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The 2020 Thudichum Medal Lecture: Alpha-synuclein, a central player in neurodegenerative diseases. Webinar with Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini is the 2020 Thudichum Medal recipient, which is awarded to honour eminent scientists who have made outstanding contributions to neurochemistry and related subjects. Maria Grazia is Professor of Molecular Neurology in the Clinical
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Chernajovsky Foundation supports BSRA-sponsored PhD studentship to develop novel therapies for age-related bone disease The BSRA are delighted to announce that member Dr Helen McGettrick has been awarded funding to support a PhD studentship through the Lorna and Yuti Chernajovsky Biomedical Research Foundation. As a charitable organisation with a focus on promoting and
- Category: COVID-19
A new test which could detect whether people who have had COVID-19 are still infectious is under development, thanks to funding from Animal Free Research UK. The charity has donated £52,000 to Professor Lorna Harries at the University of Exeter, who is developing a test that will aim to detect how much active virus an
- Category: COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the nation and the world, the role that geroscience may play in boosting immunity in older adults and lessening the severity of age-related diseases holds promise.
Professor Arne Akbar from University College London will address the vulnerability of the elderly to COVID-19 in a webinar organised by the British Society of Immunology. In the webinar he will discuss the immune changes that occur during ageing, resulting in the severe effect COVID-19 has in older individuals. He will discuss current hypotheses based on