British Pigeon Fanciers Medical Research

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8th Dec, 2020 : Publications Update

We have updated the publications page on the website to give a much more thorough overview of our work and the publications to which this reasearch has contributed.

20 Feb, 2020 : Research News

Some of our research findings have been accepted for presentation at the American Thoracic Society meeting in May of this year. Our research shows that a blood test which measures a molecule from the lung known as Krebs von den Lungen 6 ( KL6 ) appears to be more specific for pigeon fanciers lung than the currently available test, with levels being much higher in fanciers who develop symptoms following exposure to pigeon dust. Ongoing research with the help of British pigeon fanciers, will allow our team to determine whether this test should replace the current blood test offered for pigeon fanciers lung.

19th Jan, 2020 : Blackpool closing time @ 11:30

The last entry today for testing will be 11:30am. Please come as soon as possible if you are wanting tested.

18th Jan, 2020 : Blackpool

The whole team is here, in Blackpool, with 20 doctors on hand to perform a range of tests for our study. If you're in Blackpool, please come and visit us - we're in the same place as last year: the right hand balcony over the exhibition hall, adjacent to the side entrance to the Wintergardens. See you there!

8th Jan, 2020 : Web Updates

As we prepare for Blackpool we've made a few updates to the website to keep you informed with what we're doing. There is some information about our current BPF GILD study with links to our posters. Louise has written a report on progress in the first year which can be read here. Finally, view our new team page with a list of all the current members of the study.

6th Jan, 2020 : Blackpool Preparations

Happy new year from the BPF GILD team, we are making plans for Blackpool and will be there, at the Wintergardens on Sat 18th and Sun 19th Jan. Please come and join our new study!

14th Dec, 2019 : The Lanark Show

We're at the Lanark show at the Lanark Agricultural Centre, Muirglen, Hyndford Rd, Lanark, ML11 9AX. We have the full team and all the equipment. Please come and see us and join the study!

23rd Jan, 2019 : An Article from Visit Fylde Coast

Check out this from our friends at Fylde Coast: this article is about Pigeon Lung and the weekend in Blackpool, 2019.

23rd Jan, 2019 : Blackpool 2019 - Debrief

Thank you all for your support during this show. The new study went well and we recruited a huge amount of people for the research. If you visited us then you will know the experiments took a bit longer than before but we hope it will be worth it. Thanks for coming along and we hope to update you soon. Watch this space!

20th Jan, 2019 : Blackpool 2019 - Sunday hours

BPFMR is open for Sunday 20th Jan in Blackpool. Our hours today are 9am - 12pm. Hope to see you all soon.

18th Jan, 2019 : Blackpool 2019

After being absent from the Blackpool show in 2018, the medical research is back in full swing in 2019. In a much improved space and with a number of exciting additions to the team, we will be setup as usual, throughout the show at the Winter Gardens.

4th Jan, 2019 : New Research Announced

BPFMR is pleased to announce the addition of Prof. Louise Wain from University of Leicester. She will be joining with Dr Charles McSharry and Dr Mark Spears on an exciting 5-year research plan for BPFMR. More Details to follow soon...