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New Fellow elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh

07 March, 2018

Congratulations to Professor Giles Hardingham (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and UK Dementia…

Insights into depression could speed new treatments

27 February, 2018

Fresh insights into changes in the brain linked to depression could pave the way for new therapies.

Live imaging study sheds light on myelination

08 February, 2018

Taking advantage of the optical transparency of zebrafish, researchers have imaged the dynamic…

Researchers host Emerging Infection Challenges workshop in Mexico

07 February, 2018

The University of Edinburgh and The National Autonomous University Mexico (UNAM) came together on…

Alumnus honoured at major US science awards

06 December, 2017

Dr Alan Healy (Biomedical Science 2011) has been named as an honouree at the 2017 Blavatnik…

Spinal column: let’s look on the bright side

05 December, 2017

Melanie Reid, an award winning journalist, writes about her visit to our third year Medical…

Nerve cell findings may aid understanding of movement disorders

30 November, 2017

Fresh insights into the links between nerve and muscle cells could transform our understanding of…

SHAAP celebrates successful Supreme Court MUP decision

21 November, 2017

The Scottish medical professions are celebrating today’s decision by the UK Supreme Court which…

Brain study sheds light on how dementia spreads

21 November, 2017

Insights into how a key chemical disrupts brain cells in a common type of dementia have been…

Anatomy in Art Exhibition

17 November, 2017

Anatomy@Edinburgh are holding their first 'Anatomy in Art' exhibition featuring artwork…

Skull study Reveals Origin of Canary Island's Aboriginal People

30 October, 2017

Aboriginal people who lived on the Canary Islands before European colonisation originated from…

Success at World Canoeing Championships for UG student Eilidh Gibson

26 October, 2017

Congratulations to Eilidh Gibson, a 4th year Biomedical Sciences student, who was part of Team GB…

New insights into the life and death of motor neurons

25 October, 2017

A new study from the Gillingwater lab shows that a key protein involved in Spinal Muscular Atrophy…

$1bn Chinese biomedical campus opens

23 October, 2017

The partnership with Zhejiang University is the first of its type for the University and for China.

Jet lag drug may ease chemotherapy symptoms

03 October, 2017

A new study suggests a commonly used jet lag drug could ease painful side effects of chemotherapy.

Anatomy@Edinbugh at Terrific Scientific

07 September, 2017

Anatomy@Edinburgh joined colleagues from the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine on Tuesday…

Forensic team reveals killer’s face

06 September, 2017

The face of a 19th century killer has been recreated using forensic techniques and is on display in…

Fish reveal clues to healing spinal cord injuries

22 August, 2017

Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their nerve connections could hold clues to new therapies…

New drug treatment eases Fragile X symptoms

22 August, 2017

Scientists have discovered how the brain can self-correct disruptions in processing, pointing the…

First Learning and Teaching Forum a success

14 August, 2017

The Biomedical Sciences Learning and Teaching Forum 2017 was held on the 21st of June in the…