Exploring the Meeting Centres Support Programme
Nathan StephensIn this blog Nathan Stephens discusses The Meeting Centre Support Programme, which also happens to be the focus of his PhD research.
Dementia Diagnosis Reports
Alzheimer's SocietyAlzheimer’s Society has published a series of reports looking at the Dementia Diagnosis pathway, investigating regional variations, challenges of diagnosing people from ethnic minority communities and assessing and diagnosis dementia in care homes and hospital settings.
Emerging Technologies to Meet the Care & Support Needs of Older People
Dementia ResearcherNew publication by Sarah Abdi et al. which shares the consensus reached through a Delphi Study exploring the potential uses of new technologies in some care domains.
World Alzheimer’s Report 2021
Alzheimer’s Disease International Annual Report informed by 50 essays from leading experts, 3 key global surveys, 1,111 clinicians, 2,325 people with dementia and carers, and over 100 national Alzheimer and dementia associations.
From a Million Samples, GWAS Squeezes Out Seven New Alzheimer’s Spots
Alz ForumIt took more than a million samples, but researchers have managed to extract seven fresh AD risk loci from a genome-wide association study. Published September 7 in Nature Genetics.
Dr Maura Malpetti, University of Cambridge – Profile
Race Against Dementia Research Fellow, at University of Cambridge. Utilising Neuroimaging, and investigating fluid and behavioural markers in frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Dr Wioleta Zelek, Cardiff University – Profile
Race Against Dementia Research Fellow, at Cardiff University focussing on the complement system, its biology, roles in disease and in manipulating the system for therapy.
Dr Aitana Sogorb Esteve, University College London – Profile
Race Against Dementia Research Fellow and multi-instrumentalist at University College London looking for fluid biomarkers of synaptic dysfunction in genetic FTD.
Dr Emily Hill, University of Warwick – Profile
Race Against Dementia Research Fellow, using electrophysiological approaches to understand the mechanisms underlying tau pathology in neurodegeneration.
Dementia Demystified @ The Francis Crick Institute
A chance for ECRs to directly engage with people with lived experience + a free one-day training course to help you prepare.
