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Research 18 May 2018
Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) is a form of vitamin B3 hyped for its alleged anti-ageing properties, but research shows it could be a treatment for mitochondrial disease. The Lily Foundation has recruited Dr Alex Clout, of UCL's School of Pharmacy and Institute of Neurology, to develop a formulation for patient trials.
Research 20 April 2018
The Lily Foundation is proud to announce a £234,000 funding initiative supporting three new studies into treatments for mitochondrial disease.
Research 26 March 2018
Lily Foundation research staff are again part of an international team whose work has been published in a leading science journal.
Research 1 February 2018
Patient license granted to Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research means UK is first country to legally offer pioneering IVF procedure.
Research 27 December 2017
Ines Barbosa is a bioinformatician on the Lily Exome Sequencing Project, a landmark initiative that helps patients with mitochondrial disease discover the exact genetic cause of their illness. Since its launch in 2014 the project has been a huge success, identifying 32 new causative genes and providing 72% of patients tested with a confirmed or highly probable genetic diagnosis. We caught up with Ines at her lab in Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital to find out more about her work.
Research 18 December 2017
Two Lily Foundation researchers have had their work published in a leading medical journal for the second time in two months.
Research 13 December 2017
A landmark study into the benefits of using a cholesterol-lowering drug to treat patients with mitochondrial disease is set to begin clinical trials in the UK.
Research 23 November 2017
Three young Lily-funded researchers have contributed to an article published in a respected academic journal. Lily research associates Ruth Glasgow, Kyle Thompson and Ines Barbosa were part of an international team whose findings were published in Neurogenetics.
Research 3 October 2017
Supporting medical research into mitochondrial disease is a key part of our work at The Lily Foundation. It's consistent with our long term goal of finding a cure for mito, and also brings life-changing benefits to people who are living with the disease today. Starting this month, we're going to be bringing you more news about the research studies we fund, and introducing you to some of the doctors and scientists involved. We kick off here with a look at a promising study underway at University College London.
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