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Dr Anna Volkmer shares her experience working with NICE to develop new guidelines on decision making and mental capacity.
Six early-career researchers offer advice on how to secure a permanent contract in academia, and then make the most of it.
The story of Carol Jennings and how her family’s uncommon form of Alzheimer’s led scientists at University College London to the Amyloid breakthrough.
Non-Stop Sailor and PhD Student at University of Edinburgh researching challenges around people with dementia going out and being at risk of going ‘missing’
Chris Hardy and guests discuss rejection, imposter syndrome, resilience, and how researchers can learn from failure without losing confidence.
In AD, tau tangles correlate closely with neurodegeneration, but how they work their mischief remains unclear… or does it?
Blog from Katie Gambier-Ross reflecting on the last few months and life as she embarks on her 2nd year Dementia PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh
Stand-up comedian, completed a PhD in genetics, and is now throwing herself into medical school life in Swansea
Can this show future generations of women that they belong?
For everything there is a season—perhaps even cognition?
Tracey, 51, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, talks about her dementia journey from diagnosis to the support she has received from Alzheimer’s Society.
A study has revealed a high prevalence of inconsistencies in reported statistical test results. Such inconsistencies make results unreliable, as they become “irreproducible”, and ultimately affect the level of trust…
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