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News

Find out about what's been happening at the Clinic.

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Building works at the Clinic

Apr 2025: We apologise for any inconvenience the current building works may cause.

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Áine defends her PhD thesis

Apr 2025: Many congratulations to Dr Áine Heffernan who has successfully completed her PhD.

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Octopus: clinical trial update

March 2025: Stage two of the Octopus Trial is open for recruitment at the Anne Rowling Clinic.

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MS Research Meeting - event recording

Mar 2025: Watch a recording of our recent public event in which we gave an overview of some of the MS research studies ongoing at the Anne Rowling Clinic.

https://www.mssociety.org.uk/research/explore-our-research/search-our-research-projects/spinal-cord-imaging-people-ms

New funding for spinal cord imaging research study

Jan 2025: Congratulations to Dr Rozanna Meijboom and colleagues from the MS imaging group, who have recently been awarded funding for a research study to examine changes in the spinal cord of people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

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PhD congratulations to Dr Andrea Salzinger

Jan 2025: Many congratulations to Dr Andrea Salzinger who has successfully completed her PhD.

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Launch of NeuroCARE

Jan 2025: Our new platform for people in Scotland with a neurological condition, NeuroCARE, launched this month.

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Competency Mapping for Neurology Specialist Nurses

Jan 2025: Anne Rowling Clinic nurses have helped develop a set of core competencies for neurology-based specialist nurses. 

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MS brain cell atlas paves the way for personalised treatments

Dec 2024: An international team including Anne Rowling Clinic researchers has published new research that separates people with MS into four different subgroups basd on what genes are active in brain cells. This paves the way for future personalised therapies.

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Winter newsletter 2024

Dec 2024: Our latest newsletter is now available.

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Clinic Announcement: Closure for the Festive Season

Dec 2024: Arrangements for research and NHS Lothian out-patient appointments held at the Anne Rowling Clinic over the Festive season.

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OCTOPUS trial reaches recruitment milestone

Dec 2024: World's first multi-arm, multi-stage trial for MS reaches recruitment goal.

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