Dr. Osman Shabir

Feature Writer

B.Sc. Biomedical Science, M.Sc. Translational Neuroscience, Ph.D. Molecular Neuroscience & Neurophysiology

Osman is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sheffield studying the impact of cardiovascular disease (atherosclerosis) on neurovascular function in vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease using pre-clinical models and neuroimaging techniques. He is based in the Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease in the Faculty of Medicine at Sheffield.

Osman graduated with a B.Sc. with honors in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Sheffield, where he specialized in Neuroscience.

He went on to complete a Master's of Science (M.Sc.) in Translational Neuroscience (in SITraN) specializing in molecular neuroscience of motor-neuron disease (2016).

He further went on to complete a Ph.D. in Neurovascular Neuroscience (2020) studying neurovascular function in preclinical models of atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. His Ph.D. work formed the basis of his current postdoctoral work which is funded by a British Heart Foundation grant.

He currently writes articles on neuroscience topics such as Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington's Disease, Autism, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's disease, in addition to a wide variety of other biomedical disciplines for News-Medical.

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Articles from Osman

Neurofeedback for Anxiety

Chronic anxiety is the long-term negative psychological experience to environmental stressors, characterized by prolonged and inappropriately excessive worrying, fatigue, restlessness, concertation, and sleep issues. Often the terms stress and anxiety are used interchangeably.

25 Feb 2020

What is CRIA syndrome?

Cleavage-resistant RIPK1-induced autoinflammatory (CRIA) syndrome, is a recently discovered autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations within the receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) gene.

17 Feb 2020

Physiological Roles of Klotho

The klotho (kl) gene was identified as a regulator of normal ageing, where mutated forms led to accelerated ageing phenotypes. Therefore, klotho can be considered as an ‘ageing-suppressor’ gene. In ancient mythology, Klotho, or Clotho, was a daughter of the ancient Greek God Zeus and member of the three fates who was responsible for spinning the thread of life.

6 Feb 2020

Addiction and Dopamine

Addiction is where someone has little or zero control over doing, taking or using something to a potentially harmful point.

24 Jan 2020

What is Agnosia?

Agnosia is a rare condition in which an affected individual is unable to recognise and identify objects, persons, sounds, shapes or smells.

23 Jan 2020

What Is Psychopathy?

Psychopathy refers to the neurological and anti-social manifestations that occur in a person with an anti-social personality disorder.

23 Jan 2020

Can an Active Lifestyle Improve Recovery After a Spinal Cord Injury?

Permanent neurological impairments can occur after spinal cord injury (SCI) due to the failure of the spinal cord motor and sensory axons to regenerate.

23 Jan 2020

Do Antioxidants Benefit Patients with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s?

A common pathological hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases is the presence of oxidative stress caused by an accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).

23 Jan 2020

Can Artificial Intelligence be used to Diagnose Brain Aneurysms?

Diagnosing aneurysms before they rupture is critical for the prognosis of patients.

23 Jan 2020

What is Glioblastoma Multiforme?

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most aggressive brain cancers (gliomas) that arises from glial cells (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) within the brain. GBM is a grade IV tumor, the most aggressive form of cancer. Patients typically die within 15 months of diagnosis, though surgery and newer treatments may improve prognosis.

21 Jan 2020