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Jul 03, 2025 - Comment

UK Dementia Research Institute responds to 10 Year Health Plan

The Government has today published the 10 Year Health Plan for England. The Plan includes a focus on shifting care into new community health centres...

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Jun 25, 2025 - Update

Prof Miratul Muqit appointed to lead national Parkinson’s Research Centre

The UK DRI and Parkinson’s UK are delighted to announce the appointment of Prof Miratul Muqit as the inaugural Centre Director for the Parkinson’s Research...

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Jul 02, 2025 - Update

Innovative home monitoring service aims to improve care for people with dementia

The UK DRI’s flagship digital care platform Minder has launched a new NHS service, MinderCare, in collaboration with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. MinderCare offers...

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Jul 21, 2025 - Update

Dr Mootaz Salman awarded prestigious British Pharmacological Society prize

Congratulations to Dr Mootaz Salman (BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research) who has been...

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Jul 21, 2025 - Event

UK DRI at Imperial hosts Warinder Juss MP

On Tuesday 15 July, we were delighted to welcome Warinder Juss MP for Wolverhampton West...

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Jul 17, 2025 - Research

Tau spreads through synapses in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Scientists led by Prof Tara Spires-Jones and Dr Claire Durrant (UK DRI at Edinburgh) have...

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Jul 17, 2025 - Comment

UK Dementia Research Institute responds to Life Sciences Sector Plan

On Wednesday 16 July the Government published the Life Sciences Sector Plan, forming a vital...

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Jul 11, 2025 - Research

Smartwatch data is more sensitive than clinical scores in detecting early Parkinson’s-related brain changes

Research led by Dr Cynthia Sandor (UK DRI at Imperial) shows that long-term data from...

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Jul 03, 2025 - Research

Dementia is rare in midlife rugby players, but long-term risk may be increased

A study of 200 former professional rugby players (aged 30-61 years old), researchers from the...

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Woman with older parents sitting on sofa

Jul 03, 2025 - Comment

UK Dementia Research Institute responds to 10 Year Health Plan

The Government has today published the 10 Year Health Plan for England. The Plan includes...

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Lee & Edith, participants in MinderCare

Jul 02, 2025 - Update

Innovative home monitoring service aims to improve care for people with dementia

The UK DRI’s flagship digital care platform Minder has launched a new NHS service, MinderCare...

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Jun 30, 2025 - Update

Welcoming a new Group Leader, Suvankar Pal, to the UK DRI at Edinburgh

We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Group Leader, Prof Suvankar Pal...

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Jun 26, 2025 - Event

UK DRI welcomes Freddie van Mierlo MP to the Biomarker Factory

Yesterday, we welcomed Freddie van Mierlo MP to the UK DRI Biomarker Factory, based at...

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Jun 25, 2025 - Event

Stem Cell Models of Neurodegeneration: A first-of-its-kind conference hosted by the UK DRI and CURE-ND alliance

Researchers from around the world convened in Edinburgh this March for the first ever ‘SCMND’...

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Jun 25, 2025 - Update

Prof Miratul Muqit appointed to lead national Parkinson’s Research Centre

The UK DRI and Parkinson’s UK are delighted to announce the appointment of Prof Miratul...

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