MND Matters Podcast
Dementia ResearcherThe MND Matters podcast offers information on Motor Neuron Disease for everyone including people living with and affected by MND.
Research News
Diversity and inclusion in STEM
The UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has published recommendations to government on how to address Diversity and inclusion in STEM
£50m support for researchers funded by research charities
The UK government has today announced a further £50m to support charity-funded early career researchers on top of the £20m announced in 2022.
Dementia Researcher Secures Funding to provide ECR Support
Dementia Researcher secures £1.1 million of funding from charity partners and the NIHR to enable a further 5 years of ECR support.
RAD looks to find answers for Alzheimer’s from HIV
New funding from Race Against Dementia looks to draw answers for Alzheimer’s disease from a study of people living with HIV
A blueprint for revolution through evolution
This week, Paul Nurse Director of The Francis Crick Institute published an independent review of the science (RDI) landscape in the UK.
2023 cohort of BNA Scholars announced
British Neuroscience AssociationThe British Neuroscience Association announce the appointment of seven brilliant young scientists to its scholars programme.
£11m for digital innovations to detect & diagnose dementia
NIHRThe NIHR’s Invention for Innovation programme invests nearly £11m of funding to develop new digital approaches for the early detection and diagnosis of dementia
Poverty linked to high dementia risk, regardless of genetics
New study shows people living in poverty are more likely to develop dementia compared to people of higher socioeconomic status, regardless of genetics
Tips how to be more eco-friendly in the lab
Tips from Dr Sophie Quick from The University of Edinburgh & Proteintech, 14 simple ideas for making your lab a little more eco-friendly.
Cars and scientists Interview with Professor Bill Jagust
Ross Paterson & Michael Schöll two UCL Researchers are behind ‘Cars & Scientists’, a new YouTube show they chat to Prof Bill Jagust in a classic Mustang
Did Dementia Patient Care Go Downhill During the Pandemic?
Alz ForumNew research reports that dementia patients in six countries were more likely to be prescribed antipsychotics during the 2020 lockdowns than before.