Brain Health & Neurodegeneration
Work in this theme focuses on understanding and protecting brain health: finding new biomarkers, trialling treatments and improving quality of life.
Work in this theme has three goals:
- To advance understanding of biomarkers in clinical and preclinical human populations
- To drive global efforts to deliver new medicines that could act before clinical symptoms of dementia appear
- To improve the experience of living with dementia by developing strategies that increase quality of life
The research is anchored in the cross-College hubs Edinburgh Dementia Prevention which is directed by Professor Craig Ritchie.
Example projects
| Project title | Funder(s) | Investigator |
|---|---|---|
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(linked with EPAD, AMYPAD, TriBEKa Imaging Platform) |
EC, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer's Association (USA), Fidelity Foundation | Craig Ritchie |
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Deep and Frequent Phenotyping: combinatorial biomarkers for dementia experimental medicine
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MRC | Craig Ritchie |
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BANGLE: Bangalore-Edinburgh Collaboration for Brain Health and Dementia Prevention |
Fidelity Foundation | Graciela Muniz-Terrera |