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Positive results published from donanemab Phase III trial

UK DRI researchers comments on the breakthrough

UK DRI researcher engages with public at Great Exhibition Road Festival

Centre hosts stalls at The Great Exhibition Road Festival

Researchers across the Centre volunteered to engage the public in our research at the annual festival which welcomed over 50,000 visitors this year

Prof Siddharthan Chandran appointed new Director of UK DRI

Prof Siddharthan Chandran, a world-leading expert in neurodegenerative diseases, will become the new Director of UK DRI from 1 October 2023

UK DRI Centre co-hosts joint dementia symposium

Experts from across Imperial discussed the latest research progress in vascular dementia, the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's

PhD student from the Centre wins Rising Scientist prize

Brian Schilder (Skene lab) won a presentation award at the Imperial Rising Scientists Day

UK DRI funding

Imperial’s dementia research institutes secure £30 million funding for the next five years

New interim director of the UK DRI announced

Professor Giles Hardingham has been named Interim Director of the Institute while the process to find a new permanent Director continues

New Alzheimer's drug slows disease by a third

Professor John Hardy, UK DRI UCL, spoke with BBC on the momentous breakthrough

Dr Kjara Pilch awarded BBSRC Discovery Fellowship

Kjara has received the fellowship to study synaptic diversity and dysfunction during aging

Dementia symptoms

New article discusses 6 unusual signs of the disease

How patient participation is shaping our research

18 people affected by dementia joined the Grossman lab to give invaluable insights for the development of novel brain stimulation technology

Building an 'atlas' of the Alzheimer's brain

Project manager of the MAP project, Dr Johanna Jackson, talks through the £2M funded initiative

Industry Minister visits UK DRI at Imperial

Centre Director Prof Paul Matthews welcomes Minister for Industry and Investment Security, Nusrat Ghani MP

LGBTQ+ Brains: new blog launches

LGBTQ+ Allies Network's new initiative to highlight the work of queer scientists, along with their journey into research, via a series of interviews

LGBTQ+ Champion Dr Nott interviewed for LGBTQ+ STEM Day

Dr Alexi Nott discusses his hopes and goals for the LGBTQ+ Allies Network in a new article

Fluorescent image -TAF15 protein forming bubbles filled with RNA, that assemble around the cell nucleus

Centre researchers awarded UK DRI recognition prizes

Dr Michael Morten (Ye lab) and David Miao (Wisden lab) awarded UK DRI recognition prizes at Connectome 2022

Study reveals new insights into Alzheimer's risk gene

New study, led by Prof Paul Elliott, uncovers new biological pathway that could be linked to Alzheimer’s disease

£7.5m gift will advance Alzheimer’s research

Imperial College London announces a £7.5 million gift from the Michael Uren Foundation

Imperial NHS doctor in appointment with older man

NIHR £95 million investment

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London have been awarded more than £95 million to develop and improve care for patients

Screenshot of Jeremy Paxman documentary on ITV webpage

Prof Steve Gentleman featured in new Parkinson's documentary

Paxman visits the Imperial College Brain Bank in new documentary

New report on health inequalities

The UK DRI have published a new report, detailing the impact of scientific research on health inequalities for people affected by dementia

Graphic illustration of red blood cells in vessels

Genetic link between heart health and vascular dementia

A new study led by Prof Paul Matthews has identified a genetic link between heart health and vascular dementia

Report highlights link between air pollution and dementia

Imperial researchers to collaborate with UK DRI to investigate growing link between air pollution and dementia

New research intro sleep triggered by stress

UK DRI Group Leader Bill Wisden describes how sleep triggered by stress can help mice cope with later anxiety

Alzheimer's blog for Dementia Action Week

Kitty Murphy, PhD student at the Centre, shares the complex nature of Alzheimer’s disease and why there’s more to it than just our genes

Imperial research is best in UK, finds REF 2021

Imperial has a greater proportion of world-leading research than any other UK university, according to the Research Excellence Framework

UK DRI Researchers smiles for photo with MP

Building bridges with MPs

Dr Sarah Marzi, UK DRI Emerging Leader, was one of 30 scientists to participate in The Royal Society Pairing Scheme this year

Lasting brain impacts of severe COVID-19

The lasting mental impacts of severe COVID-19 on areas like memory, attention, or problem solving, may be equivalent to 20 years of ageing

Imperial's impact on our understanding of Dementia

To mark Dementia Action Week, we look at how Imperial College London is making an impact on our understanding of dementia

CUT&Tag recovers up to half of ENCODE ChIP-seq peaks

New workflow will facilitate future efforts to apply CUT&Tag in human tissues and single cells

Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

A single MRI scan of the brain could be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research by Imperial College London.

