The Nobel Prize winners David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel demonstrated that kittens deprived of sensory input in one eye at birth remained permanently blind in that eye. The story of a blind kitten certainly tugs at the heart strings, but...
Picture perfect pregnancy Since the days when a pregnant Demi Moore posed proudly on the front cover of Vanity Fair, the media has bombarded us with images of what pregnancy should look like. Magazine covers display images of glowing women...
Psychosis is a medical condition that is most commonly characterised by visual hallucinations and voices, and/or by the presence of grandiose, persecutory or self-blaming delusions. A psychotic episode can be a terrifying and often traumatic experience for young people. This...
We are delighted to announce that Arianna Manzini, DPhil student within the BeGOOD Team, will give a guest lecture at the University of Padua (Italy) on 16th June. Arianna will lecture for the Master in Bioethics (Corso di Perfezionamento in...
We are delighted to announce that Arianna Manzini, DPhil student within the BeGOOD Team, will lead a discussion group at Magdalen College School (Oxford) on the 12th May. Arianna will lecture for the weekly meeting of the Philosophy Society, focussing on...
Last year Giacomo Mazzariol, a 20-year-old Italian writer, was presenting his book in schools all over Italy, when he had the idea to develop a blog that could give “generation Z” (people born between 1995 and 2010) a space to...
If life gives you lemons, make a lemonade stand Shortly before her first birthday, Alex Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, the second most common type of cancer in childhood. This meant that Alex’s years to follow were not just benchmarked...
Conference Organizer: Mental Health Foundation Monday 18th-Wednesday 20th September 2017 Nottingham Conference Centre Abstract: Refocus on Recovery 2017 is the largest regular scientific conference on recovery in the world, and is all about recovery for people with mental health problems, and presenting world-leading research about how people can live well with illness. Four themes have… Read more »
Conference Organizer: HC-UK Friday 12th May 2017 De Vere West One, London Abstract: Through national updates, lived experience and practical case studies the conference will provide a step by step guide to measuring, monitoring and improving service user experience in mental health services. Expert sessions will focus on monitoring adherence to the NICE Quality Standard on… Read more »
Conference Organizer: ELSI Congress Monday 5th-Wednesday 7th June 2017 The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine and UConn Health, 10 Discovery Drive Farmington, CT USA 06032 Abstract: This 4th ELSI Congress is the latest in a series of major conferences for researchers and others interested in the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genomic research.… Read more »