Name: Medicine in our society: Heads and Hearts
Start: 2018-05-16T
End: 2018-05-16T
Location: Blake’s Coffee & Kitchen

Who wants to live forever? If Hollywood has taught us anything it is that society is always looking for ways to live longer and stay younger. Join us for an evening where we discuss two of the biggest questions in society and medicine - How can we age slower? and, Brain transplantation, is it possible and can I live forever?

Brain Transplantation – modern day miracle or Frankensteinian science?

Mr Surash Surash (Consultant Neurosurgeon at the RVI, Newcastle)

In 2019, Gateshead are hosting the World Transplant Games. People from all over the world come to compete having had heart, lung, kidney or liver transplants just to name a few. But imagine, a time when people can have Brain Transplants? A Brave New World? Tonight we attempt to unravel the science behind Brain Transplantation – a science that may be with us closer than you think!

Healthy ageing? Get rid of the “zombie cells” ! A glimpse of the future: latest up to date trends to promote healthy ageing.

Dr Anthony Lagnado (Research Associate)

Getting rid of the "zombie cells" could be the key to promote health ageing. Dr Anthony Lagnado explains the latest developments in cell biology and drug development and importantly, why getting rid of the "Zombie cells" can help keep us younger and healthier for longer.

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