Following a £10 million donation from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to the University of Edinburgh, a new research clinic is being built for patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
The clinic is named after Rowling’s mother (who died of multiple sclerosis), and Jo was there today to bury a time capsule to mark the start of construction.
See photos below followed by a report from the UK Press Assocation.
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The buried capsule contains written accounts from patients living with multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases, as well as contributions from clinicians, commenting on current treatments and their hopes for the future.
The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic will focus on clinical research targeting the discovery of treatments to slow progression of these types of diseases, with the hope of repairing damage.
Work at the clinic will also seek to provide insight into conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease and motor neurone disease.
Article Continues BelowMs Rowling said: “I am both delighted and moved to be marking the start of the official building work for the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic. This time capsule captures how it is for people living with MS and other neurodegenerative diseases right now, and the current state of research.
“I believe that this clinic will have a huge positive effect on both of those areas in the future. I am enormously impressed in what has gone into setting up the clinic so far, and I look forward to seeing it completed and making further great strides in research and treatment.”
Read more from the Press Association at this link.
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