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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · 5d

Recording now available from this week's 'Rethinking neurodegeneration' research webinar with the brilliant Profs Sarah Tabrizi (UK DRI at UCL) and Gabriel Balmus (UK DRI at Cambridge) discussing DNA repair and Huntington's

Catch up now if you missed it 👉 youtu.be/cXsrYM2Fq7g?...

Rethinking neurodegeneration: Could DNA repair hold the key to treating Huntington's disease?

YouTube video by UK Dementia Research Institute - UK DRI

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 20h

This month we spoke to Professor Steven Bloch, expert in speech & language therapy and conversation analysis at @uclpals.bsky.social. We find out more about how he got into this fascinating field of research.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 1d

Autistic children and adults may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of 'diagnostic overshadowing,’ finds a new analysis by @uclpals.bsky.social researchers.

PTSD often overlooked in autistic people and needs better diagnosis, new analysis finds

Autistic children and adults may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of 'diagnostic…

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 2d

Motor neurone disease progresses at a different rate in each individual, @ucl.ac.uk’s Prof Andrea Malaspina tells @skynewsrss.bsky.social following the news that former England rugby captain & World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with the condition @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 2d

Today marks the start of #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek.
We spoke to Dr Rebecca Gordon about #dyslexia and how the brain processes written language.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
@ioe.bsky.social

We need awareness in the workplace so that support and reasonable adjustments can be made for dyslexic adults. In line with this, we need to remove any stigma there might be about disclosing a dyslexia diagnosis. We know that dyslexia is not related to intelligence yet, for some,
this myth persists.

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 2d

🌊 No GPS. No compass. Just waves, stars & memory.
Join a remarkable voyage across the Pacific to uncover how Marshallese navigators find their way at sea using ancient techniques — and what neuroscience reveals about this lost art.
theconversation.com/my-voyage-to... @hugospiers.bsky.social

My voyage to explore how Marshallese sailors find their way at sea without technology

Scientists have been exploring the role that neuroscience plays in ocean navigation.

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 5d

📺 Professor Joseph Devlin (@uclpals.bsky.social) joins Jim Al-Khalili to unravel the mystery of how the most complex structure known in the universe - the human brain - came to exist.
Watch now:

BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain, Series 1, Episode 1

Jim Al-Khalili reveals how the staggeringly complex human brain evolved.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 6d

Research Fellow Vacancy at @ukdri.ac.uk UCL in the Bartels Lab. Focus on gut-brain axis and neuro-immune interaction in Parkinson’s disease. One-year post from May 2026. Closing date: 30th October

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Fellow: Gut-brain axis in Parkinson’s

Research Fellow at UK DRI UCL in the Bartels Lab. Focus on gut-brain axis and neuro-immune interaction in Parkinson’s disease. One-year post from May 2026.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 6d

“This would have been such a massive deal for her."
Anna Sheahan's mum sadly died of Huntington's disease (HD) last year.
Anna speaks to The Observer about what @uclqsion.bsky.social's HD breakthrough means to families like hers:

Mum died of Huntington’s... this breakthrough changes eve...

A professor battling to slow the disease that killed writer Charlotte Raven shared his good news with her daughter

observer.co.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 6d

A team involving @uclqsion.bsky.social scientists has, for the first time, directly visualised and quantified the protein clusters believed to trigger Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson’s ‘trigger’ directly observed in human brain tissue for the first time

A team involving UCL scientists has, for the first time, directly visualised and quantified the protein clusters believed to trigger Parkinson’s disease.

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 7d

Parkinson’s is now the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.
In this podcast, Dr Sonia Gandhi (@uclqsion.bsky.social) shares more about her work to reverse that trend.
🎧 Listen now:

The Life Scientific - Sonia Gandhi on building model brains to tackle Parkinson’s disease - BBC Sounds

Sonia Gandhi on trying to tackle the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world.

www.bbc.co.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 7d

Discover how @uclqsion.bsky.social scientists are unlocking new treatments and hope for those affected by motor neuron disease. Watch the full story 👇 #MND

TURNING THE TIDE PART 2

This is "TURNING THE TIDE PART 2" by Quickfire on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 8d

4/ 🧬 Gene therapy shows promise in slowing Huntington’s disease progression in trial led by @uclqsion.bsky.social researchers.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 8d

3/ 👁️ A novel treatment for a rare genetic eye disease that can lead to sudden loss of vision, has been approved for NHS patients following a successful clinical trial co-led by @ucleye.bsky.social and Moorfields researcher. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Groundbreaking sight loss treatment now available on NHS England

