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Announcing the winner of our 10,000 plays giveaway
Last month our podcast hit over 10,000 plays, with listeners coming from more than 50 countries – and that is all thanks to you, our listeners. To celebrate the event, we asked listeners to complete a short survey and we drew out the name of one of lucky person to win a fantastic pair of Sony WH-H900 Wireless Headphones.
Blood tests could bring new hope to Alzheimer’s clinical trials
A team of scientists at UCL have found that blood tests measuring the hallmark Alzheimer’s protein, beta-amyloid (amyloid), could radically reduce the cost of clinical trials and potentially open the door to treating the disease earlier.
Clinical Research MOOC
The ‘Improving Healthcare Through Clinical Research’ online course starts on 11 February. In this course you will explore clinical research – its challenges and its huge benefits to modern healthcare.
Could bots be contaminating your research?
Melissa Simone a PhD student from the University of Minnesota recently tweeted a very interesting thread, sharing her experience of problems she had with maintaining data integrity in her online survey.
David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year Award
The David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year Award is presented each year to the most outstanding early career researcher in the field of biomedical dementia research.
Dementia Researcher has a WhatsApp Group
We’ve created a new WhatsApp support group, just for you – chat with your colleagues, get help, share news in a safe place.
Even more useful & interesting podcasts which you may have missed
Adam Smith listens to a lot of podcasts, this month he once again shares his favourite new discoveries and what he has been listening to in the last month.
First Round of Awards from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announced
On December 5, the philanthropy announced the first set of awards for the network, totaling $51.95 million.
Guest Blog – A few thoughts on peer review
Today, Morgan Daniel takes (or took, depending on when you’re reading this) over the Dementia Researcher Twitter account. Sharing her day to inspire others thinking of following this path, and taking your questions. Could that also be the right path for you?
Guest Blog – It’s World Alzheimer’s Day and I have a message for Dementia Researchers
Adam Smith blogs to share news from Alzheimer’s Disease International, and to thank researchers for all they do.
Guest Blog – More health research should take place in the areas and populations with most disease
Research from NIHR Evidence shows the numbers of people who take part in health research varies across England. But overall, health research does not take place in areas where the burden of disease is highest.