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Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw

World-renowned MND researcher and clinician says making research easier to understand, and showing why it matters, is vital

One of the world’s leading scientists on motor neurone disease (MND) and other neurological diseases says making complex research more accessible and understandable is vital to show progress is being made at developing treatments for the conditions.
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FDA approves trial to advance pioneering treatment for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

The US Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has approved BlackfinBio Limited’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy targeting Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Type 47 (SPG47).
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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ spinout takes major step towards advancing pioneering treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

BlackfinBio Limited is a spinout company from the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ set to pioneer novel therapies for rare genetic neurological diseases.

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Groundbreaking EXPERTS-ALS study for MND treatments

The EXPErimental medicine Route To Success in ALS (EXPERTS-ALS) project aims to rapidly screen potential drugs for evidence that they can slow down damage to the nervous system occurring in people with motor neuron disease
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Precision medicine treatments for Parkinson’s Disease closer to reality thanks to ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 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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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.
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Award-winning ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ neuroscientists honoured at Buckingham Palace reception

Neuroscience research at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ

Just over a year after hitting an ambitious £2 million fundraising target, the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has taken delivery of its new PET-MRI scanner.