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Insights into the molecular pathways of progressive multiple sclerosis
24 June 2022
Text by Ian Fyfe for 'Nature Reviews Neurology'
Discovery of gene involved in chronic pain creates new treatment target
15 June 2022
Our researchers have discovered a gene that regulates pain sensitisation by amplifying pain signals within the spinal cord. This is helping them to understand an important mechanism underlying chronic pain in humans, and provides a new treatment target.
Lymph nodes reveal more about mechanisms of autoimmunity
13 June 2022
Two recent papers show that studying lymph nodes reveals details of the mechanisms of autoimmunity.
Multiple heart-related conditions linked to triple dementia risk, regardless of genetics
9 June 2022
Having multiple conditions that affect the heart is linked to a greater risk of dementia than having high genetic risk, according to a large-scale new study.