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A child-centred suite of resources for parents and teachers of neurodivergent children – the first of its kind to be based on research – launched today.
Data scientists and clinical researchers will use brain scans from the entire Scottish population to build a software tool that they hope will be able to predict a person’s risk of dementia.
Congratulations to Professor Tara Spires-Jones who has received the Inge Grundke-Iqbal Award for Alzheimer’s Research by the Alzheimer’s Association.
The prize recognizes the senior author of the most impactful study on the biology of Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions published during the past two years, you can read the article here:
The Academy of Medical Sciences has just announced 58 new Fellows elected this year and we are delighted to share that five out of six researchers from the University of Edinburgh are working in neuroscience and related fields.
By- Zita Francsics
Did you know that epilepsy affects 0.5-1 % of children worldwide? That’s roughly the same as the prevalence of diabetes. Epilepsy is unfortunately an incredibly common condition, yet very little is known about this disease by the public.
By- James Hogg
CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD) is a rare form of epilepsy identified in approximately 1 in 50,000 births. This is caused by mutations in the CDKL5 gene, which when working correctly produces a protein called CDKL5 (Cyclin Dependent Kinase Like 5) that is vital for proper development of the brain.
By- Yaseen Almeerali
By- Ioanna Kougianou
Good mental health is an essential state for one’s wellbeing. However, numbers from the World Health Organization show that 970 million people across the globe experience some mental health disorder. This puts mental health disorders among the leading causes of global health related burden [1]
By- Sasha Pokrovskaya
Exploring the link between Ageing and Dementia