Archived news from the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences 2017 New insights into how motor neurons live and die in motor neuron disease October 2017: The Gillingwater Lab have published new studies that provide insights into the molecules and chemical pathways involved in neuron degeneration. Jet lag drug may aid cancer patients September 2017: Painful side effects from cancer medicines could be tackled with a drug that eases the effects of jet lag, research around the group of Dr Carole Torsney suggests. Brain study reveals clues to treating genetic autism condition August 2017: Scientists around the group of Dr Emily Osterweil have discovered how the brain can self-correct disruptions in processing, pointing the way towards possible new treatments for autism and intellectual disability. Crucial steps towards Fragile X syndrome (FXS) treatment June 2017: In a recent publication in Nature Medicine Dr Christos Gkogkas and his team present further insights of Metformin in a mouse model for FXS. Therapeutic targets found to design treatment for SMA April 2017: Prof Tom Gillingwater and colleagues elucidate protection of motor neurons in the zebrafish model. New insights in motor neuron disease March 2017: Dr Lyndsay Murray and her team shed light on factors regulating motor neuron vulnerability. Anatomy Science Saturday Event Feb 2017: Great success for Edinburgh@Anatomy at National Museum of Scotland outreach event. TEDx talk given by Professor Richard Morris September 2017: Forgetting is a part of memory | Richard Morris | TEDxMadrid R Jean Banister Prize Lecture winner announced by the Physiological Society August 2017: Congratulation to Dr Nathalie Rochefort who has been awarded this year’s R Jean Banister Prize Lecture. New insights in the regulation of the devloping forebrain June 2017: Prof David Price and his team shed further lights into the molecular network during brain development. Hope for dementia treatment May 2017: In a recent study, Prof Giles Hardingham and colleagues uncovered mechanisms involved in the protection of nerve cells. Success for CNR-CIP PhD Symposium April 2017: Excellent presentations by our 2nd year PhD students at the joint CNR-CIP Symposium. Patient families visit Theil and Jarman labs Feb 2017: Two Scottish families affected by the disease Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) spent a day visiting the laboratories of Prof. Andrew Jarman and Dr Thomas Theil. Wellcome News Jan 2017: Congratulations to Prof Mike Cousin, Dr Carole Torsney and Dr Nathalie Rochefort on their Wellcome Trust grant success. This article was published on 2022-10-20
