“Staying safe” – a narrative review of falls prevention in people with Parkinson’s – “PDSAFE”
Dementia ResearcherParkinson’s disease demonstrates a spectrum of motor and non-motor symptoms. Falling is common and disabling.
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3 hot topics from the world’s largest dementia research conference
Aoife Kiely, Research Communications Officer, shares her highlights from the AAIC with insights from Dr Doug Brown, Chief Policy and Research Officer.
3+ concussions linked to worse brain function in later life
Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to research published today in the Journal of Neurotrauma
A Chat Every Other Day Keeps Dementia at Bay?
Alz ForumResults from the I-CONECT project, led by Hiroko Dodge of Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, sharing benefits of social contact
A path to therapies: key outstanding questions in dementia research
UK DRIIn July the UK Dementia Research Institute hosted a session at #FENS2020 Conference. Catch-up now to see Professor Bart De Strooper, Professor Karen Duff, Professor John Hardy and Professor Giovanna Mallucci.
Across Time and Space: Machine Learning Reveals Paths to Dementia
Developing computational algorithms & machine-learning techniques, to transform cross-sectional imaging data to a longitudinal picture and reconstruct the sequence of disease progression.
Addressing Diversity in Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials
Alzheimer's AssociationA significant hurdle in developing therapeutics and care models for Alzheimer’s disease that work for people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds is the recruitment and retention of traditionally underrepresented groups in clinical trials.
AI predicts dementia 2 years earlier than current systems
AI can predict which people who attend memory clinics will develop dementia within two years with 92% accuracy, a largescale study concludes
AI spots cell structures that humans can’t
Nature Careers BlogModels can predict the location of cell structures from light-microscopy images alone, without the need for harmful fluorescence labelling. Find out more in this article by Amber Dance for Nature Careers
Air Pollution and Dementia—Through Hazy Data, Links Emerge
Traffic and industrial exhaust have long been linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease, but far fewer studies have examined what this smog might do to the brain.
Alexa, do science! Voice-activated assistants hit the lab bench
Research-optimized tools can take notes, dictate instructions and answer questions, allowing researchers to work hands-free.
Alzforum’s Dataset of APP Mutations Gets a Makeover
The notorious amyloid precursor protein, central to Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis, sports a new look on Alzforum’s Mutations database.