🧠 Meet Rory Smith, Brain Bank Engagement Manager, who is running the 2026 London Marathon on Sunday dressed as a brain to raise funds for the @mssocietyuk.bsky.social Tissue Bank. ✅ Contribute 👉 www.justgiving.com/page/brain-r... ✅ More about Rory's role 👉 bit.ly/4vlljyZ @imperialmed.bsky.social

🧠 In profile: Marcelina Wojewska, a PhD Student at the Department of Brain Sciences @imperialmed.bsky.social, talks about her research, what it takes to study the human brain, and why curiosity drives great science 👇 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/dobs-staff/2...

🧠 Wellcome has awarded Dr Samuel Barnes and a team of researchers at Imperial College London, led by Dr Amanda Foust, £3.92M to develop a 3D imaging system capable of capturing the electrical activity of thousands of neurons simultaneously, in real time. 👉 bit.ly/4mxVyHE @imperialmed.bsky.social

Congratulations to our own Dr Stefano Sandrone on receiving the Biochemical Society's Early Career Teaching Excellence Award! 🎉 @imperialmed.bsky.social

🧠 Tomorrow we mark #WorldParkinsonsDay Parkinson's disease affects 166,000 people in the UK, 1.1 million in the United States, and approximately 10 million globally, projected to reach 25 million by 2050. 👉 Learn more about Imperial-led research breakthroughs: bsky.app/profile/impe...

Tomorrow is #WorldParkinsonsDay 💙 We’re revisiting recent research and news from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, which is helping to transform how we understand, detect and treat #ParkinsonsDisease. 🧵👇 Thread

🌱 What if #pesticide exposure today affects your brain years later? A study showed pesticide exposure can leave a lasting “memory” in brain cells, disrupting gene expression in key #Parkinsons regions. New clues into how environment shapes disease risk 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/266673/... #PD

Earlier detection, made easier. ⌚ Smartwatch data could spot early signs of #Parkinsons – before diagnosis – outperforming traditional clinical risk scores. A potential game-changer for non-invasive screening 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/266173/... #PD @imperialbrains.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk

A cellular energy crisis? ⚡ Researchers from @imperialbrains.bsky.social uncovered why some brain cells are more vulnerable than others in #ParkinsonsDisease. 🧠 Even small drops in energy efficiency can push neurons from healthy to degenerating: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264617/... #Parkinsons

Helping the brain in a gentler way 🧠 @imperialbrains.bsky.social – with £4.1M of @aria-research.bsky.social funding – are developing new stimulation technology that could one day reduce the need for invasive brain surgery in conditions like #Parkinsons. More: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260073/... #PD

Our academics and PhD students delivered a machine learning for healthcare course in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, in partnership with @imperialinfect.bsky.social and @thruzim.bsky.social The programme was focused on building practical #AI skills for local healthcare contexts. 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

🧠 Every year, over 100,000 people in the UK suffer a stroke. A third of the most severe cases can be treated with mechanical thrombectomy. Yet only 4.5% of stroke patients currently receive it, despite national guidelines recommending it since 2015. More 👉 svn.bmj.com/content/earl...

“We don’t want to just do #research to children; we want to do it with them.” From asthma to mental health, young people joined our researchers + #NHS teams to share what matters most for their #health, at a unique event at Chelsea FC. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialbrc.bsky.social

"The whole point of OCD therapy is about teaching people to behave differently." Professor David Nutt spoke to New Scientist on a landmark Yale study testing psilocybin for OCD. 🧠 Learn more: www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

Join me during the break today at Poster 87 at The Brain Conference 2026 @brain1878.bsky.social #brainconference2026 @imperialbrains.bsky.social #neurology #research

Our latest preprint showing ⬆️ high-energy food cue reactivity in dorsal striatum in ex-smokers (that could contribute to smoking cessation weight gain) & further evidence for a sweet taste preferring phenotype in alcohol use disorder. @imperialbrains.bsky.social @imppsych.bsky.social @ukri.org

In conversation with the NHS: How to submit an Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) Ethics application. Friday, 20 March 2026 | 9.00-13.00 GMT Register now: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20711...

