UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
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Our mission is to translate neuroscience discovery research into treatments for patients with neurological diseases. Follow us https://t.co/lJ9oLvPpBi and LinkedIn
London, UK
Joined October 2014
Welcome to UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. Our mission is to translate world class neuroscience discovery research into treatments for patients. We train the next generation through PhD & MSc programmes. Director Prof Michael Hanna (tweets from our director signed MGH)
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🎶 Can music help heal the brain after injury? This #WorldStrokeDay we speak to Dr @sara_ajina about her pioneering trial at @uclh with @nordoffrobbins and @BrainAppeal to find out the impact of music therapy. https://t.co/mtEzkFTKeE
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With $GSOL now on @NYSE Arca, @Grayscale becomes one of the largest SOL ETP issuers, building on our leadership in Bitcoin & Ethereum ETPs. As one of the first pure-Solana products to enable staking, $GSOL brings $SOL exposure to investors through a familiar ETP wrapper.
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To mark #WorldStrokeDay we caught up with Prof David Werring, (@UCLIoN, @UCLStrokeRes) to ask what the most effective strategies are for stroke prevention, how technology is being used to improve diagnosis and treatment, and much more. 👉 https://t.co/Rs37Xc36DF
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A multiple sclerosis patient in the UK was the first to receive CAR T cell therapy, invented by UCL researchers, in a clinical trial testing whether this personalised treatment can slow or even halt the progression of the disease. @uclqsion.bsky.social https://t.co/Nh13vDel4L
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👟 Meet @JoeGregory100 — England walking footballer & Parkinson’s research champion. He’s taken part in a whopping 12 research projects at @UCLIoN and other universities to help find better treatments. 📖 Read more: https://t.co/CZtHTyYMTA
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Today marks history as HBAR becomes the third ever crypto ETF to launch after Bitcoin and Ethereum. To make this clear, out of the 19M+ cryptocurrency's that @CoinMarketCap tracks, it was the @CanaryFunds HBAR ETF that passed - citing @Hedera’s institutional-grade network 🧵
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The first UK patient to receive a @neuralink implant used a computer just by using his thoughts hours after his surgery at UCLH. Paul, who has motor neurone disease, joined the GB-PRIME study and is now exploring use of the technology in his daily life: https://t.co/MEU1HxYB79
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NMRR were in Antwerp this week, presenting our work at the European CMT Federation scientific meeting. It was great to have the opportunity to share the Better Balance-NMD program, & highlight the importance & directions of rehab research for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. 1/3
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To mark International Brain Tumour Awareness Week, we revisit our interview with Dr @JKRuffles (@UCLIoN) in which we find out how AI is transforming brain cancer research and care. #IBTAWeek
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Professor Cosgrove from @BWHNeurosurgery making a poignant point on underutilisation of precision ablative neuromodulation in severe & enduring #OCD despite it bringing symptom improvement in almost 2/3 of the patients. At OCD neuroscience awareness week event @UCLIoN #ocdweek
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Thousands of people map the world with Over the Reality. New friends are joining us. 🤖 Watch this Unitree Go2 robot dog capture camera feeds and generate a 3D map. This is just the beginning. An early test. But soon, fleets of robots will autonomously map the world,
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Great talk by @behrenstimb connecting his fundamental animal research with reward tracking mechanisms in the human brain, contributing to a trans-diagnostic framework to better understand neuromodulatory responses. At OCD neuroscience awareness week event at @UCLIoN #ocdweek
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Huge congratulations to my senior resident and PhD student @dzkhan94 on his latest achievement. A Google PhD Fellowship, on top of his RCSEng and NIHR PhD fellowships, is an extraordinary hat trick. Dan is exceptional both clinically and academically, and works tirelessly while
Excited to be awarded a Google PhD Fellowship this year for my work on the clinical translation of AI in neurosurgery. Thank you to my family, mentors, @ucl and @Google for the support! https://t.co/gLzpChlqHA
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📢FLYER OUT The next Queen Square Basal Ganglia Club Meeting will host Prof. Maria Grazia Spillantini from @Cambridge_Uni and Prof. @GeorgeTofaris from @UniofOxford. 🌍@UCLIoN, London 📅03/12/2025, 4PM All welcome Please🔁 @kailashbhatia @UCLIoN_DCMN @MDC_IoN_UCL @UCLBrainScience
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Parkinson’s is now the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. In this podcast, Dr Sonia Gandhi (@UCLIoN) shares more about her work to reverse that trend. 🎧 Listen now:
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Sonia Gandhi on trying to tackle the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world.
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🌟Job opportunity 🌟 We are now recruiting a Research Fellow to work on a research project involving the role of the gut-brain axis in Parkinson’s disease. 🗓️ Deadline: Thursday 30 October Find out more + please share with your networks 👉 https://t.co/BJcQG8ljMA
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Newly arrived in Ontario, Canada, by car during the harsh winter, we found ourselves without a home or employment. Surrounded by snow and enduring freezing days, we drove tirelessly in search of a place to settle. After numerous stops and heartfelt prayers, divine guidance led us
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A UCLH patient with multiple sclerosis is the first in the UK to receive CAR T cell therapy in a clinical trial testing whether this personalised treatment may slow or even halt the progression of the disease. Read more: https://t.co/E7rFWZexlT Photo: Lucy North/PA
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UCLH has recruited the first participant in the world’s largest Parkinson’s disease trial — a £26m project testing multiple treatments to slow or stop progression. https://t.co/b58DgCM6Br
#Parkinsons #ClinicalTrials #UCLH #EJSACTPD #Neurology #Research
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The world’s largest-ever clinical trial of treatments to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease has launched at UCLH,
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This week, we announced the launch of the world’s largest-ever clinical trial of treatments for Parkinson’s disease. Led by researchers at UCL and @UniofNewcastle, the EJS ACT-PD trial has been made possible by a community of partners, funders and donors.
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The world’s largest-ever clinical trial of treatments to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease has launched, led by researchers at UCL and Newcastle University.
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A UCL-led study has found that new imaging techniques could significantly cut the duration of MRI scans to detect dementia, potentially doubling the number of scans undertaken each day and improving access to early and accurate diagnosis.
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The time to carry out diagnostic MRI scans for dementia can be cut to one third of their standard length, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
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✍️ Apply now! Clinical Fellowship. Imaging for evaluation of mitochondrial disease severity, progression, and treatment response, in excellent & supportive team at UCL Queen Square / UCLH NHS Highly Specialised Service for Rare Mitochondrial Disorders
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UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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🎖️ Huge congratulations to Professor Bart De Strooper (@UKDRI, @UCLIoN) who has been awarded an honorary CBE for his services to dementia research in the UK and internationally. https://t.co/cW6Er7iugX
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A flashback to 2022 when beautiful & besieged Honora Favre of Paris, France begins her "Circle to Paris" journey.
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Huge congratulations to UK DRI Founding Director Prof Bart De Strooper who has been awarded an Honorary CBE for his contributions to dementia research! 👏 Read more👉 https://t.co/hVcRaA1iWL
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