News Jul-Dec 2018

CCBS news from July to December 2018.

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Launch of the Dementias Platform UK

14 January, 2016

The Dementias Platform UK, a large-scale research collaboration, will hold its inaugural meeting in…

Edinburgh in global MS research effort

14 January, 2016

People who suffer from progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) could be helped by a major…

Taking Neurology training to Zambia

14 January, 2016

Professor Peter Sandercock was one of the teachers at a recent European Academy of Neurology-led…

Prize for Edinburgh Exercise After Stroke pathway

14 January, 2016

The Exercise after Stroke pathway in Edinburgh has won an NHS Lothian "Best Innovation"…

Stroke Winter School 2015

14 January, 2016

Registration for the Edinburgh Stroke Winter School is now open.

FOCUS: a new stroke clinical trial

14 January, 2016

£2M funding has been obtained for FOCUS: a multicentre randomised trial to establish the effect of…

Urine test for CJD developed

14 January, 2016

An international team including researchers from CCB has published research suggesting that people…

Global push to fight dementia

14 January, 2016

Dementia experts are forming the world’s largest research group in the field to tackle the…

Causes of depression funding boost

14 January, 2016

People suffering from clinical depression, and those at risk from the condition, could benefit from…

Activity recommendations after stroke

14 January, 2016

Professor Gillian Mead has co-authored a new guideline on physical activity and exercise…