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Faculty celebrates ‘breathtaking’ research
Staff from across the Faculty of Biological Sciences came together to celebrate world leading science.
Why eating seaweed might help prevent Parkinson’s disease
Dr Marine Krzisch writes about a recent study which analysed whether antioxidants in Ecklonia cava, a type of seaweed, can prevent Parkinson's disease.
Mutated brain defenders likely factor of early-onset Parkinson’s disease
A mutation in a brain defender cell is likely contributing to the progression of early-onset Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows.
Brain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision
Dr Ione Fine, Associate Professor at University of Washington and University of Leeds, writes for the Conversation about the latest technologies in restoring eyesight.
Seeing inside Alzheimer’s disease brain
Scientists investigating Alzheimer’s disease have determined the structure of molecules within a human brain for the very first time.