Experts researching the science of sleep join the UK DRI and turn their attention to dementia for the first time Poor sleep and dementia are common bed fellows. People living with dementia often experience disrupted sleep which can negatively impact on quality of life for them and their loved ones. In recent years, it has also been suggested… Read More »
If you were to go out on the street today and run a straw poll on big pharma, I doubt that it would come back very positive. More often than not, these companies are seen by the public as corporate behemoths committed only to the bottom line, and not particularly patient-focused. This week’s news that Pfizer is pulling out… Read More »
A study within the UK DRI at Edinburgh into Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has shown that a loss of synapses in the brain is linked to cognitive decline. MND is a rapidly progressing terminal illness which can cause someone to lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink or breathe unaided. It is caused by the breakdown of motor neurons… Read More »
It’s been a busy year! We have 30 research programmes up and running across our hub and centres that will deliver a step-change in our scientific understanding of dementia. These programmes focus on piecing together the causes of dementia, generating new targets for drug development to reinvigorate the therapeutic pipeline and exploring novel ways to prevent it in… Read More »
In new research published in Brain, UK DRI Professor Tara Spires-Jones’ team have shown how a key chemical disrupts brain cells in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). Brain tissue from people with DLB showed that the protein builds up in vital parts of neurons that connect cells and may jump from one cell to another through these connections. The findings shed… Read More »
The UK DRI is committed to studying all the dementias. In moving towards this goal, we are excited to announce that we have awarded a new programme in Huntington’s disease. The £1.5m programme will be led by Professors Gillian Bates and Sarah Tabrizi from University College London (UCL) and will look to better understand the DNA damage that… Read More »
Author: Professor Bart De Strooper, UK DRI Director If you were to go out on the street today and run a straw poll on big pharma, I doubt that it would come back very positive. More often than not, these companies are seen by the public as corporate behemoths committed only to the bottom line, and not particularly patient-focused. This week’s… Read More »
A study within the UK DRI at Edinburgh into Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has shown that a loss of synapses in the brain is linked to cognitive decline. MND is a rapidly progressing terminal illness which can cause someone to lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink or breathe unaided. It is caused by the breakdown of motor neurons… Read More »
