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.

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Blog – The grant review process; perspective of an ECR

21/06/2024

Dementia Researcher

Dr Hannah Smith highlights her unique role as the first Early Career Researcher on MND Scotland’s Scientific Advisory Panel, showcasing its significant benefits

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Caring for someone with MND – Martyn’s experiences

21/06/2024

Dementia Researcher

In this episode of the MND Matters Podcast – Martyn shares his personal experience as an unpaid carer for his wife Anna, who was diagnosed with MND in May 2023

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Profile – Athena Bratopoulou, University of Dundee

21/06/2024

Dementia Researcher

Undergrad Neuroscience student undertaking an internship in the Henstridge Lab at University of Dundee, centred around synaptoneurosomes in health and in ALS.

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Blog – Diet and Motor Neuron Disease, Is There Anything Here?

21/06/2024

Dr Sam Moxon

Explore the link between diet and Motor Neuron Disease (MND) with Dr Sam Moxon. Discover how different dietary choices could impact MND risk and management.

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Global MND Awareness Day 2024

21/06/2024

Dementia Researcher

Each year on 21 June the MND community from around the world marks Global MND Awareness Day – a date selected because it marks the longest day of the year.

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Profile – Dr Hannah Smith, The University of Edinburgh

20/06/2024

Dementia Researcher

Postdoctoral Research Fellow working in MND, generating and analysing the transcriptome and translatome in the motor neurons at pre and early symptomatic stages

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Blog – Academic Promotions: A Tale of Two Tries

20/06/2024

Dr Connor Richardson

Dr Connor Richardson shares his journey through academic promotions, dealing with an unsuccessful attempt, and the lessons learned. A must-read for academics!

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Securing your science: A guide to finance management

19/06/2024

Nature Careers Blog

Lab money management is an important, yet overlooked, professional skill for researchers. Get some tips from Andy Tay and experts at Nature Careers

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Motor neurone disease, and a gut microbe-brewery

19/06/2024

Dementia Researcher

In this show The Naked Scientists explore the mechanisms of motor neurone disease with John Ealing from the Manchester MND Care Centre.

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Blog – The Transformative Potential of AI on Basic Science

18/06/2024

Dr Ajantha Abey

Discover how AI can transform research at the basic science level. Enhance collaboration, improve data analysis, and accelerate discoveries. By Ajantha Abey.

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Podcast – Happiness as Medicine: Well-being in Dementia Care

17/06/2024

Dementia Researcher

In this podcast we meet 3 of the people behind the World Happiness Report to discuss their findings around the connection between well-being and dementia risk.

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Profile – Caitlyn Fastenau, University of Texas Health San Antonio

16/06/2024

Dementia Researcher

PhD Student at University of Texas Health San Antonio exploring the biology of ageing & role of post-translational modifications on microglia in Alzheimer’s