Introducing: iPSC Collection from Tauopathy Patients
Alz ForumA multi-institutional group, including members of the Tau Consortium, unveiled a stem cell tool kit for scientists studying primary tauopathies.
Dissemination
US Frontotemporal lobar degeneration consortium combines and continues research efforts
Dementia ResearcherIn the US a new NIH grant connects existing studies to form cornerstone for clinical research into frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Oxford University is 1st in Europe to acquire latest MEG Technology from MEGIN
Adam SmithThe University of Oxford is the first in Europe to acquire the latest technology in functional brain imaging. TRIUX™ neo, a magnetoencephalograph (MEG), is a highly sensitive non-invasive system for mapping the human brain.
MRI and Machine Learning Depict Brain Aging in Health, Disease
The human brain follows a typical ageing trajectory, but diseased brains are further along, according to a paper in the September 24 Nature Neuroscience.
What research is taking place in the UK Dementia Research Institute?
If you are curious about the dementia research taking place at the UKDRI, you can now explore the work of all their group leaders, by location, topic and technique.
Your Path in Research
A new NIHR campaign to encourage healthcare professionals to get involved in research has launched last week – find out more here.
How to make a career in medical research?
If you wish to contribute to the body of knowledge in medical sciences then you are a right candidate for a career in Medical Research – but resilience is a key requirement!
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.
Work-life balance.. or should that be life-work balance?
Alexandra Olaya-Castro & Geraint Rees discuss the challenges and turning points as they maintain the balance between success in academia and personal life.
Why I think junior researchers really benefit from datathon events
Blog by Dr Sarah Bauermeister shared from the UK Dementias Platform website, discussing their work on datathons and how they can support and develop younger data scientists in dementia research.
PPI in pre clinical and basic life sciences research
Dr Emma Dorris, University College Dublin delivers a session on ‘Patient and Public Involvement in preclinical and basic life sciences research’.
Reflections on academic fundraising: the art of getting there
LSE Impact BlogIn this post from the LSE Impact Blog, Abel Polese reflects on his own experiences of academic fundraising and argues that for researchers seeking research funding, failure is relative and that rather than trying to game the system academics should focus on quality.