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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.

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Recently approved lay summaries

Tumour

A tumour is a collection, or mass, of abnormal cells. They can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign)

Neurodegenerative (other)

A degenerative disease deteriorates the function or structure of tissues or organs

Cerebrovascular

Conditions caused by problems that affect the blood supply to the brain

Developmental

Such as Autism or Alpers’

Epilepsy

A neurological disorder associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain

Genetic

A disease or condition caused by an absent or defective gene or a chromosomal irregularity

Inflammation

Inflammatory neurological disorders such as encephalitis or meningitis

Neurodegenerative (Alzheimer’s)

A progressive disease that causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviour

Psychiatric

A wide range of mental health conditions – disorders that affect mood, thinking and behaviour

Control

Studies which only use tissue with no significant neuropathological abnormalities (control tissue)

Demyelination

Any disease of the nervous system in which the myelin sheath of neurons is damaged such as Multiple sclerosis

Trauma

Brain trauma conditions such as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

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