Neurodegeneration

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To design therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases, we must first understand the causes.” louise serpell
Professor of Biochemistry

Neurodegenerative diseases are associated with progressive deterioration of brain function. Many are sporadic, with aging being biggest risk factor, but hereditary forms can provide further understanding of the cause. Researchers in Sussex Neuroscience are studying the underlying genetic, molecular, cellular, behavourial and functional changes that are associated with conditions including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease, frontotemporal dementia and motor neuron disease. Focussed and multidisciplinary studies are addressing the underlying triggers of disease, causes and the hall-marks of progression, paving the way to development of therapeutics.

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