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Our scientific output and findings

From groundbreaking discoveries in basic science to innovative clinical insights, our publications showcase the breadth and depth of research taking place at the UK DRI. 

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A balancing act: preventing an overactive immune system

Research into an immune kill switch holds potential for controlling infections or preventing autoimmunity. The study, led by Prof Jernej Ule (UK DRI at King's)...

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BMC biology
Published
Correction: Widespread 3'UTR capped RNAs derive from G-rich regions in proximity to AGO2 binding sites
Authors
Nejc Haberman, Holly Digby, Rupert Faraway, Rebecca Cheung, Anob M Chakrabarti, Andrew M Jobbins, Callum Parr, Kayoko Yasuzawa, Takeya Kasukawa, Chi Wai Yip, Masaki Kato, Hazuki Takahashi, Piero Carninci, Santiago Vernia, Jernej Ule, Christopher R Sibley, Aida Martinez-Sanchez, Boris Lenhard
Correction: Widespread 3'UTR capped RNAs derive from G-rich regions in proximity to AGO2 binding sites
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Geometry Dictates Neuronal Bursting via Calcium Store Refill Rates and Exposes Selective Neuronal Vulnerability
Authors
Valentina Davi, Pierre Parutto, Yuyi Zhang, Tasuku Konno, Cecile Crapart, Raquel Pereira, John P Franklin, Mosab Ali Awadelkareem, Daniel C Maddison, Michael J Devine, Edgar R Gomes, Joseph Chambers, Elena Koslover, Edward Avezov
Endoplasmic Reticulum Geometry Dictates Neuronal Bursting via Calcium Store Refill Rates and Exposes Selective Neuronal Vulnerability
Neuron
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Alzheimer's disease pathology degrades an NMDA receptor-dependent spontaneous activity pattern in cortico-hippocampal circuits
Authors
Robert Ellingford, Samuel S Harris, Marten Kehring, Rikesh M Rajani, Francesca Kar Wey Lam, David Graykowski, Dorothea Bӧken, Lindsay A Welikovitch, Anita Khasnavis, Rhiannon Laban, Amanda Heslegrave, Umran Yaman, Anastasie Mate de Gerando, Suraya A Bond, Selina Wray, Dervis A Salih, David Dupret, Raymond J Dolan, David Klenerman, Henrik Zetterberg, Bradley T Hyman, Marc Aurel Busche
Alzheimer's disease pathology degrades an NMDA receptor-dependent spontaneous activity pattern in cortico-hippocampal circuits
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
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Multimodal Ageing Biomarkers and Plasma Proteomic Signatures Associated with All-Cause Mortality
Authors
Maira Pyrgioti, Ines Mesa Eguiagaray, Paul Redmond, Janie Corley, Mark E Bastin, Maria Valdés Hernández, Tom C Russ, Joanna M Wardlaw, Eilis Hannon, Ian J Deary, Keenan A Walker, Elliot M Tucker-Drob, Simon R Cox, Riccardo E Marioni, Sarah E Harris
Multimodal Ageing Biomarkers and Plasma Proteomic Signatures Associated with All-Cause Mortality
Alzheimer's research & therapy
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Independent and interactive contributions of white matter hyperintensities and Alzheimer's disease imaging and plasma biomarkers to cognitive decline in older adults without dementia
Authors
Dario Bachmann, Christoph Gericke, Maha Wybitul, Antje Saake, Sandro Studer, Katrin Rauen, Esmeralda Gruber, Andreas Buchmann, Martin Hüllner, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Roger M Nitsch, Christoph Hock, Valerie Treyer, Anton Gietl
Independent and interactive contributions of white matter hyperintensities and Alzheimer's disease imaging and plasma biomarkers to cognitive decline in older adults without dementia
The European journal of neuroscience
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Astrocyte Proximity Protects Synapses From Human Amyloid-Beta Induced Degeneration in a Mouse Ex Vivo Model of Early Alzheimer's Disease
Authors
Francesco Gobbo, Declan King, Jane Tulloch, Davide Gobbo, Calum Bonthron, Soraya Meftah, Caleb Stoddart-Campbelton, Arisa Tamura, Jamie Rose, Colin Smith, Claire Durrant, Tara L Spires-Jones