Two students from the Centre awarded UK DRI prize

Winners announced for UK DRI’s first 'Prize for Computational Reproducibility in Dementia Research'

‘Landmark’ biomedical engineering hub launches in London

New research facility will drive advances in life-changing medical technologies and treatments.

Discovering hope for dementia

UK DRI leading the journey of discovery in dementia

New book published, co-edited by Dr Marco Brancaccio

In this recently published book, leading experts in the field review how circadian rhythms impact the brain

Two women sit at table outside in the sun and fill out form

College receives Race Equality Charter award

Imperial’s commitment to action recognised with Race Equality Charter award

Imperial named University of the year

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide has named Imperial College London as University of the Year 2022

A transformative roadmap for neurotechnology in the UK

KTN are calling for multi-million pound investment in ground-breaking treatments for disorders of the brain and nervous system

£1.5 million funding to Alzheimer's

£1.5 million funding to investigate how genes impact brain cells in Alzheimer’s

Professor Paul Elliott given President's 2021 award

Professor Paul Elliott given President's 2021 awards and medals for excellence In Research

Dr Sarah Marzi on The Genomics Lab Podcast

Epigenetic regulation in neurodegenerative diseases with Dr Sarah Marzi

Professor Paul Elliott awarded CBE

Professor Paul Elliott is awarded a CBE for services to scientific research in Queen's Birthday Honours

Riad photographed in the Arab Hall at Leighton House Museum.

Shifting the Lens - An interview with Riad Yagoubi

A series celebrating staff and students from ethnic minority backgrounds at Imperial - this week featuring one of our postgraduate researchers

New Research on Type 2 Diabetes and Dementia

New research may help explain why people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop dementia.

Professor Kivipelto receives 2020 Ryman Prize

-recognising more than 20 years of research into Alzheimer's Disease and dementia

Blog Post - What starts Alzheimer’s disease?

Paul Matthews, our Centre Director, discusses...

UK DRI Emerging Leaders Announced

Emerging Leaders: initiative launched to support bright new research talent

Grossman Lab's work on tremor suppression

On BBC Inside Science: 'rogue brain waves' (16:30-21:30)

Interview with Professor Charlene Gamaldo

‘Diversity must come with inclusion and placing a high value in providing a supportive environment for diverse voices to be heard’

Epigenetics and Alzheimer’s

Epigenetics and Alzheimer’s: A Conversation with Raffaella Nativio

UK Biobank on avoid impacts

Scientists from UK Biobank have embarked on a major study to determine Covid-19's long-term health impacts.

A new website for our MAP

Visit the new website for the Multi-o'mics Atlas Project

Non-invasive brain stimulation helps to ease tremors

UK researchers have used electrical pulses to help suppress the tremors typically found in conditions such as Parkinson’s disease.

LEAF award for new UK DRI labs

New UK DRI Imperial labs in the new Sir Michael Uren building achieve bronze LEAF award in sustainability

LifeTime Strategic Research Agenda

Implementing cell-based interceptive medicine in Europe within the next decade

Dr Nir Grossman leads new Alzheimer's Association trial

$1.5M for new non-invasive deep brain stimulation therapy for people with Alzheimer’s disease

Big virtual pub quiz supports Alzheimer's Research UK

Dr Ash Venkataraman explains Alzheimer's disease during the Guinness World Record pub quiz

Genetic Database for Parkinsons Clues

Creation of the world's largest open access database for pathology-related variants

Gut may play a role in development of Parkinson’s disease

UK DRI researcher part of team to discover that the gut may play a role in development of Parkinson’s disease

Alzheimer's brain 'atlas' may help identify new treatments

£2m initiative to create multi-'omics atlas of the Alzheimer's brain

UK-Japan Neuroscience Symposium

The impact of lifestyle on dementia prevention

Edmond and Lily Safra Research Fellows

Rising research stars bolster Imperial’s dementia research mission

Protein tangles linked with dementia

seen after single head injury

Brain’s 'support cells' help mammals to keep time

Astrocytes are star-shaped nerve cells found in the brain and spinal cord that were thought to support neurons in regulating circadian rhythms

Researcher wins prize

for method that reaches into the brain, without surgery

New tissue technique

gives stunning 3D insights into the human brain

Can you sleep your way to a healthier brain?

Experts researching the science of sleep turn their attention to dementia for the first time.

Proteins behaving badly

Misfolded proteins, amyloid diseases and the path to treatments for Alzheimer’s

New Year's Resolutions

We look back at the past year to see how Imperial’s researchers could provide inspiration

Major donation to accelerate reseach

will support fellowships for rising stars in Parkinson's Disease research

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