Tau strains keep their shape as they spread, mouse study shows
Dementia ResearcherTau filaments from Alzheimer’s and CBD brains made mouse tau copy their exact atomic structure, the clearest evidence yet that tau strains spread like prions.
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Talks from the ARUK Thames Valley Public Research Day
Five talks from the ARUK Thames Valley Public Research Day in Oxford, with Hilary Evans-Newton, Clare Mackay, Helen Sloan, Kirsty Rogers and an expert panel.
Ready for a Cure: ARUK’s case for a joined-up UK dementia research system
A reminder of Alzheimer’s Research UK’s July report on UK dementia research: falling trial numbers, a fragile workforce, and three priorities for government.
15-Minute Speech Test for Dementia: Memory Services Wanted
MemoryTell has Innovate UK funding to test a 15-minute speech and language assessment in memory clinics, and wants to hear from memory services keen to get involved.
Who pays when free academic journals change the rules?
Hundreds of once-free academic journals now charge a fee. What drives the shift, and what does it mean for researchers with limited funds to publish their work?
World Alzheimer Report 2026: Key Findings on Dementia Clinical Trials
The World Alzheimer Report 2026 from ADI focuses on dementia clinical trials. Key findings, the ten recommendations, and what they mean for researchers.
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.
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.
Open-science platform to stop hosting data and code amid funding concerns
Nature Careers BlogChanges to the Open Science Framework’s policies will come into effect in November, forcing researchers to reconsider their workflows.
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.
Catch-up on recordings from the Salon Research Showcase
The Dementia Researcher Salon Research Showcase features weekly talks where researchers present studies and findings in dementia research. Watch on YouTube.