Moving into the #MarginalBrainGains section of today's Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas double bill The Stand. First thing to consider, what do we mean by thinking skills and how do they change with age?

Next question for the #MarginalBrainGains audience Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas The Stand... Where do you hear about things that are good (or bad) for your thinking skills?

Where do you hear about things that are good (or bad) for your thinking skills? Lots of sources Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, including newspapers and media, websites and charities (shoutout Age Scotland and @brainhealthsco!). Important to have trusted sources for best advice #MarginalBrainGains

But what does keep us sharp? #MarginalBrainGains audience Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas The Stand trying to identify key factors that promote brain health. Hint: The Lancet report on dementia prevention from Gill Livingston & colleagues gives 14 factors to consider thelancet.com/journals/lance…

What about #MarginalBrainGains? Brilliant idea from Janie Corley & colleagues The Lothian Birth Cohorts. Rather than 1 ‘magic’ ingredient, brain health is about lots (and lots) of things making small contributions. Good message for audience Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas: maybe more in control than we thought!

Looking for advice about brain health after #MarginalBrainGains? Excellent resources from Age Scotland and Brain Health Scotland, or try previous #edfringe shows Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas/The Stand recorded for BBC Radio Scotland with Pennie (Latin) Stuart buff.ly/2GYe9Ko

Thank you to everyone who came to or supported #MarginalBrainGains double bill today! Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas and Susan Morrison a fantastic team as always, and The Stand making us very welcome in new digs! Still almost 3 weeks of #edfringe, so get along if you can thestand.co.uk/cabaret-of-dan…

We are excited to announce that our scoping review on the exogenous factors and biological mechanisms for cognitive frailty has been accepted for publication at Ageing Research Reviews! 🎉Currently the article is available in pre-print at: medrxiv.org/content/10.110… UKAN (UK Ageing Network)

If you missed Dr Katharina Addington-Lefringhausen or Alan J Gow over the first 2 weeks of #edfringe, in week 3 you’ve got *3* chances to see Psychology at Heriot-Watt team: Mioara Cristea-Sanmarty, PhD in Comedy for the Curious 20 Aug followed by Emily Messer PhD the next day; Mhairi Bowe SocPsy closes our run Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas 21 Aug. Full details in thread

Join Dr Mhairi Bowe Mhairi Bowe SocPsy on Wednesday at 13:40 and discover: are other people slowly killing us or are they the answer to a long, happy life?🧘 🎟tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/are-p… #edfringe #unleashyourfringe #humanityunfiltered Edinburgh Festival Fringe Fair Pley

People living with #dementia should have more power and #creative freedom in collaborative #design projects, new research from Heriot-Watt University suggests. 🌟💡 More here: tinyurl.com/3s332rvs #HeriotWattUni Alzheimer Scotland

We were delighted to have Dr Samira Vafa (linkedin.com/in/samira-vafa…) talk about Real-Life Interventions and Older Adults’ Cognitive Functioning at the Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) Lancaster seminar yesterday visiting from Sunway University

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Today marks the beginning of our new students time with us Heriot-Watt University, Heriot-Watt Dubai and Heriot-Watt University Malaysia - we’re very pleased to meet you! Lots to do during #WelcomeWeek and you’ll be meeting the team so you know exactly who to speak to if you’ve got questions. Welcome!

Getting started at today’s UK Research and Innovation UKAN (UK Ageing Network) Partner Meeting hosted at Uni of Birmingham. Here to represent Cognitive Frailty Network to showcase the work we’ve been completing over the last few years and opportunities for the future

Great to hear about the activities and outcomes of the 11 UKAN (UK Ageing Network) Networks funded in 2022 by UK Research and Innovation (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research & Medical Research Council), including sharing our Cognitive Frailty Network updates. The initial network funding ends early next year but lots of opportunities to develop new collaborations

The Global Research Institute in Health & Care Technologies Heriot-Watt University is hosting a Healthy Ageing Showcase (2 Oct). Dedicated to research promoting health and wellbeing as we age, hear from people leading and participating in that work. Register eventbrite.co.uk/e/heriot-watts…