New Journal Champions Global Brain Health Equity
Dementia ResearcherThe new open access Journal of Brain Health launches to advance global brain health research with a focus on equity, inclusion, and collaboration.
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NIHR invests £157m in health and care research
NIHRNIHR invests £157m in 10 Applied Research Collaborations to deliver high quality research, tackle health challenges, and accelerate care innovations nationwide.
Dementia Researcher supporting Open Access to Your Research
Get free support, and join Dementia Researcher in its mission to get your research webinars, seminars, symposiums and conferences to a wider audience.
World Alzheimer Report 2025
The ADI 2025 World Alzheimer Report highlights dementia rehabilitation, showing how tailored, person centred approaches can support independence, function & life
Social exposome’s impact on brain and dementia
New research shows how lifelong social adversity shapes brain health, linking education, food insecurity, and trauma to dementia risk and ageing outcomes.
Manchester Named UK Hub for AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026
Manchester has been named an official hub for AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026, themed on biomarker advances in dementia diagnosis, with global links and free access
The Healing Power of Creative Arts
Creative arts in research: The NIHR ARCs 2025 webinar series drew 700 attendees, exploring arts in wellbeing, lived experience and dementia care.
Can Social Media Help Improve Dementia Care?
Dr Thomas Hadjistavropoulos reveals how social media can revolutionise healthcare, boost awareness, and speed up life-changing research in this TEDx talk.
The Grant Funding Lottery
Nature Careers BlogAward rates at UK national funding agency fall below 20% – application volume is outpacing available funding, intensifying competition & pressure on the peer-review system
Plenary Perspectives: What We Learned at AAIC 2025
ISTAART Ambassadors Jinhak Kim, Xue-Rui Peng, Ziphozihle Ntwatwa, and Ireneaus Nyame share reflections on key AAIC 2025 plenary sessions in dementia research.
Can Brain Tissue Be Regenerated? Inside the ReGenBrain Trial
Dr Roberta Diaz Brinton shares how the ReGenBRAIN trial tests allopregnanolone to regenerate brain tissue in mild Alzheimer’s with APOE ε4 risk.
Funders’ pledge to include more older adults in research
NIHR and major UK research funders commit to greater inclusion of older adults in health and care research, tackling underrepresentation in clinical trials.