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World Alzheimer’s Day Special Research Update

21/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

For World Alzheimer’s Day we asked our bloggers to reflect on they thought had progressed in their research fields & what should be the focus next year

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Dementia Attitudes Monitor Update

21/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

Wave 2 of the Alzheimer’s Research UK Dementia Attitudes Monitor gives detailed insight into the UK’s attitudes towards and understanding of dementia

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Podcast – Meet the new Race Against Dementia ARUK Fellows

21/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

Meet the new Race Against Dementia ARUK Research Fellows, discussing their plans what attracted them to this Fellowship and share their tips for others applying

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Profile – Dr Maura Malpetti, University of Cambridge

21/09/2021

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Race Against Dementia Fellow, at University of Cambridge. Utilising Neuroimaging & investigating fluid & behavioural markers in frontotemporal dementia

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Profile – Dr Wioleta Zelek, Cardiff University

21/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

Race Against Dementia Fellow, at Cardiff University focussing on the complement system, its biology & roles in disease & in manipulating the system for therapy.

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Profile – Dr Aitana Sogorb-Esteve, University College London

21/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

Race Against Dementia Research Fellow and multi-instrumentalist at University College London looking for fluid biomarkers of synaptic dysfunction in genetic FTD

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Profile – Dr Emily Hill, University of Warwick

21/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

Race Against Dementia Research Fellow, using electrophysiological approaches to understand the mechanisms underlying tau pathology in neurodegeneration.

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Making it Brain – What its like to be a dementia researcher

17/09/2021

UK DRI

Catch-up on this fantastic webinar from the UK Dementia Research institute, a neuroscience research & career webinar for students

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Blog – Dementia Reporting Season

17/09/2021

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Dr Clarissa Giebel discusses the latest report from the UK APPG and WHO, and reflects on what made the spotlight, and what didn’t.

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New WHO Dementia Statistics & Status Report

16/09/2021

Dementia Researcher

The World Health Organisation has updated it’s Dementia fact sheet with the latest statistics around Dementia to coincide with World Alzheimer’s Month

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Blog – Why does brain injury increase the risk of dementia?

14/09/2021

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali

Experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the strongest modifiable risk factor for developing dementia. Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali introduces her research

Partner Blogs

Five keys to writing a reproducible lab protocol

14/09/2021

Nature Careers Blog

Effective sharing of experimental methods is crucial to ensuring that others can repeat results – tools to help. Shared from Nature Careers.