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.

Science

Stunning Diagnostic Accuracy from a Plasma Protein Panel?

17/06/2021

Alz Forum

Blood tests for Alzheimer’s rely on Aβ & Phosphorylated tau, they are 90% accurate, a new study suggests that a broad protein panel can do better.

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Social Isolation and Loneliness – ISTAART Research Perspectives Special

17/06/2021

Dementia Researcher

For #LonelinessAwarenessWeek, this special ‘Research Perspectives’ blog and podcast see’s journalist and GHBI Fellow, Fernando Peres discover more about social Isolation and Loneliness in dementia, talking to someone living through the problems and a leading research expert.

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NIHR Leadership Lab

17/06/2021

NIHR

NIHR Leadership Lab is a new career development initiative to support the aspirations of the research community to enhance their leadership & management skills

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Profile – Professor Brian Lawlor

15/06/2021

Dementia Researcher

Professor of Old Age Psychiatry and Deputy Executive Director, Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin. Researching dementia & brain health

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Blog – MSc Dissertation

15/06/2021

Morgan Daniel

Morgan Daniel discusses her MSc dissertation, how to choose a project, supervision and tips getting through the writing (you may need them)

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Can research ethics courses prevent publication misconduct?

15/06/2021

LSE Impact Blog

What ethics training or publishing training have you received? This article shared from the LSE Impact blog discusses new mandatory training developed in India

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Profile – Fernando Aguzzoli Peres

13/06/2021

Dementia Researcher

Journalist, writer and Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health focussed on Storytelling and Dementia Knowledge Translation.

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Blog – It is the season of research grant deadlines

10/06/2021

Dr Clarissa Giebel

Dr Clarissa Giebel shares tips on how to keep on top of things when you’re applying for multiple grants (could apply to jobs too)

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Google maps a piece of human brain in the most detail ever

09/06/2021

Dementia Researcher

Google, in collaboration with Harvard Lichtman Laboratory, has released a free new resource to study the human brain register today

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Blog – How to Sell Your Conference Poster

08/06/2021

Dr Sam Moxon

With conference season upon us, Dr Sam Moxon shares his tips for creating a great conference poster, and getting people engaged (also in Portuguese)

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Biogen Aducanumab drug approved by FDA

07/06/2021

Dementia Researcher

We capture reactions to the news of the FDAs licensing of Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (known commercially as Aduhelm) – some good, some bad!

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Podcast – Cochrane Dementia Group

07/06/2021

Dementia Researcher

Dr Anna Volkmer is joined by Dr Terry Quinn & Dr Jenny McCleery editors of Cochrane Dementia Group. Discussing the work of Cochrane & systematic reviews.