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Proteintech Microscopy Image Competition 2026

23/09/2026

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Enter your best immunofluorescence image in Proteintech’s 2026 Microscopy Image Competition. Open worldwide, any supplier’s antibodies. Closes 5 October 2026.

Help! My Control Cells Didn’t Get the Memo

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Help! My Control Cells Didn’t Get the Memo

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Profile – Dr Vaitsa Giannouli, Democritus University of Thrace

22/09/2026

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Dr Vaitsa Giannouli, Assistant Professor at Democritus University of Thrace, researches neuropsychological assessment and financial capacity in older adults.

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Blog – Forty years of dementia progress; how many more to go?

22/09/2026

Dr Clíona Farrell

Dr Clíona Farrell reports from a UCL200 screening of the Carol Jennings documentary: forty years of progress, and the gaps in diagnosis, care and funding left.

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15-Minute Speech Test for Dementia: Memory Services Wanted

22/09/2026

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MemoryTell has Innovate UK funding to test a 15-minute speech and language assessment in memory clinics, and wants to hear from memory services keen to get involved.

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Who pays when free academic journals change the rules?

21/09/2026

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Hundreds of once-free academic journals now charge a fee. What drives the shift, and what does it mean for researchers with limited funds to publish their work?

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World Alzheimer Report 2026: Key Findings on Dementia Clinical Trials

21/09/2026

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The World Alzheimer Report 2026 from ADI focuses on dementia clinical trials. Key findings, the ten recommendations, and what they mean for researchers.

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Profile – Dr Connor McDonald, University of the West of Scotland

21/09/2026

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Dr Connor McDonald is an early career researcher at the University of the West of Scotland, developing family centred reminiscence for care home visits.

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Personalised falls prevention programmes may make no difference, Cochrane review finds

21/09/2026

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A Cochrane review led by the University of Exeter finds tailored falls prevention programmes probably work no better than simple advice and education.

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Why Women’s Sleep Is Different – XXplored Podcast

18/09/2026

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Professor Christian Benedict and Dr Alana Brown on why women’s sleep differs from men’s, what the menstrual cycle changes, and why sleep apnea gets missed.

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Blog – How not to lose the plot when you lose a postdoc

17/09/2026

Dr Becky Carlyle

Dr Becky Carlyle on what a PI loses when a postdoc leaves, and the record keeping, offboarding and reframing that keep a lab going without them.

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Free Research Tools for PhD Students: A 2026 Guide

17/09/2026

Dementia Researcher

Free research tools for PhD students that rarely make the usual lists, from literature search and statistics to AI assistants, figures and policy impact.