🧠 To mark #WomenAtImperialWeek, we've rounded up recent profiles, interviews, and multimedia features spotlighting academics and professional staff from the Department of Brain Sciences. More 👉 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/dobs-staff/2... @imperialmed.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

“In experimental #neuroscience, success often comes after many failed attempts.” Dr Naoto Watamura from @imperialbrains.bsky.social is uncovering why some #dementia patients decline faster than others, and turning failure into discovery. 🧠 Read more 👇 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/dobs-staff/2...

Professor Michael Johnson's project, A Human Genetics-driven Approach for Disease Modification in Parkinson's Disease, will receive up to $2 million over the two years. 👉 More: sparkns.org/news-and-ins... @imperialmed.bsky.social

New research maps the genetic drivers of #DownSyndrome 🧬 Scientists have created the most detailed molecular map of the developing Down syndrome brain to date, revealing new gene targets that could inform future treatments. Led by @imperialbrains.bsky.social 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

🧠 A small study, published in Nature Medicine, found that people with depression saw significant symptom reductions from a single dose of DMT. 👉Watch the Sky News interview with Dr David Erritzoe, the lead researcher on the study: news.sky.com/video/using-... @imperialmed.bsky.social

20 posts available for non-clinical Assistant Profs at Imperial College London. Come work at @imppsych.bsky.social @imperialbrains.bsky.social. Collaborate in fields of eating & addictive behaviours, neuroimaging, gut-brain, emotional regulation etc. Deadline 11/3/2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK133/a...

Alcohol addiction affects millions worldwide, including around 600,000 people in the UK. Prof Anne Lingford-Hughes and Prof Mark Thursz will discuss the neurobiology of addiction and alcohol's impact on the liver. ✅ Register: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20538... @imperialmed.bsky.social

Could the #psychedelic drug DMT be a future treatment for depression? Researchers @imperialmed.bsky.social found a single dose of DMT – the psychoactive component of ayahuasca - had a ‘significant and lasting’ effect. 👉 More: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

🧠 Interested in joining the Department of Brain Sciences, home to world-class research in #neuroscience & mental health? @imperialmed.bsky.social is hiring new non-clinical Assistant Professors. 👉 Applications are open until 11 March 2026: bit.ly/404qCnU #mentalhealth

On #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience, we're celebrating Three Wise Women from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 👩‍🔬👩‍⚕️👩‍🏫 Researchers whose work is transforming #health across the lifespan – for women, children and communities. [Thread 🧵👇] #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

“I was advised I didn’t need a career – just a job until I got married!” Now Professor of Addiction Biology at @imperialbrains.bsky.social, Anne Lingford-Hughes has helped revolutionise how we understand the brain and #addiction. blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med... #WomenInScience

✨We’re looking for up to 20 new non-clinical Assistant Professors to join our world-class academic community.💫 Could that be you? Find out more and apply by 11 March 2026: www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

Meet Nan Fletcher-Lloyd and Tommaso Barba from @imperialbrains.bsky.social, sharing how the #LGBTQ+ Allies Network is building visibility, connection and belonging for staff and students. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Read more 👇 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-peo... #LGBTQHistoryMonth @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

💡 Imperial-led trial shows promise for Alzheimer's treatment: liraglutide reduced brain volume loss by nearly 50% and slowed cognitive decline by 18%. But Novo Nordisk's semaglutide failed. 👉 More: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialmed.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

Join the @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social AHSC webinar "Alcohol - the biology of addiction and its effect on the liver" on Friday, 20 February, 1 – 2 pm with Professor Anne Lingford-Hughes and Professor Mark Thursz. 👉 Register: bit.ly/46k3XaK @imperialmed.bsky.social

