Beautiful example of biology’s precision: Liverpool researchers have shown that alternative splicing adds just four amino acids to kindlin-3, yet strengthens neutrophil adhesion when immune demand rises. news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/02/s...

Study uncovers new mechanism behind immune cell response - University of Liverpool News

Study uncovers new mechanism behind immune cell response

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Excellent talk from Judith Potts at our postgraduate teaching on Charles Bonnet syndrome: vivid, silent visual hallucinations associated with sight loss, not dementia or mental illness. Proactive questioning, explanation and reassurance can be transformative. www.rnib.org.uk/your-eyes/ey...

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If you're affected by sight loss, we're here for you

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🧠 September is #WorldAlzheimersMonth. Alzheimer’s causes 60–70% of dementia cases, but dementia isn't an inevitable part of ageing. Warning signs may include memory loss, confusion, difficulty with words or everyday tasks, and changes in mood or behaviour.

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WHO fact sheet on dementia providing key facts and information on signs and symptoms, rates, risk factors, social and economic impacts, human rights, WHO response.

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Nature didn’t evolve just one way to see, it created a breathtaking variety. Every eye is shaped by a different world, a different way of life, and millions of years of adaptation. Each one is a masterpiece of survival, & a beautiful reminder of nature’s endless creativity. 🌍🦋 #Nature #Evolution

🇬🇧 Milestone: the first UK patient was recruited to the international TOFU #Uveitis Registry on Friday UK participation will strengthen real-world evidence on when long-term treatment for non-infectious uveitis can be safely tapered or stopped, this is an area where guidance remains limited.

Please, please may science bring us a cure for this awful disease. Following all these experimental trials with hope, with the context that rigorous international trials are needed (and are under way...) www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Alzheimers #Dementia #DementiaResearch

A controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms — here’s what scientists know

Jaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testimonials ignited a frenzy in China over a technique that aims to improve drainage from the brain. Now it is entering trials worldwide.

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📢 Help shape UK-wide biologic pathways for ocular inflammatory disease. The Uveitis CSG’s Delphi project covers children and adults, starting with tocilizumab for refractory non-infectious uveitis. Get involved: uveitisstudygroup.org

Clinical wisdom isn’t having every answer (particularly in the field of #Uveitis!). It’s learning to navigate uncertainty with evidence, judgement and care, especially in complex diseases such as uveitis. Reflections from Prof. Andrew Dick, shaped by decades in medicine and #ophthalmology.

Dolly Parton understood something too many public figures forget: influence carries responsibility. She put $1 million behind COVID-19 research at Vanderbilt, supporting early vaccine work, then gave $1 million to paediatric infectious-disease research. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Dolly Parton dies aged 80 — researchers celebrate her contributions to science

The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities.

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Industry collaboration can advance medicine, but doctors shaping clinical guidelines must declare and rigorously manage all conflicts of interest. Our first duty is to patients: recommendations must follow the best evidence, with transparency, independence and public trust at their heart.

The passing of Dolly Parton is a reminder that she was not only a legendary artist, she was also a stalwart supporter of medicine and science www.bmj.com/content/394/...

Complete the RunThrough Summer Series at the Salford MediaCity 10K pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... ⬆️ Running gives us so much, physically and mentally, but I took this one very gently while peri-viral... Fitting "UK Summer" style ending 🌞🌞😂

Rest in peace, Yayoi Kusama. A singular artist who transformed her inner experiences into a visual language of dots, mirrors and infinity...changing contemporary art and helping generations see the world differently. Her remarkable legacy will endure. 🔴⚪️

Psychiatry needs reliable biomarkers. The retina offers a non-invasive window into the CNS. Changes in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder + depression show promise, but translation needs larger cohorts, shared data & harmonised methods. Well done @insighteyehub.bsky.social #Oculomics #MentalHealth

👁️ Liverpool is helping shape eye care’s future. A privilege working with CERC at St Paul’s Eye Unit: first UK site activated for GALASSIA-NAION-301, studying a potential first treatment for recent NAION, and first UK site joining the international TOFU uveitis registry. Proud to PI both.

Today is Avicenna Day (also observed as National Doctors’ Day in Iran), dedicated to the great Persian physician, philosopher and polymath known in Europe as Avicenna. (c. 980–1037) one of the three "fathers of Medicine" His five-book Canon of Medicine systematised centuries of medical knowledge.

