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Mar 07, 2025 - Update

UK DRI and Parkinson’s UK join forces to establish pioneering research centre

Marking a pivotal moment in brain health research, the UK DRI has united with Parkinson's UK to establish a new £10m research centre dedicated to...

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Feb 25, 2025 - Research

“Healthy fats” could protect against motor neuron disease

Enhancing levels of “healthy fats” like omega-3s in the brain could be beneficial in motor neuron disease (MND), new research led by Prof Adrian Isaacs...

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Feb 10, 2025 - Feature

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: The inspiring scientists shaping the future of dementia research

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UK DRI has teamed up with Race Against Dementia, to spotlight three UK DRI...

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May 03, 2023 - Update

UK DRI joins UK Health Data Research Alliance for best practice of use of heath data in research

We are pleased to announce that the UK DRI has joined the UK Health Data...

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May 03, 2023 - Comment

New Alzheimer's drug donanemab slows cognitive decline by 35% in phase 3 trial

Today (3 May 2023) the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has announced positive results from its...

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Apr 26, 2023 - Research

HIV drug helps protect against build-up of dementia-related proteins in mouse brains

In a new mouse study, scientists led by Prof David Rubinsztein (UK DRI at Cambridge)...

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Apr 21, 2023 - Event

From bench to bedside: bridging the gap between discovery research and the clinic in vascular research

Translating discoveries from the lab into the clinic is a key part of the UK...

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Apr 21, 2023 - Research

Boosting brain immune cell waste clearance could provide new drug target for MND

A new study, led by Prof Siddharthan Chandran and Prof Josef Priller (UK DRI at...

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Apr 18, 2023 - Blog

Dr Amanda Heslegrave: My Week in Westminster at the Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2023

Dr Amanda Heslegrave (UK DRI at UCL) runs the UK DRI Biomarker Factory alongside Prof...

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Apr 17, 2023 - Update

UK DRI researcher receives prestigious Biochemical Society Award

We are delighted to announce that Prof Joanna Wardlaw (UK DRI at Edinburgh) has been...

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Apr 04, 2023 - Q&A

World Parkinson’s Day: Meet the researchers making a difference

Researchers across the UK DRI are looking into the causes, effects and impact of Parkinson’s...

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Mar 29, 2023 - Research

Findings from UK DRI lab in Cambridge pave way for safer and more effective immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease

A new study, led by Dr William McEwan (UK DRI at Cambridge), has uncovered insight...

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Mar 23, 2023 - Blog

Gene therapy to boost ‘cold shock protein’ in the brain protects mice against neurodegenerative disease

Scientists in Cambridge and Berlin, led by Prof Giovanna Mallucci, have used a form of...

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Mar 23, 2023 - Blog

Rory Cellan-Jones: My Day in the Living Lab

This week we welcomed former BBC tech correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones, to the living lab at...

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Mar 20, 2023 - Research

Scientists develop a new treatment strategy to combat Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

In a new study led by Prof Giampetro Schiavo and Dr James Sleigh (UK DRI...

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