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Dr Jenny Rabin and Dr Louise Schindler on why heart health shapes women's dementia risk, from midlife blood pressure to menopause, HRT and GLP-1s.




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- Assistant, Associate or Full Professor: Genetics and GenomicsNewPosted 28 Oct
- Alzheimer’s Research UK Commercialisation ManagerNewPosted 27 Oct
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- Clinical Project Manager: Cerebrovascular Experimental MedicineNewPosted 27 Oct
- PhD: Pharmacological Protection Against a Bad Diet in DrosophilaNewPosted 27 Oct
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- Professional Doctorate Clinical Research Training FellowshipNewPosted 28 Oct
- MRC Research GrantNewPosted 28 Oct
- MRC New Investigator Research GrantNewPosted 28 Oct
- BHF Clinical Research Training Fellowships 2027NewPosted 27 Oct
- NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) researcher-ledNewPosted 26 Oct
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Dr Jenny Rabin and Dr Louise Schindler on why heart health shapes women's dementia risk, from midlife blood pressure to menopause, HRT and GLP-1s.
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