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Could cats serve as a powerful natural model for Alzheimer's disease?

25 August, 2025

Robert McGeachan has just published new research, showing a key link between a toxic protein build-…

Graphic of cat head showing brain and the difference between brain cells in a young cat vs and older cat with cognitive dysfunction syndrome

Breaking new ground on Alzheimer's using live brain tissue

11 June, 20252025

Using live brain tissue, they have shown for the first time how a toxic form of a protein linked to…

Human brain under microscope

Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people

16 May, 20252025

Catherine Crompton and colleagues have released a study that compared how autistic groups, non-…

Graphic still of a triangle and a circle communicating

Neuroscience Day 2025

25 April, 20252025

As ever, our much-hyped and eagerly anticipated annual Neuroscience Day was a great success this…

Collage of images from an event - lecture, group, speakers

Molecular changes that occur in motor neurons around the time of birth

21 April, 20252025

A team of researchers from Tom Gillingwater's lab, colleagues from UMC Utrecht and CNR Trento…

Science Signalling Journal Cover April 2025

Stop MS Billboard Campaign

14 April, 20252025

Professor David Lyons and his lab colleagues, Toby Shaw-McGrath and Julia van de Korput, are…

Stop MS billboard featuring Prof David Lyons

Brain Blocks: your brain is your superpower!

24 March, 20252025

As part of Brain Awareness Week 2025, Dr Rana Fetit, a postoc in Anna Williams' lab,…

Classroom and teacher

Martyn Pickersgill receives ARIA 'Precision Neurotechnologies' funding

12 March, 20252025

Professor Martyn Pickersgill was recently awarded funding for his project, 'Neurology…

Portrait of Martyn Pickersgill

New research-based resources for parents of neurodivergent children

28 August, 20242024

A child-centred suite of resources for parents and teachers of neurodivergent children – the first…

WEB EPIC L-R Drs Sinead Rhodes and Iona Beange

AI software tool aims to spot early signs of dementia from brain scans during routine appointments

27 August, 20242024

Data scientists and clinical researchers will use brain scans from the entire Scottish population…

Professor Will Whiteley