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All the posts every put on our website. Blogs, Podcasts, Careers Support, News and all the good stuff that you wouldn’t want to miss. Only made possible thanks to funding from our amazing partners, NIHR, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society & Race Against Dementia.

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Blog – Running a Journal Club and how to be Reviewer 2 in a safe environment

03/03/2022

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Thinking of starting a journal club? Attending your first and not sure what to expect? Dr Clarissa Giebel shares her experiences

Research News

Benzodiazepines Coax Microglia to Prune Synapses, Impair Cognition

01/03/2022

Alz Forum

Long-term use of benzodiazepines, commonly prescribed for anxiety, may impair cognition and increase the risk of developing dementia – news from Alz Forum.

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Podcast – Neuronal Activity

28/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

Dr Mike Daniels hosts a discuss with Dr Sorya Meftah, Tabitha Broadbelt and Jack Bray discussing their research, neuronal activity, mice & reproducability

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Profile – Jack Bray, University of Aberdeen

26/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

Jack Bray is a research assistant at the University of Aberdeen studying EEG and behavioural changes in mouse models of dementia via the EQIPD research project

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Blog – Dementia and stigma through the lenses of neuro-culture and neoliberalism

25/02/2022

Felicity Slocombe

PhD Students Felicity Slocombe and Chloe Waterman explore neuro-culture and neoliberalism arguing these are negatively impacting people with dementia.

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Profile – Dr Soraya Meftah, The University of Edinburgh

24/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

Postdoctoral Research Fellow exploring the Neurophysiology of dementia (synaptic, neuronal, network dysfunction) in a model of tauopath

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How to finish that big writing project (and move on)

24/02/2022

Thesis Whisperer

Only 20% of PhD students finish ‘on time’. Most people finish between 4/5 years after starting, his blog from Prof Inger Mewburn will help you buck the trend

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Profile – Tabitha Broadbelt, University of Oxford

23/02/2022

Dementia Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Oxford working in Behavioural Neuroscience, Learning and Memory, Network Dynamics.

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Blog – Dementia Champions, Inspiring or a false narrative?

22/02/2022

Adam Smith

Adam Smith talks about Dementia Champions, their work, living well with dementia and the overall narrative and how dementia is perceived as a result

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Turning off my phone improved my science – Nature Careers

22/02/2022

Nature Careers Blog

Through a combo of counselling and personal reflection – How stepping back from 24/7 connectivity helped to restore focus in the lab shared from Nature Careers