News tagged with: brain
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![Dr Nadege Bault works within the Centre for Therapeutic Ultrasound (CENTUS) and is Head of Operations for the Brain Research & Imaging Centre (BRIC) at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½]()
University contributes to international study showing how academics can reach different conclusions from the same data
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Dr Nadège Bault, Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, has contributed to a large-scale study which has highlighted that scientific conclusions can shift dramatically depending on who conducts the analysis
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![Dr Jon Gil Ranedo and Dr Claudia Barros, from the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence, will investigate how changes in glioma stem cells affect their vulnerability and whether that can be used to identify novel therapies]()
Research hopes to uncover new vulnerabilities in glioma tumour cells
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Researchers in our Brain Tumour Research Centre have been awarded funding to explore the role oncolytic viruses – which selectively infect and kill tumour cells – might play in the treatment of certain forms of brain tumour.
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University joins UK collaboration driving innovations in advanced neurotechnologies
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Through its Brain Research and Imaging Centre (BRIC) and the Centre for Therapeutic Ultrasound (CENTUS), the University is playing a key role in the new National Centre for Neurotechnology and Neurorestoration
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Study explores why some drug therapies are ineffective for brain tumour patients
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: New research at the University, supported by the Children’s Tumor Foundation, will trial combinations of drugs to try and find the first effective non-surgical treatments for patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)
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![Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ awarded funding so it can continue work until 2030]()
Scientists receive £2.8m funding boost to advance research into brain tumours
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Already renowned as a hub for world-leading research into low-grade brain tumours, the University has received a five-year investment that will accelerate its progress towards clinical trials for tumour therapies
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Academics welcome parliamentary debate into national acquired brain injury action plan
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Dr Alyson Norman works to highlight the hidden costs of acquired brain injuries – both to individuals and the economy – and has welcomed news that the issue is to be debated in the Houses of Parliament
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Non-invasive technology can shape the brain’s reward-seeking mechanisms
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: New research led by the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has found that targeted ultrasound can be used to change the function of a deep region of the human brain
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![Libby Hasell-Williams, PhD research in the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, has received funding through the Young Investigator Award programme run by the the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF)]()
Study explores enzymes’ role in brain tumour growth and therapies
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Researchers in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence will complete a pre-clinical evaluation of three drugs already being used to target aldehydes in other conditions
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![A new brain-monitoring headset is being developed by researchers at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and partners across the UK to bring quicker, more accessible diagnosis of seizures and other neurological conditions to local communities]()
Faster, easier diagnosis could soon benefit people with neurological conditions
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: A brain-monitoring headset is being developed by researchers at the University and partners across the UK to bring quicker, more accessible diagnosis of seizures and other neurological conditions to local communities
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Academic contributes to report warning hidden toll of brain injury costs the economy £43 billion a year
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Dr Alyson Norman, Associate Professor in Psychology, worked on a new Right to Rehab report with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Acquired Brain Injury and the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum.
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£6.5m project aims to revolutionise mental health treatment using ultrasound
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: The University is working with NHS and industry partners to test a device using ultrasound to improve mood and reduce depression
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Ultrasound can be used as search and rescue tool for the brain
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ news: Scientists from Plymouth and the United States have highlighted the potential for ultrasound to treat some of the more complex health conditions affecting the human brain
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