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Have You Heard?: Being a Dementia Researcher in the Age of ‘Fake News’
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting 26 million people worldwide with no truly effective treatment. In 2016 we published a study showing that a subclass of drugs called the fenamates can reverse inflammation and memory deficits in animal models of AD, suggesting that fenamates could possibly be repurposed to treat AD. Following publication of this paper, several major news stories were released heralding the results. The accuracy of these stories varied with some good coverage and some that…
Find out more »Matt Dillahunty – Magic, Skepticism & Questions
Note: All tickets are now taken for this event, but you can sign up for the waitlist (in case of cancellations) here: http://bit.ly/gskepsmattd Matt Dillahunty is well-known as one of the hosts of the popular Atheist Experience phone-in show (www.atheist-experience.com) where believers and non-believers phone in to present claims whilst the hosts try to explore what is actually believed and why. As well as the AXP show, Matt also has a series of online videos as part of the…
Find out more »Dying of Fright: what “voodoo fright death” teaches us about the evolution of emotion
A brief exploration of the spooky phenomenon of fright death, examining modern neuroscientific explanations for why humans and animals have sometimes been observed to seemingly die from fear alone. Do curses work? Are demons real? Probably not. Instead find out about some creepy things you didn't know the human body was capable of. No fright deaths will be carried out as part of this talk, leave your amulets at home. View event on Facebook View event on Meetup About the…
Find out more »The hunt for new treatments in pregnancy
Often making the headlines amid claims as a tasty postpartum snack, the placenta is a complex organ key to fostering new life. Placental dysfunction underlies complications of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction for which, in spite of advances in clinical care, premature delivery remains the only cure. Babies born prematurely are at an increased risk of short-term complications, neonatal and adulthood disease. Despite this high burden of disease for pregnant women and their infants, there has been…
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