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@UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences is a global leader in research and education into the mind and brain. Follow us also on https://t.co/hegiQyx48p…
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Joined December 2011
We're delighted that Professor Sarah Tabrizi (@UCLIoN) is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025. Her team's global trial at @UCLHD showed a new Huntington’s treatment could slow progression by 75%. https://t.co/EsYRJpFSuU
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Nature - Sarah Tabrizi is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
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"For the first time I thought, this is a real breakthrough... I’d had this sword of Damocles over me, always thinking, when’s the disease going to strike?” Amanda Staveley shares what the pioneering Huntington's disease breakthrough at @UCLIoN means to her.
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The football financier who helped the Saudis buy Newcastle United has Huntington’s disease, a hereditary terminal condition with debilitating symptoms. Now a new treatment has been pioneered by a...
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Santa’s gone digital. Get your personalized Cameo from Santa, and give the special ones in your life a surprise they’ll never forget.
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Professor Henry Houlden & Dr Karen Gunanayagam recently visited Dhaka and Bogura, providing specialist neurogenetics teaching and attending clinics as part of our active clinical and research partnership in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 @UCLIoN @UCL_Global @UCLBrainScience
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The latest Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD) Research Day took place in Queen Square in November 2025. A fantastic day bringing together clinicians, researchers and trainees to share insights and celebrate progress in NMD research. Read more: https://t.co/Deam4RJGxM
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Professor Peter Fonagy OBE (UCL PALS) will be leading an independent review into how England’s health system currently delivers mental health, autism and ADHD services. https://t.co/jzCwH0dJdI
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An independent review launched by the UK’s health secretary and led by a UCL academic will examine how England’s health system currently delivers mental health, autism and ADHD services in order to
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#ICYMI An AI tool that can analyse abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells could change the way conditions such as leukaemia are diagnosed, finds a study co-led by a @UCLIoN academic. https://t.co/nIrTlv1GEC
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An AI tool that can analyse abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells, and with greater accuracy and reliability than human experts, could change the way conditions such as leukaemia are
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What is the link between hearing loss and dementia? We speak to Prof Anne Schilder (@UCLEarInstitute) to find out what the research tells us. https://t.co/7ZbMygQJQ5
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Great to see the work of @UCLeye's Professor Glen Jeffery featured in this conversation discussing, among other things, how long-wavelength light can protect against mitochondrial damage and improve metabolism, eyesight, blood glucose regulation, and much more. @UCLBrainScience
The new Huberman Lab episode is out: Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery 0:00 Glen Jeffery 3:12 Light, Ultraviolet (UV), Visible & Infrared (IR) Light 6:25 Light's Impact on the Body & Light, Sunburn, Cataracts 9:55 UV
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Talking about death can feel hard; but it’s essential. This #GriefAwarenessWeek, learn how Dr @libby_sallnow (@UCLPsychiatry, @MCPCRD) is helping shape a future where dying well is part of living well. https://t.co/0e91HZHRRX
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🎙️ Listen to Dr Joshua Stott (UCL PALS) in conversation with Paul Whitehouse and Dr Mine Conkbayir share his insights into the underdiagnosis of autism and his recent study on ADHD and life expectancy. https://t.co/F5CpvLePnF
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I'm ADHD! No You're Not · Episode
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@UCLBrainScience What an incredible year it has been! From major awards and grants to important research breakthroughs, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology's commitment to translating world-leading discovery science into meaningful impact for individuals worldwide is at the heart of our work.
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Researchers at @UCLIoN have joined forces with three leading organisations to accelerate research and potential treatment options for Coffin-Siris syndrome. https://t.co/GPM4oHpk2t
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Researchers at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology have joined forces with three leading organisations to accelerate research and potential treatment options for Coffin-Siris syndrome.
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Today we publish our annual review, celebrating a year of outstanding translational progress, innovative partnerships, and dedication from our inspiring community of researchers, clinicians, students, and professional services staff. https://t.co/NconB6ZbgR
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A new review, led by researchers at @UCLIoN, outlines how cutting-edge biomarkers could enable earlier, more accurate diagnosis and treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies. https://t.co/vOPWwVmQTU
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A new review, led by researchers at Queen Square Institute of Neurology, outlines how cutting-edge biomarkers could enable earlier, more accurate diagnosis and treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies.
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Thank you to the #UKSF organisers for the opportunity to share our research on long-termed lived experience after stroke at a young age, highlighting the clear unmet need for age-appropriate, ongoing support. @UCLStrokeRes @UCLBrainScience @UCLIoN
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Honoured to witness the launch of the Cognitive Neurology Association of India at the CNA Summit in Kolkata. Grateful for the generosity, scientific excellence, and inspiring colleagues I met. Huge collaboration potential ahead. A privilege to be there @UCLBrainScience
It was a pleasure to have @Aida_Suarez_ , as an International Faculty for the First Annual Summit of the @CnaCognitive , 2025. Heartfelt Gratitude! @WorldDementia , @alzassociation, @IAN
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⛵ Join Prof @hugospiers.bsky.social and PhD student Maria Ahmad as they relive their adventures in the Pacific with local navigators on this BBC Sounds podcast—discover what this epic voyage reveals about the human brain. 🎧 Listen now:
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How Marshallese sailors use the feeling of waves hitting their boats to navigate the ocean
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@UCLPsychiatry @UCLIoN @UCLeye @UCLEarInstitute @UCLHD @BritishNeuro @JoPavlopoulou 💬 6/ @UCLEarInstitute's Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams won the Neuroscience Communicator of the Year award from @Women_inNeuro. https://t.co/vndw9QndOl
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This award celebrates Rachels’ unwavering commitment to translating neuroscience to diverse audiences.
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@UCLPsychiatry @UCLIoN @UCLeye @UCLEarInstitute @UCLHD @BritishNeuro 🎉 5/ Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou (@JoPavlopoulou) has been appointed Chair of the NHS Commission for the National Autism Peer Programme, Autism Central, after leading a successful £6 million bid. https://t.co/lbCgt9cfto
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Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou has been appointed Chair of the NHS Commission for the National Autism Peer Programme, Autism Central, after leading a successful £6 million bid.
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@UCLPsychiatry @UCLIoN @UCLeye @UCLEarInstitute @UCLHD @BritishNeuro 🧠 4/ A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging. https://t.co/c6X1qq8ugg
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A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.
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