🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

The SLaM Brain Health Clinic now published in BJPsych Open here doi.org/10.1192/bjo.20… Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, KCL HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health Dag Aarsland Prof Clive Ballard Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience NHS Maudsley NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Ageing Research KCL Royal College of Psychiatrists Old Age Psychiatry 🌈 Alzheimer's Society Alzheimer's Society For Researchers Research at ARUK Summary 🔽

We are honoured to be able to name our second Carol Jennings Fellow 👇

Talaei et al. report shared genetic variants between lung function and cognitive function, yet the links do not fully explain the association between lower adult lung function and poorer cognition or dementia risk. Read at: buff.ly/41Yza21 Wolfson Institute of Population Health Centre for Preventive Neurology

A new study examining the connection between depression and dementia provides critical insights into how #depression might be both a risk factor for and an early sign of #dementia.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39798961/

Congrats Alvar Paris Great to see this out

Having depression is known to increase a person’s risk of developing #dementia. But Barts Charity supported research led by Professor Charles Marshall at the Centre for Preventive Neurology, shows how depression might be both a risk factor for, and an early sign of dementia,

🚨So delighted to see this work looking at the genetic overlap between depression symptoms and Alzheimer’s disease now published in Nature Mental Health Springer Nature🚨 Read the paper here: 👉 nature.com/articles/s4422…

Here is a link to our most recent newsletter, with a really great blog by a member of DeNPRU's Patient and Public Experience Group, on working with clinicians, academics, and policy and charity representatives at our two-day dementia prevention workshop. denpru-qmul.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

Come and do a PhD on ultra low field portable MRI in memory clinic with myself and the amazing Dag Aarsland František Váša & Steve Williams. Please share widely, closing date 14th Feb: kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f… Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, KCL NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Dementia Researcher

Our reflections on Moving towards meaningful patient and public engagement in NIHR PRU in Dementia and Neurodegeneration QM, with Dr Clarissa Giebel 🇪🇺 🇩🇪 Ruth Dobson Jo Brown rdcu.be/d9rEL

New research, born out of community engagement work, shows that the symptoms people report prior to receiving a dementia diagnosis vary across ethnic groups. Find out more: qmul.ac.uk/media/news/202… Barts and The London, Queen Mary Charles Marshall Alzheimer's Society

Early presentations of dementia in a diverse population alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al…

There is a strong dose-response relationship between depression severity and dementia risk which appears to be specific to depression and not accounted for by other potential confounding factors. The temporality of the depression–dementia relationship suggests reverse causation

Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial Brain If you agree with the sentiments please RT. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness academic.oup.com/brain/issue/14…

🚨Fantastic job opportunity for neurology trainees Neurology Trainees Neurology Clinical Lecturer post in Dementia with us Centre for Preventive Neurology Wolfson Institute of Population Health Barts Health now open to applications! Please DM me for info and to discuss oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLink/…

Curious about how divorce and widowhood can impact the brain? Take a deep dive into how these stressful life events can be linked to cognitive decline with Dr. Avinash Chandra in our latest episode of ISTAART Voices! 🎙️alz.org/ISTAARTpodcast

There is a strong dose-response relationship between depression severity and dementia risk which appears to be specific to depression and not accounted for by other potential confounding factors. The temporality of the depression–dementia relationship suggests reverse causation

Just out in Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. Pros and cons of antiamyloid therapies for Alzheimer's disease. Opinion papers by Professors Jonathan Schott, Charles Marshall, Ricardo Nitrini and Adalberto Studart Neto.

Hearing loss is one of the 14 modifiable risk factors for dementia, but how the two are connected remains a mystery. Dr. Chris Hardy, the second Alzheimer’s Society Carol Jennings Fellow, is using his groundbreaking research to explore this vital link and how changes in hearing