This #DementiaActionWeek , we have been shining a light on how at UCL we are tackling the global challenge of #dementia through our world-leading research and expertise.

#DementiaActionWeek #DAW2024 #UCLDementia

Find out more about our work ➡️ bit.ly/3V4ALiL

Prof Pearse Keane UCL Institute of Ophthalmology explains how using #ArtificialIntelligence to investigate the eye's retinal tissue can help diagnose #dementia .

Read the interview ➡️ bit.ly/44LahpH

#DementiaActionWeek #DAW2024 #UCLDementia #AI #oculomics #AlzEye

Climate change, including its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions such as dementia, argue a team of experts led by Prof Sanjay Sisodiya UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL Brain Sciences ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/may/…

Want to learn more about Essi Viding UCL Psych & Lang Sci & Argyris Stringaris UCL Psychiatry, our GC #MentalHealth & #Wellbeing Pro Vice Provosts?

Check out their UCL interview as they chat to the team about their work, fave joke & shared fondness for Bach.

ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/may/…

📢 It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek - don't miss this upcoming event on 'Building mental health care for autistic people: what works?'

🗓️ 4 June, 5.30-6.45pm
📍 Roberts Building, London

Find out more ⬇️ bit.ly/4bhVNQy

This #DementiaActionWeek , watch Dr Cath Mummery🍊 UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology discuss the world-first gene silencing drug trial for #Alzheimers , and why we need a revolution in the way that we treat people with dementia.
Read more ➡️bit.ly/3V5dcqj

#UCLDementia

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It was a real pleasure to talk with Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard on This Morning on the need for a joined up dementia strategy, how to recognise early change, importance of early diagnosis and care and support, and hope for future treatments. 1/2

Prof Prof Fiona Ducotterd 🟧, Chief Scientific Officer at the Alzheimer’s Research UK UCL Drug Discovery Institute Alzheimer’s Research UK Drug Discovery @ UCL, discusses the challenges of developing drugs to treat #dementia .

Read the interview ➡️ bit.ly/3WBmYkV

#DementiaActionWeek #DAW2024 #UCLDementia

UCL holds one of the largest neuroscience research communities in the world.

Join us for the UCL Neuroscience Symposium 2024 to hear talks on the cutting edge research at UCL and connect with the community.

🗓️Thursday 20 June 2024
🗺️Logan Hall, IOE, UCL
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This #DementiaActionWeek , we are delighted to announce that a £2.7 million gift from The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation has secured a site for a world-first Rare Dementia Support Centre at @UCL. bit.ly/4bhpwJu

On the occasion of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek , we spoke to a team based at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology investigating ways to improve the mental health of young people with vision impairment. ucl.ac.uk/ioo/news/2024/…
#EyeHealthIsMentalHealth UCL Brain Sciences

This #DementiaActionWeek , we're looking at how @UCL is focusing its world-leading expertise on...

❎ Prevention
🏥 Care
💉 Cure

Check out our dedicated #UCLDementia page by UCL Brain Sciences to learn about our work at the frontiers of brain science. bit.ly/3WJ3LOm

Our delegation enjoyed a fascinating tour of the Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes IPGG | PSL in Paris yesterday. We had a great meeting with Université PSL École normale supérieure | PSL to explore future activities, facilitating deeper academic connections in neuroscience.

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Prof Essi Viding UCL Psych & Lang Sci is Pro-Vice-Provost of UCL's Grand Challenge of Mental Health and Wellbeing UCL Grand Challenges

Find out more about her research into children and young people's mental health ➡️ bit.ly/4bhJIen

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW2024

📢Tickets now on sale for #IoMHConf24 !
Hear from leading experts in mental health research on #Autism #Dementia #ClimateChange and Psychiatric Genetics.

Early bird and student discounted tickets available at: ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/…

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