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Siddharthan Chandran joins Dementias Platform UK Exec

03 August, 2016

Aug 2016: Professor Siddharthan Chandran has been appointed to the Executive Team of Dementias…

Synapse research awards for Seth Grant

03 August, 2016

Aug 2016: Congratulations to Professor Seth Grant, who has been awarded two grants on synapse…

Tim Wilkinson awarded MRC Fellowship

11 July, 2016

July 2016: Many congratulations to Tim Wilkinson who has been awarded an MRC clinical research…

Arthur Fonville Award for Stroke Research 2016: competition now open

11 July, 2016

July 2016: The Arthur Fonville Award 2016 competition is now open. This prize is awarded for the…

It's time for Summer newsletters

06 July, 2016

July 2016: Summer e-newsletters are now available from the Development Autism Research Technology (…

Brain study seeks volunteers to shed light on preventing dementia

06 July, 2016

July 2016: People at risk of dementia could be helped by new research that aims to identify brain…

MS study probes how gut reactions influence risk of disease

15 June, 2016

June 2016: People with MS are being invited to join a study that will investigate the effect of gut…

Research sheds light on brain haemorrhage risk after stroke treatment

06 June, 2016

June 2016: Jointly led CCBS research published today in Lancet Neurology provides more information…

Funded PhD opportunity: psychology and autism spectrum disorder

26 May, 2016

May 2016: Funded PhD opportunity for psychology research of autism spectrum disorder

Yvonne Chun awarded the Kate Johnston Prize

17 May, 2016

May 2016: Congratulations to Dr Yvonne Chun, who was awarded the Kate Johnston Prize for the best…

Thank you to Functional Disorders donors

16 May, 2016

May 2016: On behalf of the Functional Disorders Research Group in CCBS, we would like to extend a…

Stroke study prompts call for revised treatment guidelines

10 May, 2016

May 2016: The findings of a study co-led by Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman recommend a change in…

Major European dementia study recruits first participant

10 May, 2016

May 2016: The European Prevention of Alzheimer’s Dementia initiative (EPAD), led by Professor…

A Festschrift for Peter Sandercock

21 April, 2016

Apr 2016: Stroke researchers from around the world gathered in Edinburgh on Friday for a…

Third International Stroke Trial data now available to researchers

11 April, 2016

Apr 2016: We are pleased to announce that anonymised IST3 trial data are now available for use by…

UK-wide partnership to drive stem cell technology in dementia research

29 March, 2016

Mar 2016: Professor Siddharthan Chandran will lead a new six-centre UK partnership for stem cell…

Brain study to offer insights into causes of stroke and dementia

02 March, 2016

Feb 2016: A new European network of scientists and clinicians will investigate the causes of stroke…

New video - Saving brains: developing effective treatments for stroke

25 February, 2016

Feb 2016: Watch a video of a recent public lecture about stroke research.

Sue Fletcher-Watson wins Margaret Donaldson Prize

01 February, 2016

Jan 2016: Many congratulations to Sue Fletcher-Watson, who has been awarded the Margaret Donaldson…

Gene study points towards therapies for common brain disorders

27 January, 2016

Jan 2016: Professor Seth Grant and colleagues have published research that pinpoints the cells…