Brain Health Life Science Summit at St Andrews

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On 10th May, some of our SBS team headed to the St Andrews Eden Campus to attend the Brain Health Life Science Summit. Read more…

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Hope for the future in dementia research

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Read here for an insight from the STV News show, Scotland Tonight, with our CEO and Founder, Prof Craig Ritchie, about the lifechanging potential for research to help detect Alzheimer’s early & treat before it progresses to dementia.

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The SBS Blog – Welcome our new Chief Investigator!

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Please join us in welcoming Dr Sarah Gregory to the SBS Team as IONA National Coordinator! Read more about what she brings to Scottish Brain Sciences…

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The SBS Blog – Welcome our new Senior Clinical Investigator!

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We are thrilled to be able to welcome Dr Clara Russell to the SBS Team as Senior Clinical Investigator! Read more about what she brings to Scottish Brain Sciences…

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Partnership seeks early Alzheimer’s blood test

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An agreement between Scottish Brain Sciences and a global leader in precision diagnostics is aiming to transform the ability of clinicians to identify the very earliest signs of Alzheimer’s Disease – long before symptoms can be seen.

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Donanemab marks start of “new story” in Alzheimer’s research

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Professor Craig Ritchie has told an international Alzheimer’s conference that phase 3 clinical trial results for donanemab, the antibody drug designed to target and clear the amyloid plaques considered key to progression of Alzheimer’s disease, reveal the drug’s “profound” clinical effect. 

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Chief Scientist calls for more research volunteers

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With the publication of Scotland’s new dementia strategy, the government’s Chief Scientist for Health, Professor Anna Dominiczack says it is now an important time to help make life-changing discoveries – encouraging Scots to volunteer for research into progressive brain conditions.

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The SBS Blog – June 2023 Recap

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With visits to both Boston, Massachusetts for the BIO Convention, as well as San Francisco, California, for an exciting Life Sciences reception, June 2023 was a big month for Scottish Brain Sciences. And one that also promised big things on the horizon!

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Edinburgh team show how Alzheimer’s spreads

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New insights from research led by the University of Edinburgh reveal that the structures sending neurological signals and supporting normal brain function also enable the build-up of toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease – a finding which they say could prove vital in the search for therapies for slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

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