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Dec 4, 2024
Category: Research
Image for 3D human brain organoid neuronal network analysis strategies

3D human brain organoid neuronal network analysis strategies

A collaborative work between Harvard University and Cambridge Neuroscience PIs, including Andras Lakatos, Madeline Lancaster, Stephen Eglen, and Ole Paulsen, was published in

Nov 20, 2024
Category: Professional Development, Research, Training
Image for Labs wanted – University of Texas at Dallas – Summer studentship scheme

Labs wanted – University of Texas at Dallas – Summer studentship scheme

The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Honors College is looking to send an annual small cohort of 3-5 undergraduate students to Cambridge for 10-week summer research placements, approximately 2nd June

Nov 5, 2024
Category: Research
Image for Glaucoma drug shows promise against neurodegenerative diseases, animal studies suggest

Glaucoma drug shows promise against neurodegenerative diseases, animal studies suggest

A drug commonly used to treat glaucoma has been shown in zebrafish and mice to protect against the build-up in the brain of the protein tau, which causes various forms

Oct 30, 2024
Category: Research
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Magnetic field applied to both sides of brain shows rapid improvement for depression

A type of therapy that involves applying a magnetic field to both sides of the brain has been shown to be effective at rapidly treating depression in patients for whom

Oct 30, 2024
Category: Archive, Awards & External Networks, Research
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FENS Regional Meeting – Oslo – Call for Symposia

On behalf of the Norwegian Neuroscience Society and Nordic Neuroscience, we are thrilled to invite

Oct 9, 2024
Category: Research
Image for Ultra-powered MRI scans show damage to brain’s ‘control centre’ is behind long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms

Ultra-powered MRI scans show damage to brain’s ‘control centre’ is behind long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms

Damage to the brainstem – the brain’s ‘control centre’ – is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests. Using ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see

Oct 9, 2024
Category: Research
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Mental Health Overhaul

Every other person will experience a mental health difficulty at some point in their life. The causes are complex, but treatment options are not – and in half of patients

Oct 9, 2024
Category: Research
Image for First map of every neuron in an adult fly brain complete

First map of every neuron in an adult fly brain complete

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly. Brain

Oct 9, 2024
Category: Commercial engagement, Professional Development, Research, Training, Translational Engagement
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Cambridge joins forces with ARIA to fast-track radical new technologies to revolutionise brain health

Image credit: Bioelectronics Laboratory, University of Cambridge A major consortium from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with

Oct 1, 2024
Category: Awards & External Networks, Research
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Cambridge Neuroscience welcomes new Clinical Co-Director

Today, October 1st 2024 marks the first day of the new term of Professor Alasdair Coles acting as Clinical Co-Director of Cambridge Neuroscience. He joins Professor Ewan St John Smith