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Feb 19, 2026 - Update

First Group Leaders announced for new dedicated Parkinson's Research Centre

In 2025, the UK DRI partnered with Parkinson’s UK to launch a new £10m research centre dedicated to better understanding the causes of Parkinson’s and...

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Jan 28, 2026 - Research

Targeting the gut's immune system could tackle early stages of Parkinson's

New research, led by Dr Soyon Hong and Dr Tim Bartels at the UK DRI at UCL, has revealed how Parkinson’s spreads from the gut...

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Feb 05, 2026 - Feature

How our lab is helping develop an Alzheimer’s test that can be done at home

In this article for The Conversation, Eleftheria Kodosaki and Sophie Hicks from the UK DRI Biomarker Factory based at UCL, discuss their role as part...

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May 13, 2026 - Update

First CBR-UK DRI Fellowship awarded

We are pleased to announce that Dr Abhinav Sharma (MRC CoRE) has been awarded a...

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May 12, 2026 - Research

New live-imaging platform reveals how brain circuits keep time

Researchers led by Dr Marco Ferrari and Dr Marco Brancaccio (UK DRI at Imperial) have...

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May 06, 2026 - Research

Artery widening, not blockages, linked to common stroke

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that challenges long-held assumptions about the causes of a common...

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May 05, 2026 - Update

UK DRI scientists receive multi-million-dollar awards to tackle Parkinson’s

Four scientists from the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) are amongst the recipients of...

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May 01, 2026 - Research

Growth-promoting molecule orchestrates repair of damaged nerve fibres

New research led by Dr Jobert Vargas and Prof Giampetro Schiavo (UK DRI at UCL)...

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Apr 29, 2026 - Research

Keeping brain tissue cooler after death could improve vital neuroscience research

New research led by Dr Johanna Jackson and Prof Paul Matthews (UK DRI at Imperial)...

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Apr 28, 2026

UK DRI at King’s hosts Sir Alec Shelbrooke MP

On 22 April, we were delighted to welcome Sir Alec Shelbrooke MP for Wetherby and...

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Apr 23, 2026 - Research

Markers of biological ageing could help diagnose Alzheimer’s and track progression

Research led by Dr Bryan Ng, Prof Nick Fox and Prof Henrik Zetterberg (UK DRI...

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Apr 22, 2026 - Research

Key Questions programme supports innovative research to develop small molecule drugs for Huntington’s

In a major new project, Prof Gabriel Balmus (UK DRI at Cambridge) and Prof Sarah...

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Apr 22, 2026 - Podcast

Between the Signals Podcast: Could a One-Time Brain Injection Replace a Lifetime of Medication?

Join Dr Sarah Mizielinska as she speaks with Professor Chris Shaw, whose experience as a...

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Apr 20, 2026 - Update

CURE-ND: A united European effort to transform neurodegenerative disease research

In a new Insight published in The Lancet Neurology, we are proud to announce the...

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Apr 16, 2026 - Blog

Mentors without borders shape science careers

In this blog for The Scientist, Dr Ogochukwu Joseph Uweru, a postdoctoral researcher at the...

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