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Research shows how the brain reorganises old memories when new ones are made
18 February 2021
Researchers have discovered that the arrangement of existing memories in the brain is altered when we embed new memories
Capturing immune cells that colonise the brain to prevent disease progression in multiple sclerosis
16 February 2021
Researchers have revealed a disease-causing population of immune cells, which travel to the brain in patients with multiple sclerosis. They demonstrate how to trap these cells in the blood, which means they can be targeted to prevent disease progression.
New machine learning system developed to identify deteriorating patients in hospital
5 February 2021
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could improve clinicians’ ability to identify hospitalised patients who need intensive care.
Retirement of Professor Peter Brown
15 January 2021
This month sees the retirement of Professor Peter Brown as Director of the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford.