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Brain Communications @braincomms.bsky.social · Aug 25

FND and Migraine - two of the commonest conditions in neurology. How do they overlap, and what mechanisms and causes might they have in common? New article led by Stone J with Nicholson TR Didick D Coebergh J et al Full paper buff.ly/itPD9tV

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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · Aug 12

Research by @tspiresjones.bsky.social & @clairedurrant1.bsky.social shows that tau spreads via synapses in PSP - a rare & devastating neurodegenerative disease with no effective treatments👉 buff.ly/xQ65CeM

STV News reports ⬇️

'People think my wife is drunk but she's living with a rare brain disease'

Edinburgh couple hope for treatment for rare neurological condition progressive supranuclear palsy

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Oxford Academic @oxfordacademic.bsky.social · Aug 2

📢 Exciting Opportunity for experienced neuroscientists and neurologists! 📢

@braincomms.bsky.social is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief to follow in the footsteps of @tspiresjones.bsky.social‬. Submit your application before 12th Sept to make your mark! 🧠 oxford.ly/4l6HdzN

Now recruiting for Editor-in-Chief for Brain Communications. Learn more and submit your application.

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Jul 17

See a lovely piece on STV highlighting the impacts of this disease on families . While our new findings will not lead to a new treatment today, we aim to bring hope to people living with PSP for the future news.stv.tv/east-central...

'People think my wife is drunk but she's living with a rare brain disease'

Edinburgh couple hope for treatment for rare neurological condition progressive supranuclear palsy.

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Jul 17

See a lovely piece on STV highlighting the impacts of this disease on families . While our new findings will not lead to a new treatment today, we aim to bring hope to people living with PSP for the future news.stv.tv/east-central...

'People think my wife is drunk but she's living with a rare brain disease'

Edinburgh couple hope for treatment for rare neurological condition progressive supranuclear palsy.

news.stv.tv

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Jul 17

Delighted to share our paper examining synaptic tau in PSP. Many thanks to @robertmcgeachan.bsky.social @clairedurrant1.bsky.social and our many collaborators and funders. And extra special thanks to tissue donors who make this work possible.

Edinburgh Neuroscience @edinunineuro.bsky.social · Jul 16

📢Fabulous new paper from @tspiresjones.bsky.social, @clairedurrant1.bsky.social & team describes new mechanisms in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, suggesting that targeting tau in synapses is a promising approach for future treatments.

Full paper➡️www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-01992-5 🧠

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Jun 21

Happy Caturday from Nyx

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Women in Neuroscience UK @womeninneurouk.bsky.social · Jun 6

🎬 Behind the Science Spotlight - Part 2 with @britishneuro.bsky.social President Prof Tara Spires-Jones

What do fly experiments, negative data & media exposés have in common?

They’re all part of @tspiresjones.bsky.social’s story.

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Dr Soraya M @sorayam.bsky.social · Jun 4

Fabulous talk by the lovely @emmayhnell.bsky.social hwre at @edinunineuro.bsky.social talking about teaching and engaging students with lots of fun tidbits and ideas to consider. Think about your strengths, different modes or medias and maybe make it personal!

A lecture theatre with a slide that says a timeline…. Showing a small overview of Emma’s career whilst she talks about it.

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · May 28

Learn how to prepare during your postdoc, apply for faculty roles, secure your first grant, and set up your own lab

Now available on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPa...

#Electrophysiology #EarlyCareerResearcher #Neuroscience #Research #postdoc #PrincipalInvestigator #Scientifica

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · May 21

Join @tspiresjones.bsky.social alongside an esteemed panel of experts including @alzheimersresearchuk.org who will share cutting-edge insights and diverse perspectives.

www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

#DementiaResearch #Neuroscience #Neurobiology #CPD #Neurodegeneration #BrainResearch #Alzheimers

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · May 20

Microscope, check. Pint, check. It’s time for Edinburgh Pint of Science! If you’re in town join us at Monkey Barrel Comedy 7:30-9:30 latecomers welcome and some tickets left!

