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Defeating dementia in Down's syndrome
A £1m brain-imaging study has just been launched at the University of Cambridge to investigate why people with Down's syndrome (DS) are at such high risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Brain cells created from patients' skin cells
Research paves way for innovative techniques to explore disease as diverse as autism and Alzheimer's.
Search and rescue: scientists identify a novel therapy with potential for treating Parkinson's disease
A collaboration between virologists and neuroscientists at Cambridge University has demonstrated how viruses that cross the blood/brain barrier could be exploited to slow down, or even halt, the progress of Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Cambridge-Elan Centre for Research Innovation and Drug Discovery launched
World's leading researchers work together on therapeutic advances in neuroscience.
Behind the doors of the brain bank
A new exhibition at the Shoreditch Town Hall is set to explain what it means to donate your brain.
Alzheimer's test developed at Cambridge to be trialled by GPs
Launch of first ever rapid, objectively-scored GP assessment to differentiate between patients with memory loss due to the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease and normal memory loss caused by ageing.
Test could detect Alzheimer's disease earlier
Innovation on the strength of a simple test identified in a new study would enable intervention before damage is done.
Shear brain power – sheep smarter than previously believed
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that sheep are more intelligent than previously believed.