UK DRI Centre Director Giovanna Mallucci discovers two repurposed drugs that arrest neurodegeneration in mice
Professor Mallucci's team finds two drugs which block a major brain cell death pathway and prevent neurodegeneration.
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Events: where to meet the UK DRI in 2017
Representatives from the UK DRI will available to meet at a range of events throughout the year - do come and ask us questions!
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Creating a culture of patient and public involvement at the UK DRI
In December 2016, we announced Professor Bart De Strooper as Director of the UK DRI. Sara Gregson from the Alzheimer’s Society Research Network, a former carer for her mother with dementia, chaired a recruitment panel involving people affected by dementia. Here she explains the importance of their involvement.
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MRC Momentum Awards give £3.9m to boost UK dementia research base for the UK DRI
In October 2016, the MRC awarded five universities a total of £3.9 million to grow and develop the UK’s research base in dementia science.
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