🎟 Fully booked house for our symposium next Wed! Attendees can look forward to hearing inspirational stories of entrepreneurs who started a business later in life, incl. Jenny McDonald, who co-founded a gin distillery to make use of waste-bread. ➡️odt.co.nz/business/waste… 🔒

This was a wonderful project to work on. 📚 Happy book release day to us, Massey HART! 🔗 Link to the freely available e-version of the book in the article below.

Still buzzing from the great energy at our symposium & book launch in Wellington yesterday. A big thank you to all guest speakers, panellists, and attendees for making this a memorable event! 🕺👍

Brilliant musical opening by #AlteheimatEnsemble this morning at IAGG conference IAGG-AOR 2023 Yokohama in Yokohama. Promises to be a great event. Looking forward to connect, represent Massey HART & present on socioeconomic inequity in dementia risk.

Access and download for free the e-version of the new book "Ageing in Aotearoa - The New Zealand Health, Work and Retirement Study" by the Health and Ageing Research Team. ➡️pdfhost.io/v/p2hwo6ZE3_HA…

Thrilled to be nominated as a finalist for the Falling Walls #FallingWalls Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2023 in the category Social Sciences & Humanities for my work in brain health equity & dementia risk reduction from a planetary health lense.🙏 Massey HART Global Brain Health Institute

In his plenary keynote at IPA #IPACongress2023, John Beard stresses the importance of addressing the social determinants of health for healthy ageing. Resonates a lot! Looking forward to talking about social determinants in modifiable dementia risk at the conference.

Zülke, A.E., Riedel-Heller, S.G., Wittmann, F. et al. Gender-Specific Design and Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions against Cognitive Decline — Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis .... J Prev Alzheimers Dis 10, 69–82 (2023). doi.org/10.14283/jpad.…

Looking forward to present #NZHWR findings and meet familiar and new colleagues at the Massey HART booth to talk about everything ageing at #NZAG2023 conference in Auckland from Sep 6! If you're attending, please come say hi! 👋

It is a great honour to have received the 2022 Alzheimer Research Award by the Hans & Ilse Breuer Foundation earlier this week; for research on social inequalities & modifiable dementia risk conducted UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG & Global Brain Health Institute & supporting con't investigations Massey HART. 🙏😌

With recent funding from MBIE, Massey HART is able to offer two 5y positions for a project manager & data officer to continue & expand the New Zealand Health, Work & Retirement cohort study. Come join us! 👇

"If we really want the best talent in science, then let’s foster environments across the scientific enterprise that invite neurodiversity and recognize the strengths of neurological differences," writes H. Holden Thorp in this week's #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/6JD

🆕Study published by HART members shows association of poorer lifestyle with lower cognitive functioning in New Zealanders aged 49-75, using the Lifestyle for Brain Health (LIBRA) index that quantifies modifiable dementia risk. ➡️onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gp… #openaccess #NZHWRstudy

👇👇👇 Great funded PhD opportunity if you want to make a difference in brain health and ageing research in Aotearoa New Zealand! 🧠

📝We seek part-time casual researchers in Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch to conduct assessments with older adults for the New Zealand Body, Mind and Ageing Study in 2025. 📧Apply by 18/10 (CV, 2 referees & cover letter): [email protected] 🔗Link to full description below👇

🌏📸🧠 Join us for a pop-up exhibition at Lake House Arts Centre in Auckland on #WorldAlzheimersDay! Displaying photographs exploring links btw. lifestyle, brain health & sustainability, based on a photovoice study led by HART member Susanne Röhr. 📅 21/09 🕑 Reception 2-4 pm

Join #AtlanticFellow Susanne Röhr in Auckland on #WorldAlzheimersDay for a pop-up exhibition showcasing a photovoice study on the intersection of lifestyle, brain health, & planetary stewardship. Stay tuned for special resources and a follow-up exhibition!

Our pop-up exhibition at Lake House Arts in Auckland is set up for #WorldAlzheimersDay! It features photographs by Auckland residents exploring connections between lifestyle, brain health & sustainability - examining dementia risk reduction from a planetary health perspective.

Happy to share that our study on The Psychosocial Impacts of Co-Designed Healing Gardens Among Aged Care Residents With and Without Dementia in Nigeria has now been published. EL Susanne Röhr doi.org/10.1080/073805…

🧠🌍 On Feb 26, join Atlantic Fellow Susanne Röhr & University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau researchers to explore Population-Level Approaches to Dementia Risk Reduction and their impact on a healthier, fairer Aotearoa NZ. Register 👉 eventbrite.com/e/public-lectu…