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A woman working in the Neuroscience labs at The University of Sheffield
Video, 1 hr

Neuroscience

Part of Bright Minds
8 Mar 2021 10:00

Introduced by Dr Heather Mortiboys, join Dr Simon Bell and Dr Tom Payne as they talk about their research into Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease. 

Research

  • 'How can the brain's relationship with sugar help us develop new treatments of Alzheimer's disease?' by Dr Simon Bell
  • 'The UP Study: Developing new treatments and designing future trials for Parkinson's' by Dr Tom Payne

For more information on the research taking place in this area, please visit Sheffield’s Institute of Neuroscience and SITraN’s pages.

You can also read more about our Parkinson's disease research fundraising appeal.

Credits

Research

  • Professor Helen Mortiboys, Department of Neuroscience
  • Dr Simon Bell, Department of Neuroscience
  • Dr Tom Payne, Department of Neuroscience

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