Profile – Dr Penny Rapaport
Clinical Psychologist, developing & testing of psychosocial interventions in dementia care
Want to crowdfund your science? New study hints at who is successful
Crowd sourcing funding for start-ups and business has become the norm, but could the same system be used for science or dementia research?
CSF tau and the CSF tau/ABeta ratio for the diagnosis of Dementias
This review, aims to assess the ability of CSF tau biomarkers (t-tau and p-tau) and the CSF tau (t-tau or p-tau)/ABeta ratio to enable the detection of Alzheimer’s disease pathology in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Profile – Dr Megan O’Hare
Regular Podcast Host and one of the Dementia Researcher website leads
How to sail smoothly from academia to industry
To beat the stiff competition, highlight your skills in collaboration, teamwork and meeting deadlines.
Profile – Francesca La Frenais
Research assistant and PhD student at University College London
Communicating your research toolkit – The Health Foundation
Want to communicate your health research in a better way in 2018? This resource from The Health Foundation is the tool you need.
Tracking LRRK2-Parkinson’s Progression for Better Trial Design
Parkinson’s disease comes in many flavors, posing a challenge for clinical trials. Knowing how the disease progresses may improve chances of success. A longitudinal study from the LRRK2 Ashkenazi Jewish Consortium provides just such data.
Adam Smith
Dementia Researcher
