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Study pinpoints genes that keep watch on time blood takes to clot

CCACE scientists have discovered three genes that could shed light on the genetic causes of blood-clotting disorders.  The study looked for associations between half a million genetic markers and time taken for blood to clot, measured by activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT).  The findings show the three genes - called F12, HRG and KNG1 - are responsible for a substantial amount of the variation in speed of blood clotting between individuals.

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Scientific Workshop on Working Memory and Ageing

Registration has now opened for a CCACE special scientific event. A scientific workshop entitled "Working memory in healthy and pathological ageing" is to be held on 30-31 March 2010 at the University of Edinburgh in 7 George Square. This two day event will involve talks and discussion from distinguished international researchers examining working memory and ageing and will include Professor Fergus Craik, Professor Nelson Cowan and Professor Alan Baddeley. A full programme can be found below. Attendance at this event is free but numbers are limited so registration is essential. Please complete the registration form below and return it to Anna Sim ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by 14th March 2010. Undergraduate and MSc students are not eligible to attend.

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Working Memory and Ageing Registration form

BSPID Inaugural Conference

The CCACE is hosting the inaugural conference for the newly formed British Society for the Psychology of Individual Differences (BSPID). This one day conference is being held in Edinburgh on the 28th April. Registration forms and abstract submission forms can be found at www.bspid.org.uk. The closing date for registrations and abstracts is 24th March 2010. Please contact Beverly Roberts (conference organiser - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if you require any further information.

CCACE News Headlines

Study pinpoints genes that keep watch on time blood takes to clot

Hear Professor Ian Deary on BBC Radio 4's Am I Normal?

Read About CCACE in the Edinburgh Evening News.

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The centre is supported by funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Medical Research Council (MRC), and the University of Edinburgh as part of the cross-council Lifelong Health and Wellbeing initiative (G0700704/84698).

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