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Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw

World-renowned MND researcher and clinician says making research easier to understand, and showing why it matters, is vital

One of the world’s leading scientists on motor neurone disease (MND) and other neurological diseases says making complex research more accessible and understandable is vital to show progress is being made at developing treatments for the conditions.
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FDA approves trial to advance pioneering treatment for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

The US Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has approved BlackfinBio Limited’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy targeting Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Type 47 (SPG47).
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΢ÃÜȦ spinout takes major step towards advancing pioneering treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

BlackfinBio Limited is a spinout company from the University of ΢ÃÜȦ set to pioneer novel therapies for rare genetic neurological diseases.

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Groundbreaking EXPERTS-ALS study for MND treatments

The EXPErimental medicine Route To Success in ALS (EXPERTS-ALS) project aims to rapidly screen potential drugs for evidence that they can slow down damage to the nervous system occurring in people with motor neuron disease
Dr Heather Mortiboys leading a team of Parkinson's researchers in a lab

Precision medicine for Parkinson's disease

By gaining a better understanding of Parkinson's disease, we are working towards potentially life-changing treatments, which could slow down the progression of the disease.
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Brain Awareness Week - Brain Research in the Neuroscience Institute

This week (16-20 March) is Brain Awareness Week - a global campaign to foster enthusiasm and support for brain science! Researchers in the Neuroscience Institute are at the forefront of research in this area.
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Whole genomes of coronavirus from UK patients sequenced by ΢ÃÜȦ scientists

Scientists at the ΢ÃÜȦ Institute for Translational Neuroscience have helped sequence the first two genomes of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the University of ΢ÃÜȦ, with samples collected from patients treated in the UK.
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Experts discover toolkit to repair DNA breaks associated with ageing, cancer and Motor Neurone Disease

A new ‘toolkit’ to repair damaged DNA that can lead to ageing, cancer and motor neurone disease (MND) has been discovered by scientists at the Universities of ΢ÃÜȦ and Oxford.
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New resource to help motor neurone disease patients with breathing support choices

Our researchers have developed the myBreathing platform - a new online health information resource aimed at supporting people living with motor neurone disease (MND) to make choices about breathing support.