Blog articles
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Molecular memories: is genomics key to a dementia cure?
Dementia is a major healthcare issue in ageing western societies. What do we know about the biological basis of memory that could combat this?
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‘Omic’ insights into Parkinson’s disease
Recent research reveals potential dawn of personalised medicine for neurological disorders might be more than just 'gut feeling'
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Getting a genetic handle on multiple sclerosis
The genetics behind MS are poorly understood, but a new discovery by Canadian researchers could shed light on the disease
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Genetic influences on the risk of stroke
New research sheds light on a group of genes that could play a key role in two major diseases: stroke and dementia
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Unravelling genetic risk of schizophrenia
Recent research provides substantial and surprising evidence of the genetic effect on mental health
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Consciousness and the ‘brain-in-a-dish’
Could advances in genomics help neuroscientists reveal more about the power of the human brain?
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Huntington disease and the potential of gene silencing
Will genomic therapy be the key to treating one of the UK's most devastating degenerative diseases?
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Psychiatric genomics - a double-edged sword?
While genomics alone may not generate a diagnosis or wide-scale treatment, it may help us better understand psychiatric disorders
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Step closer to mainstream precision medicine
Rare disease diagnoses made for two of the families involved in the 100,000 Genomes Project