Today is #WorldCancerDay 💙 At @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, researchers are finding new ways to detect #cancer earlier, personalise treatment and develop better therapies. Here are a few of the breakthroughs making a real difference 👇 🧵 1/6

Meet Sara Reed: Psychedelic Research Therapist l& Dept EDI Co-lead. We discussed her EDI vision, what it means to be a "mental health futurist," and her journey from Yale-trained psilocybin therapist to global equity advocate. ✅ More: blogs.imperial.ac.uk/dobs-staff/2... @imperialmed.bsky.social

Two clinical trials have recently delivered contrasting results on GLP-1 drugs for Alzheimer's disease. Professor Paul Edison led one of the studies and was involved in the other. 💡What can we learn from these findings? 👉 Read more: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialmed.bsky.social

Are you an early-career researcher looking to establish or transition to independence? @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is seeking expressions of interest to support UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship applications with the university as host. 👉 Find out more: www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and...

Should magic mushrooms be prescribed on the #NHS? A BBC long read explores this contentious debate – from breakthrough trials to serious safety concerns. It features leading researchers, including Brain Science's Prof David Nutt. 🍄 More: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @imperialmed.bsky.social

Major boost for #dementia research 🧠 @imperialbrains.bsky.social's researchers Dr Nir Grossman and Dr Alastair Webb are leading two MRC-funded projects to better understand how dementia develops – from sleep patterns to brain blood flow. Read more 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

Impact of socioeconomic deprivation on mechanical thrombectomy outcomes after acute ischaemic stroke @ismalias.bsky.social @imperialbrains.bsky.social We urgently need systems in place that deliver equitable healthcare. svn.bmj.com/content/svnb...

🏥 Professor David Owen was appointed Faculty of Medicine Campus Director for Imperial College London’s #Hammersmith Hospital Campus in October 2025. We spoke with Prof Owen about his vision, background, and plans for the hospital. 👉 More: imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

"You can learn much more from failure than success." Professor Anne Lingford-Hughes from @imperialbrains.bsky.social looks back on 30 years of #addiction research – and why lived experience must be at the heart of progress. #WomenInSTEM 🌟 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...

🧠 For decades, astrocytes were dismissed as mere support cells. Now they're recognised as crucial for behaviour, memory, and cognition. Dr Marco Brancaccio's breakthrough revealed how astrocytes regulate our body clock. 👉More: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Weight loss jabs could have a surprising new role: slowing #alzheimers. 🧠 “We think liraglutide is protecting the brain by reducing inflammation, or improving how the brain’s nerve cells communicate”, says @imperialbrains.bsky.social's' Prof Paul Edison. #AD www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

"I wasn’t seen as particularly clever at school." Today, she’s one of the UK’s leading #addiction psychiatrists. ✨ @imperialbrains.bsky.social's Prof Anne Lingford-Hughes reflects on the twists, failures and serendipity that shaped her career 👇 blogs.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-med...

🧠 Novo Nordisk's latest trial findings: oral semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) showed no benefit in slowing cognitive decline among 3,800 early-stage Alzheimer's patients. ✅ Dr Ivan Koychev from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social comments on the study: reuters.com/sustainabili... @ImperialMed

🧵 The #AIDS Quilt UK display opens today at @imperialsph.bsky.social! A powerful tribute to those lost to #HIV, the Quilt will be on show in the School of Public Health foyer from 26 Nov – 3 Dec. Free and open to all 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20054...

Meet Brianna Austin, a 1st-year PhD student @imperialmed.bsky.social. Her research aims to predict & improve outcomes for traumatic brain injury survivors. She's a co-creator of Craving Clarity, a podcast amplifying underrepresented voices in #neuroscience. 👉 More: bit.ly/4hNbPWE

A new study has revealed that the cells lining our brain’s blood vessels play a more significant role in #dementia than previously understood. 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3Ly82k1 @nottalexi.bsky.social @imperialmed.bsky.social