Astrocyte Proximity Protects Synapses From Human Amyloid-Beta Induced Degeneration in a Mouse Ex Vivo Model of Early Alzheimer's Disease
Brain : a journal of neurology
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Quantitative pathology and APOE genotype reveal dementia risk and progression in Lewy body disease
Authors
Hemanth R Nelvagal, Nancy Chiraki, Toby Curless, Patrick W Cullinane, Alice Rockliffe, Samarth Pimparkar, Haruka Kawamura, Sophie Ollerenshaw, Isha Elahi, Sebastian Brandner, Lesley Wu, Raquel Real, Mina Ryten, John Hardy, Eduardo De Pablo Fernandez, Thomas T Warner, Huw R Morris, Yau Mun Lim, Zane Jaunmuktane
Quantitative pathology and APOE genotype reveal dementia risk and progression in Lewy body disease
Research square
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Epigenome-Wide Association Study in Asian Cohort Identifies Novel DNA Methylation Markers for Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Authors
Konstanze Tan, Sarah E Harris, Jane Maddock, Darwin Tay, Pritesh R Jain, HELIOS Study Team, Shi Qi Mok, Maxime Herbrard, Ulf Schminke, Can Can Xue, Liuh Ling Goh, Theresia H Mina, Alexander Teumer, Weng Khong Lim, Khai Pang Leong, Khung Keong Yeo, Ching-Yu Cheng, Xueling Sim, Lee Eng Sing, Joanna M Wardlaw, Henry Völzke, Andrew Wong, Simon R Cox, Rinkoo Dalan, Abbas Dehghan, Marie Loh
Epigenome-Wide Association Study in Asian Cohort Identifies Novel DNA Methylation Markers for Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
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OpenScientist: evaluating an open agentic AI co-scientist to accelerate biomedical discovery
Authors
Kaleigh F Roberts, Zachary B Abrams, Luca Cappelletti, Mahdi Moqri, Nicholas Heugel, J Harry Caufield, Mathieu Bourdenx, Yan Li, Jineta Banerjee, Luca Foschini, Diego Galeano, Nomi L Harris, Melody Li, Kejun Ying, Justin A Melendez, Nicolas R Barthélemy, James G Bollinger, Yingxin He, Vitaliy Ovod, Tammie L S Benzinger, Shaney Flores, Brian A Gordon, Adegoke A Ojewole, Mukta Phatak, Donald L Elbert, Sarah Biber, Eric C Landsness, Christopher J Mungall, Randall J Bateman, Justin T Reese
OpenScientist: evaluating an open agentic AI co-scientist to accelerate biomedical discovery
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
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Generalizability of blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a multicultural cohort of older adults: The effect of adjustment for kidney function
Authors
Ángel García de la Garza, Cuiling Wang, Carol A Derby, Qi Gao, Kenny Q Ye, Henrik Zetterberg, Christopher G Engeland, Richard B Lipton, Mindy J Katz
Generalizability of blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in a multicultural cohort of older adults: The effect of adjustment for kidney function
Brain communications
Published
<em>C9orf72</em> poly(glycine-alanine) knock-in mice exhibit mild rotarod and proteomic changes consistent with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia
Authors
Carmelo Milioto, Mireia Carcolé, Matteo Zanovello, Mhoriam Ahmed, Raja S Nirujogi, Daniel Biggs, Martha J Roberts, Kyra Schweers, Alexander J Cammack, Paolo M Marchi, Eszter Katona, Idoia Glaria, Almudena Santos, Anny Devoy, Pietro Fratta, Dario R Alessi, Ben Davies, Linda Greensmith, Elizabeth M C Fisher, Adrian M Isaacs
<em>C9orf72</em> poly(glycine-alanine) knock-in mice exhibit mild rotarod and proteomic changes consistent with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia
Brain communications
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Intracellular fluid accumulation underlies brain volume increases in early Alzheimer's disease
Authors
Michalis Kassinopoulos, Paula Montesinos, Carles Falcon, Jordi Huguet, Carolina Minguillon, Karine Fauria, Gwendlyn Kollmorgen, Clara Quijano-Rubio, José Luis Molinuevo, Oriol Grau-Rivera, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Marc Suárez-Calvet, Javier Sanchez-Gonzalez, Juan Domingo Gispert, ALFA study
Intracellular fluid accumulation underlies brain volume increases in early Alzheimer's disease