UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
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Join us for this week's #BrainMeeting with Noor Sajid, 'A Bayesian approach to computational neuropsychology.' There will be an informal social event afterward 🧠
🗓️ Fri 3 May 2024, 15:15 - 16:15
📍 12 Queen Square & via Zoom
Sign up for the talk now! 👇🔗
fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/event/ns202405…
ICGNMD publishes1st Indian FSHD cohort nature.com/articles/s4143… AIIMS, Delhi, Leiden University Medical Centre & UCL London show overlapping but distinct FSHD genetics compared to Europe, underscoring importance of global rare disease research vishnu v y Enrico Bugiardini FSHD Leiden
Profs Prof Michael Hanna, Robert Pitceathly & Hannah Mitchison (@UCLIoN/ UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) are to lead two new translational research centres for rare diseases funded by LifeArc which will improve new tests and treatments reaching patients with rare diseases. bit.ly/3UoJJGi
What is #LewyBodyDementia ? Prof Rimona Weil DRC@UCL describes the main symptoms of this condition as hallucinations, cognitive fluctuations, REM sleep disorder and making mistakes with spatial awareness.
Read in The Telegraph (£) ⬇️ bit.ly/3WfHKGH
Sticking to routines may feel comfortable, but might not be good for your brain.
“Habit is so ingrained in our biology that it is mediated by a separate brain system,” explains Prof Raymond Dolan UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Read in Financial Review (£) ⬇️ bit.ly/3WeH8RK
A new £7.5million research centre led by Prof Prof Michael Hanna & co-led by Prof Robert Pitceathly funded by LifeArc will help thousands of people living with #MitochondrialDiseases to get access to improved diagnostics, treatments & potentially cures.
⬇️ bit.ly/3xR1x5e
Dr Georgina Starling (Adrian Isaacs Lab, UK DRI at UCL) recently took part in the The Royal Society Pairing Scheme, a prestigious scheme that allows scientists to experience first-hand how science & policy intersect.
She gives us a snapshot of her experience👉buff.ly/3wa93Yf
Delighted to be working alongside The Lily Foundation Muscular Dystrophy UK @Cam_Mito UCL_QS_CNMD @TaylorLabNCL and others on the LifeArc Centre for Rare #Mito diseases! An ambitious platform which will have a huge impact on #raredisease research.
🚨Great PhD opportunity (deadline 20 May!) to work on white matter molecular dysfunction in dementia with me ConceiçãoBettencourt, Dr Jo Barnes & Tammaryn Lashley at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. See further details and how to apply here: ucl.ac.uk/ion/building-y…
#TremorsvsTremors : delving into Parkinson’s through custom music compositions, crafted from tremor recordings and personal narratives 🧠🎶
Each song is unique and highlights how Parkinson's affects everyone differently. Listen to the songs now: tremorsvstremors.com
We're pleased to share the completion of the £114k restoration of #TheNationalHospital 's chapel organ in partnership with Friends of UCLH. To mark this milestone, staff were treated to a recital by renowned organist, Richard Hills. Read: nationalbrainappeal.org/celebrating-th…
Two new translational research centres for rare diseases funded by LifeArc will be co-led by Profs Prof Michael Hanna, Robert Pitceathly & Hannah Mitchison UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. They aim to improve access to diagnostics, treatments and potentially cures.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/apr/…
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first diagnostic scan being performed at the NMR Research Unit QueenSquareMSCentre UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology 👏
NMR scanners have become an essential resource in medical practice.
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One of the most pioneering scientists in #mito research is Antonella Spinazzola, Prof of Neuroscience & Mitochondrial Medicine UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Her latest paper has just been published & the work contains promising progress in the search for mito treatments. ow.ly/U9MZ50RmPIs
Grateful to the UCL Translational Research Office for giving me the opportunity to present today at the #UCL2024AdvTx some of our early work towards developing a disease model and therapies for NARS1 🧬 UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology The Neurogenetics Lab ION Rachel Heilmann
Inspiring day at the UCL Advanced Therapies Symposium with great talks and conversations UCL Translational Research Office UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Eleonora Lugarà
#UCL2024AdvTx Trully enjoyed Stephanie Efthymiou, PhD AFHEA🇨🇾🇬🇧 sharing their experience working with family-led foundations to find cures for otherwise lethal diseases