Our body clock is underpinned by special 'clock genes' - but how are the pathways they control affected by temperature?

A study by Marco Brancaccio & Marieke Hoekstra offers new insight into how a neuroprotective pathway is regulated by temp & body clock👉buff.ly/49IQtUS

Another great session on Wednesday, massive thanks to Cristina Fonseca 🙌 for an inspiring, honest and entertaining talk and everyone who came along for the great discussion🗣️we hope you got the asnwers you were looking for😊watch this space for our next event! Imperial Department of Brain Sciences

'It is critically important to be aware they [the blood tests] are only informative when combined with clinical assessment.'

Professor Paresh Malhotra (Paresh Malhotra) spoke to Daily Mail Online on the use of blood tests to diagnose Alzheimer's.👇
dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

For #WorldParkinsonsDay today Imperial Medicine featured our experts in #Parkinsons Disease Research.

Read their thoughts on the biggest challenges when studying Parkinson's Disease.⤵️

Targeted tDCS reduces attention deficits following R sided stroke. Great work with behavioural & fMRI studies from the indefatigable Elena Olgiati Imperial Department of Brain Sciences and support of many inc Ines Violante Lucia Li Jennifer Crow Kapsetaki Twins Nir Grossman
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢New Paper Alert!

Our systematic review highlighting the possible brain mechanisms of postural imbalance in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivors is now available!

Imperial Department of Brain Sciences Medical Research Council TBI-REPORTER

🔗: doi.org/10.1089/brain.…

Very excited to host the brilliant Martine Therrien for our #neurogenomics seminar tomorrow - and on my first day back from holidays. Join us at 4pm UK time to hear all about her fascinating work on fatty acids and microglia. DM/email for zoom link 🧠🧬

Are you looking for new role in #Education ?

Join us as Education Manager working across Imperial Department of Brain Sciences and Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction to help us deliver education programmes supported our academic and administrative staff.

🗓️ Apply by 18 April👇
imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-jo…

Are you looking for a new role with a focus on #EDI ?

Join us as our EDI co-ordinator, leading the development of our equity and inclusion across two departments at Imperial Medicine.

💷 £43.3k +
📍 Hammersmith Campus/Hybrid
🗓️ Apply by 14 April
imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-jo…

A little late, but we would like to thank Dr Katie Long for joining us at Imperial Department of Brain Sciences and sharing her career path and how she powered through the pandemic for establishing her team💪 particularly how she turned an issue into astonishing results!! ➡️tiny.cc/sfikxz 👏

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for a lunch time Sci-Fi pitching challenge 👽👾🛸🌏
Link for registering 👇
imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJ…
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A couple of nice celebrations for the lab! We are welcoming back Janna who has returned for an RA position 🥳And we have been awarded funding from the Dunhill Medical Trust to study the epigenetics of brain immune ageing! 🧠🧬🧙‍♂️ The Dunhill Medical Trust Imperial Department of Brain Sciences UK Dementia Research Institute

The PRESTIGE-AF team ran an escape room as a novel form of communicating research at the European Life After Stroke Forum.

The Imperial-led project aims to optimise stroke prevention in patients that have experienced bleeding in the brain.👇
imperial.ac.uk/news/252174/br…

Reducing vascular inflammation in the brain could slow #Alzheimers progression 🧠

Research led by Imperial Department of Brain Sciences reveals new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the vascular changes associated with early #AD .

UK Dementia Research Institute Nature Communications imperial.ac.uk/news/252033/re…

This Friday the first Imperial Department of Brain Sciences ECR social event of the year is coming up! To celebrate the beginning of Spring (finally🌷) we invite all DoBS ECRs to join us for a special lunch event!👾👽🛸🌏 as usual, food and drinks provided, which are not that special anymore...

Can psychedelics help #MentalHealth disorders?

David Nutt spoke to CNN about research on using LSD to treat generalised anxiety disorder.
edition.cnn.com/2024/03/07/hea…

How does #LongCovid affect IQ?

Adam Hampshire spoke to The Naked Scientists about some of the cognitive deficits associated with long #Covid 👇
thenakedscientists.com/articles/inter…

Our PhD student Aglaia Freccero Imperial College London joined HRH Princess Beatrice for a discussion on #MentalHealth in UK Higher Education.

For #UniMentalHealthDay read about the meeting.👇
imperial.ac.uk/news/252054/im…

How does brain inflammation affect the development of Alzheimer's Disease? 🧠

A new study led by Prof Paul Matthews provides new mechanistic insight into the brain vascular dysfunction found in the disease.👇
imperial.ac.uk/news/252033/re…

📢Details of our next Imperial Department of Brain Sciences ECR Future Leader seminar series incoming!
👩‍🔬Our next speaker is Dr Katie Long a young investigator from King's College London based at CDN | King's College
🗓️ Wed 13th of March, 12 to 1.30pm
📍 5th floor seminar room, Burlington Danes, Hammersmith campus