Lay summaries
This section contains lay summaries for all of the projects supported by BRAIN UK. Some studies will appear in more than one category.
Advice and guidance about how to write a good lay summary can be found under Document Library.
If you are working in a similar area and would like your details passed to the Principal Investigator of a study with a view to potential collaboration, then please contact us.
A tumour is a collection, or mass, of abnormal cells. They can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign)
A degenerative disease deteriorates the function or structure of tissues or organs
Neurodegenerative (Alzheimer’s)
A progressive disease that causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviour
A wide range of mental health conditions – disorders that affect mood, thinking and behaviour
Studies which only use tissue with no significant neuropathological abnormalities (control tissue)
Any disease of the nervous system in which the myelin sheath of neurons is damaged such as Multiple sclerosis
