Personalised falls prevention programmes may make no difference, Cochrane review finds
A Cochrane review led by the University of Exeter finds tailored falls prevention programmes probably work no better than simple advice and education.
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Why Women’s Sleep Is Different – XXplored Podcast
Professor Christian Benedict and Dr Alana Brown on why women’s sleep differs from men’s, what the menstrual cycle changes, and why sleep apnea gets missed.
Free Research Tools for PhD Students: A 2026 Guide
Free research tools for PhD students that rarely make the usual lists, from literature search and statistics to AI assistants, figures and policy impact.
Human cortex in a mouse: a new route to FTD cells
Stanford researchers grew human cortical tissue in mice engineered without a cortex, producing the first lab-grown von Economo neurons, cells lost early in FTD.
EquaDem Research Internships 2027
EquaDem Research Internships: one day a week for up to 12 months to research solutions to dementia inequalities. For care and charity staff. Closes 27 Nov.
Profile – Prisha Sharma, Brainkind
Prisha Sharma is an Assistant Psychologist at Brainkind, working in a neurobehavioural service and researching neuropsychological outcomes after brain injury.
Profile – Professor Andre Altmann, University College London
Professor Andre Altmann is a UCL biomedical data scientist using statistics and AI on imaging and genetic data to study dementia onset and progression.
Complement and the Brain: Talks on the Immune System in Neurodegeneration
Five talks from the Complement and the Brain satellite symposium at EMCHD 2026 in Cardiff, on complement in Alzheimer’s, stroke, brain injury and synapse loss.
Academic Promotion Criteria: What It Takes to Get Promoted
What do UK academic promotion panels look for? Real criteria from 5 universities, what to do years before you apply, and answers to 15 questions people actually ask.
Blog – Returning to My Roots: Visiting a Memory Café
Jacqui Kerr spent an afternoon at a rural Alzheimer Scotland memory café. Tea, shortbread, and a sharp reminder of why research delivery matters.
From Blog to Journal: The MCI Core Outcomes Study Delivers Its First Results
Victoria Gabb’s MCI Core Outcomes Study has its first published output – a scoping umbrella review in Alzheimer’s & Dementia mapping 143 outcomes reported in MCI trials.
PhD Career Support Is Failing to Keep Pace With Ambition
A new HEPI report calls for better PhD careers support, as more researchers favour careers beyond academia but lack the preparation they need.