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · May 14

In-person | CPD accredited | Open to all | Spaces limited
🎟️: bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

#Dementia #Neuroscience #Neurodegeneration #Alzheimers #Vasculardementia #FrontoTemporalDementia #MixedDementia #DementiaLewybodies #PosteriorCorticalAtrophy #YoungOnsetDementia #Memory #Agnosia #Cognition

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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · May 2

In her fantastic TEDx talk, Prof @tspiresjones.bsky.social describes how science has brought us the first treatments that can slow the cause of Alzheimer's - and where we go from here👏

Watch now ⬇️

The neuroscience of defeating dementia | Prof Tara Spires-Jones | TEDxUniversityofStAndrews

In this TEDx talk, Prof Tara Spires-Jones will describe how neuroscience research is helping defeat dementia. Dementia is one of the biggest medical and soci...

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Chris and his farmily of forever friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social · May 1

Greetings and good morning it’s the May Day farm rush hour with Chris 😊

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · Apr 30

The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is delighted to share that The #BNA2027 International Festival of Neuroscience, will be held in the vibrant city of #Belfast

@neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @nramnani.bsky.social

Register your interest at bna2027.org.uk

www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Apr 30

Love this photo. The 4 Musketeers

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Dr Soraya M @sorayam.bsky.social · Apr 30

Our paper in Nature Comms is now online! Summary below but in short we use living human brain slice cultures in a number of different ways to model dementia processes. Big team effort led by myself, @robertmcgeachan.bsky.social and @clairedurrant1.bsky.social rdcu.be/ej647

Divergent actions of physiological and pathological amyloid-β on synapses in live human brain slice cultures

Nature Communications - Understanding synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease has been hampered by a lack of human model systems. Here, the authors show that manipulation of physiological or...

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Apr 30

I have absolutely loved my time as President of @britishneuro.bsky.social . And what an epic end giving a speech in the gorgeous Liverpool cathedral under an installation art piece of the sun. Thank you to CEO and buddy Laura Ajram and excellent exec team.

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Apr 30

You’ll be brilliant @nramnani.bsky.social Prof President! @britishneuro.bsky.social is in very good hands.

Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · Apr 30

Excited to start my role as @britishneuro.bsky.social BNA President at #BNA2025!

Thanks @tspiresjones.bsky.social for serving as President over the last two years. A hard act to follow! Thx also for your service as Immediate Past President for the next two years. 🙏

British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · Apr 29

Professor @nramnani.bsky.social steps into his Presidency at the British Neuroscience Association - the UK's largest organisation dedicated to representing and promoting #neuroscience and #neuroscientists.

bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · Apr 30

Excited to start my role as @britishneuro.bsky.social BNA President at #BNA2025!

Thanks @tspiresjones.bsky.social for serving as President over the last two years. A hard act to follow! Thx also for your service as Immediate Past President for the next two years. 🙏

British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · Apr 29

Professor @nramnani.bsky.social steps into his Presidency at the British Neuroscience Association - the UK's largest organisation dedicated to representing and promoting #neuroscience and #neuroscientists.

bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Apr 30

Fantastic to see this work from @clairedurrant1.bsky.social group out in print! Important results using living human brain tissue to study Alzheimer’s disease www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Divergent actions of physiological and pathological amyloid-β on synapses in live human brain slice cultures - Nature Communications

Understanding synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease has been hampered by a lack of human model systems. Here, the authors show that manipulation of physiological or pathological Aβ has differing effects...

www.nature.com

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · Apr 30

Face-to-Face Networking at BNA2025. Tuesday's Highlights🧠

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Ya Yin Chang @yayinchang.bsky.social · Apr 30

Day 3 at #BNA2025: At the @brain1878.bsky.social & @braincomms.bsky.social booth in between sessions! 👋🏼

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Claire Durrant @clairedurrant1.bsky.social · Apr 1

Amazing to welcome HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron of Race Against Dementia to our lab! An incredible opportunity to showcase our work with living human brain slice cultures and the importance of investing in dementia research. We are very lucky to have her support.

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