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Data Access Committee, Terms of Reference
Monday, February 3, 2025 - 11:56

Primarily for researchers benefit, the Terms of Reference of the Data Access Committee were approved at its meeting on 3rd February 2025. A further annex of guidance for applicants will be published in due course. Access the Document here

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Mobile Phone Use and Brain Tumours
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - 09:20

Using a mobile phone for extended periods is not linked with an increased risk of brain cancer, according to the COSMOS study.

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Airwave Participant Experience Report
Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 10:31
Dr Kirsten Bell from the Patient Experience Research Centre (PERC) at Imperial College has recently published a report on the Participant Experience survey completed by 240 Airwave participants earlier this year.
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Airwave Participant Advisory Group launches
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 09:18

After substantial interest from the Airwave cohort, we have recently set up the Airwave participant advisory group (APAG) comprising of 8 participants across England, Scotland and Wales. 240 participants have also recently completed a survey as part of Dr Kirsten Bell's research into Airwave study participation and involvement.

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Free hearing test offered to all Airwave participants
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 15:19

We are pleased to be working with the University of Manchester to offer all Airwave participants the opportunity to take an at-home hearing test. We will email the invitations to participants over the next few weeks. If you do not receive an email and believe you are eligible to take part, please contact us at [email protected]

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Support for Study into Impact of Semaglutide in Amyloid Positivity (ISAP)
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 14:37

We are pleased to be supporting this study into the effects of oral semaglutide on the build-up of proteins in the brain characterising Alzheimer’s Disease and other cognitive impairments. Invitations to join this research study are being posted to relevant members of the Airwave cohort. 

 

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The Airwave Tissue Bank is an epidemiological study of police officers and staff in Britain.  It was established in 2004 to investigate possible long-term health effects associated with use of TETRA, the personal radio system used by the police service. The cohort now supports broader research into common diseases affecting this well-defined occupational group.

Update: 12th September 2023: The Airwave follow-up screening phase has now concluded for this year. Thank you to all participants who attended one of our clinics in South Wales and Scotland over the past few months. 

Update: 30th November 2022: We are pleased to announce the follow-up phase of the Study will re-commence in 2023 with the first batch of invites planned to be sent in the New Year. We will initially operate in Cardiff and Carmarthen with plans to extend to other parts of Wales and Scotland.

The Airwave Study team have spent the last 2 years working on the REACT programme which has been fundamental for the Government in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now looking forward to continuing the Airwave re-screening programme thanks to the kind help of our participants.