At-home blood test shows promise for dementia screening
Exeter researchers find a finger prick blood test posted from home, paired with online brain tests, could help identify people at higher risk of dementia.
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Profile – Dr Toby Williamson, Journal of Dementia Care
Dr Toby Williamson is Editor of the Journal of Dementia Care, with expertise in values, rights, lived experience, inclusion and dementia.
Profile – Millennium Soibifaa Lyobuchiebomie, Sheffield Hallam University
Millennium Soibifaa Lyobuchiebomie is a PhD student at Sheffield Hallam University researching language measures for early detection of MCI.
Podcast – Reimagining Dementia with XR & Digital Therapeutics
Byron Creese hosts XR in dementia care. Hear how VR & spatial tech support empathy & assessment with Alice Wroe, Emilie Brotherhood and David De Jong-Bambagioni
Profile – Alice Wroe, The Atlantic Institute
Alice Wroe is XR Lead at Atlantic Institute exploring immersive tech for social equity, blending creativity, ethics and AI to shape engagement.
Profile – Harriet Greene, University of Oxford
Harriet Greene, PhD student at Oxford, studies dementia prevention and vascular risk. Neurovascular modeller, scuba instructor, biotech and collaboration.
Europe dementia research faces participation gap
Alzheimer Europe report finds strong support for dementia research and data sharing across Europe, but low awareness, barriers and trust issues limit participation.
Dementia training gap exposed in England care
Report finds most dementia training in England is basic and too short, leaving many care staff unprepared to deliver quality, person centred support.
5 things that confuse PhD students about qualitative research
Dr Elizabeth Yardley explains why qualitative PhD research feels hard, unpacking common struggles around rigour, analysis, interviews and making sense of data.
Blog – No Care Homes Left Out in Dementia Research
Kirsty Hynes explores why rural and island care homes must be included in dementia research, highlighting barriers, insights, and opportunities.
Podcast – Rethinking Wandering in Care Homes
In this podcast we’re ‘Rethinking wandering in care homes’. New research shows walking is meaningful, not a problem & shares practical ways to support it safely
Mental Health Challenges in Dementia Researchers
New study by Waters Harvey et al reveals high mental health challenges in early career dementia researchers highlighting imposter syndrome and financial strain