Blog articles
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Transcriptomics and mental illness
We look beyond the genome to find out how RNA can impact on the presentation of psychiatric conditions
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Keeping genes in mind: genomics and mental illness
UCL Genetics Institute honorary professor and psychiatrist David Curtis explains the challenge of understanding mental illnesses like schizophrenia, and how recent advances in genomics could have a real impact on clinical practice
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Dementia, lifestyle and the genome
A new study provides evidence that when it comes to dementia, it isn’t all in the genes...
News articles
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New genomics initiatives coming to primary care
New initiatives launching next month will focus on improving…
Events
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The Primary Care Show
Returning to the NEC in May, the Primary Care Show, will take place on 15 - 16 May 2023.
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Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference 2023
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) annual conference 2023 is an essential event for GPs and their teams.
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Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference 2022
The RCGP annual conference is the leading annual event for GPs, practice teams and other primary care professionals.
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Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference 2021
The RCGP annual conference is the leading annual event for GPs, practice teams and other primary care professionals.
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Royal College of Nursing Congress 2021
The RCN Congress is a key annual event in the nursing calendar and provides a forum for nursing practitioners to meet, learn, develop and share best practice.
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Royal College of General Practitioners Annual Conference 2019
The RCGP annual conference is the leading annual event for GPs, practice teams and other primary care professionals.
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Primary Care and Public Health 2022
Primary Care and Public Health is a key annual conference for all primary care and allied health professionals.
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NHS Confederation 2019
This year, NHS Confederation will focus on the future of the NHS and healthcare and this theme will be supported by many new conference strands.