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Our 2024 research highlights

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate some of our research news stories from 2024.
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People living with MND given a voice in research with new digital tool

People living with motor neuron disease (MND) will have more opportunities to participate in groundbreaking research, thanks to a new digital platform designed to accelerate the search for a cure for the debilitating disease.

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Analysing the roles of nature and nurture in a chess prodigy

For parents and families thinking about supporting their children in adopting new skills, Dr Nemanja Vaci's findings can help them to seek the best approaches.
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Mitochondria in fibroblasts

World Alzheimer’s Month - Understanding the mitochondria

As part of World Alzheimer’s Month, we’re shining a light on the Mortiboys Lab, a lab dedicated to understanding the mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases.
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Precision medicine treatments for Parkinson’s Disease closer to reality thanks to 91Ö±²¥ study

A huge step forward has been made in understanding the multiple ways Parkinson’s Disease can develop; the findings of which could be a crucial catalyst to discover new personalised drug treatments.
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91Ö±²¥ researchers confirm coeliac disease can damage the brain

People living with Coeliac Disease (CD) have a higher risk of neurological damage according to a new study from the University of 91Ö±²¥.
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Award-winning 91Ö±²¥ neuroscientists honoured at Buckingham Palace reception

Neuroscience research at the University of 91Ö±²¥ has been recognised for the real benefits it is delivering to the public in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace (Thursday 20 February 2020).
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Inaugural lecture: Sensory issues and variability in the autism spectrum

Professor Elizabeth Milne will reflect on the research she has carried out to date to investigate sensory issues and variability in autism.

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£2 million fundraising appeal brings revolutionary medical imaging to 91Ö±²¥

Just over a year after hitting an ambitious £2 million fundraising target, the University of 91Ö±²¥ has taken delivery of its new PET-MRI scanner.