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Blog – Is blood flow the missing link to helping understand Alzheimer’s?

05/08/2021

Dr Beth Eyre

In the first of our blood flow blogs, Beth Eyre discusses her own research and gives a whistle stop tour about the importance of blood flow.

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Blog – Go with the flow

05/08/2021

Dr Yvonne Couch

Blood enters the right atrium, flows through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle & the heart beats. Dr Yvonne Couch discusses blood flow & dementia

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Podcast – AAIC 2021 Round-up – Live Plenary

03/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

Recording from the live AAIC 2021 Round-up plenary – Hosted by Dr Rebecca Edelmayer & Dr Percy Griffin from Alzheimer’s Association

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Profile – Dr Coco Newton

03/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher at UCL working on the EDoN Project and cognition in early Alzheimer’s disease… not to mention Boat Race winner

Careers

The parenting penalties faced by scientist mothers

03/08/2021

Nature Careers Blog

Starting a family at a key career stage comes at a cost & many end up leaving the profession as a result. Kendall Powell reports for Nature Careers

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Profile – Wagner Brum

02/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

MD-PhD candidate working on the development of new biomarkers at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul & University of Gothenburg + mostly listening to radio

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Blog – My experience of online learning

02/08/2021

Morgan Daniel

When Morgan started her MSc, she had no idea how it would work (UCL probably didn’t either) in this blog she reflects on studying during the pandemic

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Profile – Alexander Ehrenberg

01/08/2021

Dementia Researcher

PhD Candidate working in neuropathology, stress & aging neurobiology and evolutionary medicine (which means he does get to scuba dive for work).

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Blog – AAIC 2021 Round-up

31/07/2021

Adam Smith

In a change to our usual AAIC review format, Adam Smith has narrated his blog sharing top stories from the week, discusses the platform and his own highlights.

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Addressing Diversity in Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials

30/07/2021

Alzheimer's Association

A hurdle in developing Alzheimer’s theraputics that work for people of all ethnicities is recruitment & retention of underrepresented groups in clinical trials

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Profile – Karen Dorsman

30/07/2021

Dementia Researcher

PhD Student researching Environmental and Sociocultural Determinants of Cognitive Health Across the Lifespan; health disparities; cultural neuropsychology.

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Profile – Dr Rebecca Edelmayer

30/07/2021

Dementia Researcher

Director for Scientific Engagement at Alzheimer’s Association. Leading the scientific agenda through the creation & delivery of ongoing research education

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