Idebenone may improve eyesight in people with Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

www.independent.co.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 8d

2/ 🧍 Around one in three young adults in Britain expects to need mental health support in the coming year, according to polling commissioned from YouGov by the @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social of Mental Health & Wellbeing.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

One in three 16 to 25-year-olds may need mental health support in the next year

A survey found 64% of young adults reported experiences of mental health problems.

www.independent.co.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 8d

1/ 🩸 A major @uclqsion.bsky.social-led clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s through a simple blood test, is now welcoming its first participants who will be recruited via memory clinics across the UK. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Doctors trial £100 blood test that could transform how NHS detects Alzheimer’s

More than 1,000 patients to take part in trial to see if the approach leads to faster and more reliable diagnoses

www.theguardian.com

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 8d

🧠 🧵 Our September news roundup is here!
It's been a month of incredible scientific breakthroughs at the Faculty of Brain Sciences.
Let's check out some of the stories making headlines around the world.👇 👇 👇

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 8d

Today is the last day of #WorldAlzheimersMonth. Read our research stories and find out how UCL is committed to dementia prevention, care & cure.

🔗 Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
#UCLDementia

World Alzheimer's Month

This World Alzheimer's Month and Day (21 September), explore the incredible dementia research going on at UCL, and learn how our neuroscience experts are working to improve lives globally

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 9d

👁️ Professor Pearse Keane (@ucleye.bsky.social) to lead new project using AI to transform routine eye checks into tools for detecting early signs of conditions such as heart disease and dementia.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

AI-enabled eye tests to spot dementia or heart disease

A UCL scientist is leading a new project using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform routine eye checks into tools for detecting early signs of conditions such as heart disease and dementia.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Sainsbury Wellcome Centre @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social · 15d

Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme.

Join us in London!

🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social

Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 9d

How can we address the underrepresentation of minoritised ethnic groups in dementia research?
We spoke to Dr Natalie Marchant (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) about making research practices and recruitment more inclusive.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
#UCLDementia
@grandchallenges

Researchers must work collaboratively with the communities they aim to involve in their studies – starting from shaping the research question, continuing through to the study’s design and implementation, and ensuring meaningful follow-up once the research concludes. This kind of partnership fosters trust, enhances the relevance of the research to those communities, and ultimately leads to greater
engagement and participation.

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UCL Grand Challenges @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social · 13d

🎙️ New Podcast Mini-Series: Inequalities in Focus
As part of our Disruptive Voices series, this mini-series invites you to engage in thought-provoking conversations with UCL researchers & interdisciplinary experts who are tackling some of society’s most pressing inequalities.
🎧👇https://bit.ly/42x2Rqv

Inequalities in Focus: UCL Grand Challenges launches podcast mini-series on Inclusive & Just Futures

As part of our Disruptive Voices series, this mini-series invites you to engage in thought-provoking conversations with UCL researchers and interdisciplinary experts who are tackling some of society’s...

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Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social · 12d

Former Academy SUSTAIN participant Dr Lauren Byrne, a Principal Research Fellow @uclbrainscience.bsky.social, speaks candidly about this week's Huntington's disease treatment breakthrough, given her close family experience of the disease.

Read more 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease breakthrough 'amazing' but with 'caveats'

The new treatment is a type of gene therapy given during 12 to 18 hours of delicate brain surgery.

www.bbc.co.uk

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 10d

🎧 @selinawray.bsky.social & @caswell.bsky.social are back with a new Brain Stories episode; this time with Prof @adrianisaacs.bsky.social from @ukdri.ac.uk.
They dive into Frontotemporal Dementia & the surprising role fruit flies play in research.
Listen: soundcloud.com/uclsound/bra...
#UCLDementia

Brain Stories - Episode 21: Professor Adrian Isaacs on Frontotemporal Dementia

Selina and Caswell chat with Professor Adrian Isaacs from the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL to talk Frontotemporal Dementia — from how fruit flies are helping, to the role of DNA repeat expans

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 12d

🎧 Listen to Prof @jmschott.bsky.social (@uclqsion.bsky.social) on The Guardian Science Weekly podcast explaining how a new blood test could pave the way for exciting new treatments for Alzheimer's.

Is there hope on the horizon for patients with Alzheimer’s? – podcast

A trial is under way to find out if a £100 blood test could transform the way that the NHS diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of dementia and diagnosis is currently…

www.theguardian.com

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