Francesca Greenstreet, PhD

Science Communicator / Neuroscientist

Articles

A collection of science news articles written by Francesca Greenstreet.

New mechanism found for neuronal death in Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia
June 2026 King's College London

Virtual reality study with zebrafish shows surroundings influence developing biology of the eye
June 2026 King's College London

Key timepoint, neuron type, and cellular functions identified for schizophrenia risk gene
May 2026 King's College London

Brain histamine map connects genes to brain function and mental health
May 2026 King's College London

Genetic cause identified for 1 in 4 MND patients in largest ever rare variant analysis
March 2026 King's College London

A long-term and scalable system to record from neural organoids
March 2026 King's College London

Early Alzheimers increased connectivity lowered by cancer drug in the lab
March 2026 King's College London

Portrait of two women in neuroscience
March 2026 King's College London

Bioengineered neuronal 'circuit board' mimics conditions of the human brain
February 2026 King's College London

First in Europe: high-performance head-only scanner reveals ultra-fine brain detail
February 2026 King's College London

New mechanism found for immune system regulation
January 2026 King's College London

Self-guided behavioural app helps children with epilepsy sleep earlier
January 2026 King's College London

Two types of dopamine neurons found to send signals in entirely different ways
December 2025 King's College London

Time-sensitive genetic switch identified for sex-specific neuron development
November 2025 King's College London

Interstasis: how cells keep groups of proteins in check to prevent toxicity
September 2025 King's College London