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Hundredth Story Published
Our 100th storyteller Siobhan describes her experiences of living with two multifactorial conditions, type 2 diabetes and ankylosing spondylitis.
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Award for Telling Stories project!
Joint winner of the Betsi Cadwaladr Scholarship Foundation award at Chief Nursing Officer for Wales Showcase Conference.
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Poster wins conference award
Poster on using Google AnalyticsTM wins award at 2nd Cardiff International Genomics Conference.
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aorta
| Term | Definition |
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| aorta | The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, and is responsible for moving oxygen-rich blood away from your heart and lungs to the rest of the body. The aorta is a hollow tube, about the width of a hosepipe. The wall of the aorta is made up of elastic fibres that are a mixture of proteins and collagen (a tough, flexible type of protein). Definition from NHS Choices: aorta |
Winners of the Association of Healthcare Communicators Best use of new media award 2009.
‘This was superb’ - Judge’s comment.
Betsi Cadwaladr Scholarship Foundation Joint Award Winners 2013.
