University College London

Alzheimers brain
Research

Alzheimer's transmission via procedure may boost prion theory

Five patients who were given growth hormones derived from human cadavers later developed Alzheimer's, sparking new questions about the disease.
Helen Floersh Jan 31, 2024 1:27pm
An artists rendition of a seizure in the brain The brain is outlined in neon blue with the overactive neurons in glowing r

Gene therapy curbs hard-to-treat form of epilepsy in mice

Dec 15, 2023 6:00am
A 3D rendering of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 Most of the virus particles are blue with a bright red one in the center

Study shows how COVID variants evolve to achieve same goal

Sep 21, 2023 11:00am
An artists illustration of a neuron with electrical pulses used here to illustrate nerve conduction in neuropathy

Flipping the script on a cancer pathway to regrow nerves

May 24, 2023 11:00am
An artists rendition of a seizure in the brain The brain is outlined in neon blue with the overactive neurons in glowing r

New gene therapy for epilepsy hits seizures where they start

Nov 4, 2022 11:05am
epilepsy AI MRI

MRI-reading AI homes in on the key brain regions in epilepsy

Aug 15, 2022 11:58am