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Our Unmasking Pain project, led by Wolfson Fellow Paul Chazot and the Pain Academy, has been nominated for a FUSE Award.

Our Unmasking Pain project, led by Wolfson Fellow Paul Chazot and the Pain Academy, has been nominated for a FUSE Award.
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WRIHW Newsletter 105 should be in your inboxes now!

The latest Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Newsletter should be arriving in your inbox this afternoon.

Child of the North - Call for Collaborators

The Child of the North Report highlighted the challenges and struggles of children in the North, forcing us to think how we can help to better the lives of these children.
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Pain Academy Success - Gabapentinoid and Opioid Tapering Toolbox (GOTT) We have achieved zero patients on high dose opioids!

Persistent pain is a huge world-wide health challenge. It is the primary reason people in the UK see their GP. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognised it as a priority disease in 2019. NICE has also recently accepted that current chronic pain medications have limited use, and in fact carry serious safety concerns.

WRIHW Newsletter 104, the last of 2022, should be in your inboxes now!

The latest Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Newsletter (and the final one this year) should be arriving in your inbox this morning.

Three reasons why strong perfumes give you a headache

Humans can smell over 1 trillion odours. But no two people will react in quite the same way to the same smell. Professor Amanda Ellison from our Department of Psychology explains why.
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