Is the world prepared a wave of neurological consequences that may be on its way as a result of COVID-19? This question is at the forefront of research underway at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. A team of neuroscientists and clinicians are examining the potential link between COVID-19 and increased risk of […]
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Innovative multiple-organ devices for brain diseases – researcher Carmen Giordano has received two further grants totaling €280,000 for her work on the microbiota-gut-brain axis. They are called DIANA and PEGASO, the mythological ‘children’ of MINERVA (ERC 2016), the two projects, funded respectively under the recent Proof-of-Concept call of the ERC (European Research Council) and the Italian call MIUR […]
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I will never forget my first day at the Association office in Northampton in autumn 1996. I walked in and the relatively low number of staff that were based here were using computers with tiny six-inch green screens. I refused to learn how to use them and held out for the promise of a PC, […]
Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease was the beginning, not the end, for John. His struggle with PD inspired him and others to raise awareness of the illness. This is his journey. The 9th – 15th April is Parkinson’s Awareness Week #UniteForParkinsons . To find out more and get involved click here. Being diagnosed with Early onset Parkinson’s […]