Dementia Impact
Five ways Imperial research is making an impact on our understanding of dementia
To mark Dementia Action Week, we look at how Imperial College London is making an impact on our understanding of dementia.
Five ways Imperial research is making an impact on our understanding of dementia
To mark Dementia Action Week, we look at how Imperial College London is making an impact on our understanding of dementia.
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Podcast: HIV vaccine progress, COVID and brains, and saving Brazil’s forests
In this edition: We hear how close we are to an HIV vaccine, how severe COVID-19 affects brain power, and how one ecologist is saving Brazil’s forests
T cells block nerve cell regeneration with age, but can be reversed – mice study
New research in mice shows T cells prevent damaged nerve cells from regenerating due to a reversible, ageing-related mechanism.
Lasting brain impacts of severe COVID-19 equivalent to 20 years of ageing
The lasting mental impacts of severe COVID-19 on areas like memory, attention, or problem solving, may be equivalent to 20 years of ageing.
Magic mushroom compound increases brain connectivity in people with depression
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to “open up” depressed people’s brains, even weeks after use, a study has found.
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Mind-controlled VR games could aid stroke rehabilitation
A virtual reality hand, controlled directly by the mind, could help stroke patients restore hand movement as part of VR-assisted physiotherapy.
Engineering extra limbs and austerity food purchases: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
New treatment could boost radiotherapy effectiveness for brain tumour patients
A new treatment could significantly improve the effectiveness of radiotherapy for patients diagnosed with the deadliest form of brain tumour.
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£2.1 million grant for research into brain activity ‘avalanches’
Researchers working to understand how the brain functions in various states of health have received a £2.1 million grant for their project.
Road accident data could help predict crash victims most at risk of brain injury
Imperial researchers have identified how speed, direction, and level of head protection predict brain injury following road traffic collisions (RTC).