSG2026 #Gerontology #AgeingResearch

Over 400 ageing researchers. One unified mission. Today, ICCARP launches its new platform, dedicated to rewriting how ageing-related pathologies are classified, staged & treated worldwide. The reclassification of ageing begins here: iccarp.org #Geroscience #Aging #Ageing #Longevity #ICD11

ICCARP — International Consortium to Classify Ageing-Related Pathologies

An international consortium of clinicians and scientists developing a systematic classification of ageing-related pathologies, structured for submission to the WHO and ICD-11.

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🦉The owl's visit paid off Ended up in the top 10 HE employees in the Duolingo Language Challenge. Cardiff Met took 4 spots, including 1st place. Awards given in Parliament last week... Good timing with the UK rejoining Erasmus+. Education & research transcend national boundaries.

🫁 Now published in @thelancet.com Healthy Longevity: the ICCARP Respiratory Working Group review on how ageing drives respiratory decline & disease, and why this matters for classification & intervention. doi.org/10.1016/j.la... Supported by @norngroup.bsky.social #aging #longevity

New paper from my student, Shasha Yu, which finds a paradox in AI risk: students with technical training have higher awareness of AI risk, but are no better at recognising these in real-world scenarios. They also report greater willingness to adopt AI. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.102751

Humans are finally returning to the moon for the first time since 1972! Launch at 23:24 BST tonight. Popcorn and drinks are ready. 🧑‍🚀🍿

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#WatchLive: the first launch opportunity for #Artemis II is on 1 April 23:24 BST/00:24 CEST 2 April. 📺 Live on #ESAwebTV from one hour before launch (22:24 BST/23:24 CEST) until the end of the broadcast at 23:56 BST/00:56 CEST 👉 watch.esa.int

🫀Keeping a young heart… New ICCARP paper in EHJ explores how the myocardium ages - from mitochondrial dysfunction to fibrosis - helping distinguish physiological changes from early disease. doi.org/10.1093/eurh... This lays the groundwork for our effort to improve how ageing is classified.

I recently represented ICCARP at a policy event with Andy Street (@prosperuk.bsky.social), discussing the structural challenges of ageing with policymakers & stakeholders. At ICCARP, we're developing the technical classifications & guidance to tackle ageing-related diseases.

🦉 Met a minor celebrity today. Language learning has reminded me that most progress is incremental and compounding. Persistence matters, and the owl is... highly persuasive.

Back amongst the dreaming spires this week, visiting the Medical Sciences Division. @ox.ac.uk

🧠 Is pineal gland senescence an ageing-related pathology? In this new paper ICCARP review human evidence of structural & functional changes of the pineal gland with age. 📄https://doi.org/10.1007/s42000-025-00720-9 #Ageing #Aging #CircadianBiology #Geroscience #Hormones #Senescence #Endocrinology

Delighted to announce that I will be delivering a keynote at the 2026 World Aging & Rejuvenation Conference in Prague on the progress of ICCARP on the classification of ageing-related pathologies and its implications for research and healthcare. Details to follow. #aging #ageing #senescence

💉👁️ New paper in JoVE! Excited to share work on preservation for whole eye transplantation in a swine model. 📄 doi.org/10.3791/69179 #Transplantation #Ophthalmology #MachinePerfusion #Biopreservation #OrganPreservation #BiomedicalEngineering (1/4) ...

Thank you to Health and Care Research Wales for their support this year, which enabled me to spend dedicated time working with the team at the Wales Kidney Research Unit at UHW. This support helped define the groundwork for my future research on kidney preservation for transplantation.

Pleased to share our new paper with #NobelLaureate Arieh Warshel. Authored with Lee Jussim, Mikhail Shifman, Luana Maroja, @evolutionistrue.bsky.social, David Bertioli & Gernot Frenking, we explore rising censorship in science & its historical context. journalofcontroversialideas.org/article/5/2/...

As we age, adrenal glands shift gear, making less DHEA/DHEAS & more cortisol (the “stress hormone”). Linked to dementia, osteoporosis & depression, could this be an ageing-related pathology? Our recently updated paper: doi.org/10.1007/s406... #Aging #Gerontology #Endocrinology #Geroscience

The International Consortium to Classify Ageing-Related Pathologies (ICCARP) is now on X. Follow our updates @ICCARP_org (x.com/ICCARP_org) #aging #ageing #longevity #geroscience #gerontology #healthyaging #agingresearch #ageingresearch

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Monasteries & cathedrals with 1,500 years of history, and half-a-billion-year-old rock formations. After 5+ years in Cardiff, I finally visited West Wales. As I work on ageing and preservation, I have to wonder what it would take for lifespans to reach these timescales.

The Natural History Museum in London is a true cathedral of science. The architecture alone is breathtaking! The words on Darwin’s plinth capture its spirit perfectly: "Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illuminations of men's minds, which follows the advance of science."

Wonderful reception at the US Embassy London to welcome this year's #Fulbright cohort. A highlight: meeting Prof. Pickersgill, a 1960 scholar to @rad-institute.bsky.social / @harvard.edu, who is still active in the community. Wishing all the Fulbrighters the very best on your journey!

The CryoDAO team is hard at work on the CryoRepository AI agent. 🧊🤖 Building the first ever central repository of all known CPAs (cryoprotective agents) and data on their mechanisms of action and limitations. More on the project: www.cryodao.org/project/cryo... #cryobiology #cryogenics

"Ageing Isn’t One Thing, It’s Many" -- Article from ICCARP coordinator, Gary Christopher, on the classification of senescence. #ageing #aging #senescence #healthyaging #longevity #agingresearch #gerontology www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-s...

🧬 What Is Senescence, And Why Should We Care?

Reflections from my role as Co-Coordinator of ICCARP Let’s play a quick game: What do you think of when you hear the word “senescence”? Chances are, it doesn’t scream “essential reading.” But here’s t...

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🎓🎉One of the best parts of teaching is seeing students succeed. Proud to see my two BSc dissertation students, Kyle Walford & Ocean Hettiarachchi, graduate with First Class honours yesterday. Congratulations to the whole Class of 2025! #Graduation #CardiffMet #ClassOf2025 @cardiffmet.bsky.social

Facebook reminded me that 16 years ago I started my research career working on neural control systems for Mars rovers with @esa.int as an RA for Prof. Cangelosi & Dr Peniak. I couldn’t have hoped for better mentors! 📸 ESA Mars Yard 2010 #Throwback #ResearchLife #MarsRover #SpaceScience #ESA

🧏 New paper on ageing of the audiovestibular system from ICCARP. A global effort with 34 experts 🌍 We recommend removing presbycusis (AB54) as a standalone dx + using AB51 with severity codes. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-025-01742-2 #ageing #aging #senescence #gerontology #hearinghealth