Cambridge researchers developing brain implants for treating Parkinson’s disease
23 January 2025Cambridge researchers are developing implants that could help repair the brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease.
Clinical trial for new stem cell-based treatment for Parkinson’s disease given go ahead
20 October 2022Cambridge researchers will play a key role in clinical trials of a new treatment that involves transplanting healthy nerve cells into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Stimulate your brain with the Cambridge BRAINFest 2017
05 June 2017Why are we getting so fat? Why do teenagers really need to lie-in? And can we fix a broken brain? These are just some of the questions that will be answered at Cambridge BRAINFest 2017, a free public festival celebrating the most complex organ in the body.
The Academy of Medical Sciences announces new Fellows for 2015
11 May 2015The Academy of Medical Sciences has announced the election of its new Fellows, including five Cambridge University academics.
Search and rescue: scientists identify a novel therapy with potential for treating Parkinson’s disease
22 December 2011A 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.
