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AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors
AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors

AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors

An AI tool that can analyse abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells, and with greater accuracy and reliability than human experts, could change the way conditions such as leukaemia are diagnosed, finds a study co-led by a UCL academic.

20 Nov 2025

Pioneering UCL Huntington’s researcher wins major neuroscience award
Pioneering UCL Huntington’s researcher wins major neuroscience award

Pioneering UCL Huntington’s researcher wins major neuroscience award

Professor Sarah Tabrizi, Director of the UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre, has been awarded the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Outstanding Contribution to Neuroscience Award for 2025, the association’s top annual prize.

14 Nov 2025

Dedicated national network of Dementia Research Nurses launches
Dedicated national network of Dementia Research Nurses launches

Dedicated national network of Dementia Research Nurses launches

The UK Dementia Trials Network, led by a UCL professor of neurology, is establishing a dedicated nationwide network of Dementia Research Nurses.

06 Nov 2025

Institute news

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology hosts Neuromuscular Diseases Research Day 2025
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology hosts Neuromuscular Diseases Research Day 2025

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology hosts Neuromuscular Diseases Research Day 2025

The latest Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD) Research Day took place in November 2025, bringing together clinicians, researchers, and partners to strengthen the future of NMD research.

05 Dec 2025

Servier and UCL join forces to advance therapeutic research in rare genetic epileptic disorders
Servier and UCL join forces to advance therapeutic research in rare genetic epileptic disorders

Servier and UCL join forces to advance therapeutic research in rare genetic epileptic disorders

The collaboration is tasked with gaining a better understanding of and validating the mechanisms involved in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE).

05 Dec 2025

17 UCL Brain Sciences academics recognised in 2025 annual global list of influential researchers
17 UCL Brain Sciences academics recognised in 2025 annual global list of influential researchers

17 UCL Brain Sciences academics recognised in 2025 annual global list of influential researchers

A total of 17 academics from the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences have been identified in Clarivate’s annual ‘Highly Cited Researchers List’ 2025.

03 Dec 2025