🔬Our Neurodegeneration #research theme focuses on testing new and better drugs for #dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases & developing new tests to improve early diagnosis. 🌐Learn about our work: bit.ly/3SZWfLc Alzheimer's Society Prof Clive Ballard Jonathan Mill

The TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study published on Donanemab for #Alzheimer’s disease was just published in JAMA. I had the honor to write the editorial along with Nathaniel Chin and Sharon Brangman. Here is a thread summarizing my thoughts. #EndAlz #AAIC23 jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… 🧵1/20

What do the experts think about the future of Alzheimer’s Disease? Prof. Clive Ballard shared his thoughts on the advances made in diagnostic technologies discussed at AAIC23. Watch the video.

⁉️ How can we bridge the gap between big data imaging and memory clinics? Thanks to those who stopped by to find out how we bridged it (& what we’ve found!) at the Oxford BHC 🧠 Reach out if you’d like to find out more! #AAIC2023 #ENDALZ Oxford Psychiatry Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging

A simple, finger prick blood test — not so different from what people with diabetes do every day — shows promise in the ability to detect #Alzheimer’s. #AAIC23 abstracts from Hanna Huber & Sebastian Palmqvist talk about advancements in tech and practice and demonstrate the

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Know anyone living with dementia who'd like to take part in research? Register interest here (healthy volunteers wanted too) joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk British Geriatrics Society National Institute for Health and Care Research

This week marks 9 years of us matching studies with volunteers. Thank you to the more than 7,000 people who have taken part in #dementia #research with us in the last year alone. If you are not yet part of our community, join us today! joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk/signup #JDRbirthday

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Today is World Delirium Awareness Day #WDAD2024 Since my PhD in #Delirium I’ve been passionate about minimising #antipsychotic use in delirium management. Here is my entry to the #idelirium #infographic contest. Next time you’re thinking about using APs think SAFE & LOW.

🧠 New NHS Inform patient info website on #delirium 📖 All on 1 webpage 👍 Checked for simplicity & clarity 🔗 nhsinform.scot/delirium ➡️ Please retweet & share #WDAD2024

And now hearing from long time Alzheimer's Research UK supporter Jordan Adams on his own personal experience with his mum and wider family. It’s an important reminder of why we’re working so hard #ForACure #ARUKConf24

Just look at how the rate of increase in life expectancy has been dropping in this country. And it’s not just since COVID/2020. The decline seemed to start around 2010… weird, that.

Delighted to have been elected as Henley and Thame’s new Liberal Democrat MP. A real privilege. I can’t wait to get stuck into my new job serving this stunning part of the country

New ESC guidelines for hypertension also including clinical frailty scale -highlighting tailor made care♥️ European Society of Cardiology #ESCCongress #frailty #geriatricmedicine #cardiology

Most viewed in the last 7 days from JAMA Neurology: What are the long-term clinical outcomes of endovascular thrombectomy compared with best medical treatment for patients with acute basilar artery occlusion within 12 hours of estimated symptom onset? ja.ma/475pDqa

On 22 August the MHRAgovuk approved the sale of #Lecanemab for the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer's Society For Researchers in the UK. This is a landmark event in the development of a potentially disease-modifying treatment. bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

Should blood-based biomarkers be used for cognitive assessments in the clinic? jwat.ch/3X1dZYZ #neurology

🧠 2 brothers lost their mum at 52 to early-onset Frontotemporal Dementia & later found out they share the same FTD gene. Jordan gave an inspiring talk at ARUK conference this year about how the family are raising money for future dementia research. Please give generously 💰

🚨We have a new title: BMA Residents 🚨 A long time coming, and after much hard work, junior doctors will now be called Resident Doctors. This new title better reflects their huge range of skills and responsibilities. Read more about the change here 👇 bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…