2008 Press Releases
“Getting on Your Nerves: Stress and the Brain – From Disease to Drugs”
18.02.2008
The impact of stress on our daily lives is greater than ever before and therefore stress-related disorders are having a significant impact on the health and well-being of all.
18.02.2008
The impact of stress on our daily lives is greater than ever before and therefore stress-related disorders are having a significant impact on the health and well-being of all.
For certain susceptible individuals the effects of stress may be life threatening according to Dr John Cryan who will deliver the next of the Faculty of Science Public Lecture Series at UCC on February 20th. Therefore, research focused on understanding how the body and in particular the brain deals with stress is of great importance.
In his lecture, Dr Cryan will how discuss recent advances in neuroimaging, molecular genetics and physiology are shedding new light onto the impact of stress on nerve cells and brain circuits. This may offer novel avenues for developing pharmacological interventions to treat stress-related disorders including major depression, anxiety and irritable bowel syndrome.
John Cryan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, UCC. He is also a Principal Investigator in the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre at UCC. His research is focused on the neurobiological and behavioural consequences of stress and how therapeutic drug treatments can modify them. He has won numerous awards for his research and has published over 60 scientific papers on this topic.
The lecture takes place at UCC’s Boole Lecture Theatre 4 at 8pm on Wednesday, February 20th. Organised by Professor William Reville, Public Awareness of Science Officer and Faculty of Science, UCC, the highly popular lecture series, continues weekly until March 26th 2008. Admission is free, and as always, members of the public are invited to attend. See http://understandingscience.ucc.ie
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In his lecture, Dr Cryan will how discuss recent advances in neuroimaging, molecular genetics and physiology are shedding new light onto the impact of stress on nerve cells and brain circuits. This may offer novel avenues for developing pharmacological interventions to treat stress-related disorders including major depression, anxiety and irritable bowel syndrome.
John Cryan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, UCC. He is also a Principal Investigator in the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre at UCC. His research is focused on the neurobiological and behavioural consequences of stress and how therapeutic drug treatments can modify them. He has won numerous awards for his research and has published over 60 scientific papers on this topic.
The lecture takes place at UCC’s Boole Lecture Theatre 4 at 8pm on Wednesday, February 20th. Organised by Professor William Reville, Public Awareness of Science Officer and Faculty of Science, UCC, the highly popular lecture series, continues weekly until March 26th 2008. Admission is free, and as always, members of the public are invited to attend. See http://understandingscience.ucc.ie
632MMcS