News & Features

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.

Research News add comment

Carers benefit from online help for anxiety and depression

04/10/2021

NIHR

NIHR Evidence has published a review of research by Dr Jane Fossey, comparing online CBT with and without telephone support online psychoeducation.

Podcasts add comment

Podcast – Literature meets science – Finding the Right Words

04/10/2021

Dementia Researcher

Dr Claire Sexton talks with Cindy Miller & Professor Bruce Miller about their new book, which brings together Neuroscience and a story family and dementia

Guest blog

Adam Smith adds to the World Dementia Council Global Voices

03/10/2021

Dementia Researcher

Our Programme Director Adam Smith was asked to write a blog for the World Dementia Council, take look to see how he connected ECRs to Space X Inspiration 4.

Profile no comments

Profile – Prof Bruce Miller, University of California San Francisco

03/10/2021

Dementia Researcher

Behavioral neurologist studying the underlying mechanisms of neurocognitive disorders & Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute

Profile no comments

Profile – Prof Cindy Weinstein, California Institute of Technology

03/10/2021

Dementia Researcher

Professor of English at the Caltech & Global Brain Health Institute Fellow inspired to dementia research in honour of her father who was diagnosed in the 1980s.

Research News add comment

People with dementia need more involvement in decisions about their long-term care

30/09/2021

NIHR

Research by Dr Rachael Kelley, highlighting that info-sharing, decision-making & capacity assessments can be improved for hospitalised people with dementia

Research News add comment

International Podcast Day – What we’re listening to

30/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

It’s International Podcast Day, so Adam Smith is sharing is current faves, which could be worth adding to your own line-up.

Researcher Stories, Webinar add comment

Forefront Webinar – Using Narrative Design for Dementia Care

29/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

Loukia Minetou from University of Stirling presents on her great work on improving dementia care and using narrative design to improve support and environments.

Careers, Webinar add comment

Forefront Webinar – Balancing a Research Career & Parenthood

29/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

Dr Lovesha Sivanantharajah gives an honest & insightful talk about her experiences of starting a family and successfully sustaining a research career

Science add comment

Blood test set to transform detection of brain damage

29/09/2021

UK DRI

A new study has used a state-of-the-art blood test to track damage to the brain in people who have sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Partner Blogs

How to shrink the gap that holds Black scientists back

29/09/2021

Nature Careers Blog

New study suggests ways to level the playing field between white and minority-ethnic science students. Shared from Nature Careers Blog.

Research News add comment

People with dementia are miss out on sight & dental checks

28/09/2021

NIHR

NIHR Evidence has published new workd by Dr Catherine MacLeod suggesting people living with dementia need more support to access preventive health services.