Elizabeth Simzer

The neuroscience of defeating dementia | Prof Tara Spires-Jones | TEDxUniversityofStAndrews In this TEDx talk, Prof Tara Spires-Jones will describe how neuroscience research is helping defeat dementia. Dementia is one of the biggest medical and soci...

In her fantastic TEDx talk, Prof @tspiresjones.bsky.social describes how science has brought us the first treatments that can slow the cause of Alzheimer's - and where we go from here👏

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Living human brain tissue used to mimic Alzheimer’s in breakthrough study Exclusive: British team exposed live cells to toxic proteins to gather rare insight into how dementia develops Scientists have used living human brain tissue to mimic the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, in a breakthrough that will accelerate the hunt for a cure. In a world first, a British team successfully exposed healthy brain tissue from living NHS patients to a toxic form of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s – taken from patients who died from the disease – to show how it damages connections between brain cells in real time. Continue reading...

Living human brain tissue used to mimic Alzheimer’s in breakthrough study

Grateful for the chance to share my work at #BNA2025 yesterday 🧠 Loved all the insightful chats and feedback I received! @britishneuro.bsky.social @alzheimersresearchuk.org

What a venue!! At the #BNA2025 Gala dinner 😍