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Nowadays, it seems that almost every TV celebrity and sports star parade some form of body art, especially tattoos.  Among professional footballers, having at least one arm fully tattooed seems to be de riguer. 

Issue 56 of Skin ‘n’ Bones Connection has just been published. The journal was first published in 1993. The contents of the journal are aimed at providing information that may be of interest to people with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis or those who have a specialist interest, whether in a personal or professional capacity.

Connect Immune Research are launching a new grant scheme for early career researchers. The Lab Placements Grants are designed to fund researchers to undertake a formal placement at a selected laboratory to learn a new skill and/or technique, or to carry out experiments essential to a project. 

Launched by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (the MHRA), the seventh annual #MedSafetyWeek is running until 13 November to encourage widespread public engagement and improve patient safety by reporting suspected side effects associated with medicines and adverse incidents involving medical devices.

Have you been prescribed an active topical treatment for psoriasis? Would you like to help researchers to understand how to best support people to use these treatments by taking a short online survey?

The second issue of PAPAA’s Pso Pscience review digest is now available to download. The digest is aimed at providing a brief look at some recent research developments in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Would you like to get involved with research or promote participation in an actvity? Whether you are a patient, working with patients or have an interest in research, you may wish to visit our new website opportunities section.

The University of Hertfordshire, Nutrition and Dietetics Department is exploring the role of diet in the management of psoriasis: Dietary behaviours, perceptions and self-reported skin outcomes of people with psoriasis

PAPAA has just published issue 55 of our popular Skin 'n' Bones Connection journal. You can get a copy on subscription or buy a copy from the PAPAA shop.

Psoriasis in Practice an online training programme for healthcare professionals has now been reaccredited by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Centre for Professional Accreditation.

Worth 10-study hours with a certificate issued on completion.