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The effect of poor sleep and respiratory health on brain ageing

The effect of poor sleep and respiratory health on brain ageing

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Inhaled melatonin - Breathe in and inhale your sleep

Inhaled melatonin - Breathe in and inhale your sleep

Improving sleep and brain health in insomnia with inhaled melatonin

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Neuroprotective insomnia medication

Neuroprotective insomnia medication

Investigating how an insomnia drug affects signs of brain ageing.

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Manipulating Brain Waves During Sleep

Manipulating Brain Waves During Sleep

Using non-invasive technology we are boosting brain waves during sleep to enhance memory and cognition.

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Delivering dementia drugs to the brain via the nose

Delivering dementia drugs to the brain via the nose

Advancing intranasal brain drug delivery for dementia using nanoparticle formulations.

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Brain organoids  - A safe way to test drugs on human brain tissue

Brain organoids  - A safe way to test drugs on human brain tissue

Establishing brain organoid models for testing novel therapeutics. 

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