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Advanced Pain Discovery Platform

The Advanced Pain Discovery Platform is the umbrella programme for PAINSTORM, funded by UKRI and Versus Arthritis.

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DOLORisk

DOLORisk, an EU-funded project, was an observational study of risk factors for neuropathic pain. It was a precursor to PAINSTORM.

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FORECAST

FORECAST is an APDP-funded study of the factors predicting the transition from acute to persistent pain in people with 'sciatica'.

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GeNeup

GeNeup, led by Oslo University Hospital, investigates new genetic variants relevant for the development of neuropathic pain, using existing Norwegian population-based cohorts.

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International Diabetic Neuropathy Consortium

The International Diabetic Neuropathy Consortium (IDNC) is an international interdisciplinary initiative based at Aarhus University with the aim to study the development of painful and non-painful neuropathy as a consequence of diabetes.

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Neuroinflammation as a predictor of chronicity in whiplash

This project uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to see if inflammation of the nerves in the neck and arm is a cause of chronic pain in some patients with whiplash.                                                            

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SHARE

SHARE, the Scottish Health Research Register and Biobank, is an NHS Research Scotland initiative. It has been created to establish a register of people, aged 11 and over, interested in participating in health research.

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UK Biobank

UK Biobank is a large-scale biomedical database and research resource, containing in-depth genetic and health information from half a million UK participants. We use UK Biobank data in some of the work we're doing on genetic factors in Work Package 5.