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Do lifestyle choices affect physical and mental well-being as we grow old? Is being 'biologically young' beneficial in the face of acute and chronic illness? We'll explore some innovative research into ageing.
The talk will cover the research evidence of the impact of lifestyle behaviours in preventing decline in physical and mental well-being associated with ageing. It will also examine the impact of age on the outcome of diseases. A case will be made that much research is needed to understand how being biologically younger would benefit in both acute and chronic illnesses.
This lecture is part of the 'New Faces, Fresh Ideas in Medicine, Nutrition and Health' series.Our Public Engagement team coordinate several series through the year to connect communities with the latest research and discovery. See our latest programmes at http://www.engagingaberdeen.co.uk/
Professor Phyo Myint joined the Epidemiology Group in August 2013 as Clinical Chair in Medicine of Old Age. He held junior clinical training posts in Yorkshire and East Kent regions and Specialist Registrar posts in Mersey and East Anglia regions. He was awarded the Stroke Association Clinical Fellowship and received clinical stroke training in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
He was trained in Clinical Epidemiology in Cambridge and Norwich, UK. He took up his first senior academic appointment with the Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia in April and became Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 2010 and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 2012.
- Speaker
- Professor Phyo Myint, Chair in Old Age Medicine
- Hosted by
- The College of Life Sciences and Medicine
- Venue
- Suttie Centre for Teaching and Learning in Healthcare
- Contact
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Booking is not required, but for further information contact Emma Webb, Assistant College Registrar - e.webb@abdn.ac.uk