Delighted and honoured to join the Committee of the International #Uveitis Study Group (IUSG), leading its Strategic Communications and Digital Engagement portfolio. The IUSG brings together clinicians and researchers worldwide to advance education, research and care in uveitis.

It is always a pleasure to see Welsh patients in clinic 🤗 Today, I had another consultation requiring an interpreter because my patient spoke no English - a quiet reminder of the many peoples, languages and journeys that have shaped these lands, and continue to enrich them.

An important follow-up after yesterday’s partial solar eclipse: solar retinal injury can be painless, and symptoms may not appear until several hours later. After the 1999 UK eclipse, around 70 people sustained sight damage, some after looking for less than a minute. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Eclipse warning: All the key signs you may have damaged your eyes

Symptoms after looking at the sun without eclipse glasses can include blurred vision

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The eclipse on 12 August will be spectacular across it's path (which includes the UK), but never look directly at the Sun without proper solar protection, even for a few seconds and even if it is cloudy. 👁️ Use genuine eclipse glasses/solar viewers meeting ISO 12312-2 standards.

"Every ending carries the seed of a new beginning" Changeover week in the UK: new residents begin their careers, while others finish one chapter of training. Our Uveitis team said goodbye to our excellent fellow Vivian, off to York next, celebrating w/ Mowgli & ice cream 🍛🍦 All the best, Vivian! 👁️

It is always lovely to receive a thank-you card from a patient, but it's equally special to receive one from the students and residents we have had the privilege of training. “Docendo discimus” - by teaching, we learn.

👁️🔬 The July NIHR UK Uveitis Clinical Study Group newsletter ⬇️ Our mission: to enable every eligible patient to participate in ocular inflammation trials and studies across the UK and Ireland. www.uveitisstudygroup.org #Uveitis #Ophthalmology #ClinicalTrials #EyeResearch #NIHR

A real pleasure to have supported my former i SAMP medical student Timothy, who started as a doctor this week. His excellent work included an audit of axial SpA screening in our #uveitis clinic and research into the neuro-ophthalmic complications of Behçet’s disease at our National Behçet’s Centre

Seen at Aintree @nhsuhlg.bsky.social “I wish I could show you… the astonishing light of your own being.” A modern rendering inspired by Hafez, Iran’s great 14th-century poet, and a beautiful reminder that healthcare is not only about treating illness, but restoring dignity, hope and light. #NHS

A white coat, convincing face and algorithm are not medical credentials... AI-generated "doctors" are gaining millions of TikTok views while spreading cancer myths, miracle cures and even promoting nonexistent medicines. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’

Research shows AI-generated physicians are gaining millions of views on TikTok by spreading dubious health advice

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A lesson from #ISU2026: progress in #uveitis does not happen in silos. Countries see different disease patterns, and no single specialty owns ocular inflammation. Constructive disagreement is where collaboration begins. Some reflections: www.linkedin.com/posts/nimagh...

#uveitis #isu2026 #genetics #immunology #ai #therapeutics #whitedotsyndromes #vasculitis #microbiome #oncology #ophthalmology | Nima Ghadiri

From nuclein to new definitions: lessons from Tübingen about the future of #uveitis 🧬👁️:- In 1869, in a laboratory within Tübingen Castle, Friedrich Miescher isolated a previously unknown substance f...

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A glimpse of the state of play in endophthalmitis diagnostics from Dr Koh-Hei Sonoda: a rapid multiplex kit detecting eight common bacterial pathogens alongside key resistance markers, including mecA, vanA and gyrA mutations, plus broad bacterial and fungal targets.

Persistent ocular hypertensive viral anterior uveitis (POH-VAU), an emerging disease linked to aquatic-origin covert mortality nodavirus (CMNV), is now featuring in our international ocular inflammation meetings 🦐👁️ #ISU2026 #Uveitis

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🚨 HEALTH ALERT: Do you prep raw seafood at home? A newly reported eye condition, POH-VAU, has been linked to CMNV, a virus found in aquatic animals including shrimp/fish which has jumped to humans This is a treatment-resistant eye disease leading to vision loss, & 70 cases have been identified.

Hot 🔥take from Dr Xiaoli Liu st #IUSG2026 in Tübingen: in a mouse EAU model, high-dose capsaicin worsened uveitis via the eye-gut axis: microbiome, barrier integrity & inflammation. For patients asking about autoimmune diets - easy on the spicy curries...?🌶️👁️ #Uveitis #GutEyeAxis