Lecanemab recieves UK MHRA approval
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a product licence for lecanemab (Leqembi) for use in the early stages of Alzheimer’s
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Podcast – Listening & Supporting Dementia Researchers
Explore the challenges and support needs of early career dementia researchers. Insights, recommendations, and actionable solutions discussed. Tune in now!
Profile – Professor Vicki Goodwin, University of Exeter
Community Physiotherapist & Professor of Ageing & Rehabilitation at University of Exeter, improving the wellbeing of older people & people living with dementia
Profile – Dr Rosie Ashworth, NRS Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network
Dr Rosie Ashworth is the Patient and Public Involvement Lead in the NRS Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network supporting co-produced research
Ava’s PhD Experience at UCL
Meet Dr Ava Mason, and her great YouTube Channel. Ava has been documenting her journey from undergrad, through to PhD and now as a trainee clinical psychologist
Profile – Dr Barbora Silarova, University of Kent
NIHR ARC / Alzheimer’s Society Dem Comm Research Fellow at University of Kentworking on research to support the physical and mental wellbeing of unpaid carers.
Memory Services Spotlight Audit 2023
The 2023 National Audit of Dementia Memory Services reveals rising wait times, service inconsistencies, and urgent needs for equitable dementia care and support
AAIC 2024 Highlights – Video Podcasts
Catch-up on our AAIC 2024 highlights video podcasts. Four shows and sixteen researchers joined us across the week to share their favourite moments and insights
Novel sequencing approaches highlight role of brain gene activity in Alzheimer’s
Research reveals that the activity of different versions of genes expressed in the brain is associated with the accumulation of tau, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s
Profile – Dr Eddy Roccati, University of Tasmania
Post-doctoral Research Fellow at University of Tasmania leading a large-scale longitudinal cohort study called the ISLAND Study.
Profile – Dr Sarah Faber, Simon Fraser University
Postdoctoral Research Fellow using computational modelling to study how the brain adapts to age and neurodegeneration using music.
Podcast – AAIC 2024 – Day Four
We’ve reached the end of this years AAIC, and to close out our highlights podcast are Quang Tran, Dr Shea Andrews, Dr Joe Butler and Roberto A. Guzmán Hernández