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HRH Princess Royal opens SCRM

Patrick Mark, Branch Chairman in conversation with HRH. Photo courtesy of Douglas Robertson, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh. On Monday 28th May 2012, the Scottish Centre…

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Art in Healthcare

Dr Conor Maguire, well known to Branch members, is on the Board of a Charity called ‘Art in Healthcare’ The Charity provides high quality Scottish art for healthcare settings (which…

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Range of brain diseases could be treated by single drug

On May 6th, the BBC reported on the tantalising prospect of treating a range of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, all with the same drug. This prospect has…

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The Edinburgh Parkinson’s Lecture 2013

Following the success of the 2012 lecture by Professor Roger Barker (details below), we are pleased to announce the 2013 lecture. Professor K Ray Chaudhuri of King’s College Hospital, London…

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Tracking Parkinson’s

An exciting new project has been announced, led by Dr Donald Grosset, University of Glasgow. The grant is for £1,633,503 over 5 years, with a start date of April 2012…

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Participation in clinical trials

Clinical trials are the final phase in the lengthy drug development process. They are a critical and required step to speed cures. But a persistent shortage of volunteers for clinical…

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