We're excited to have @dorsaabdolkarimi.bsky.social from @preventiveneur1.bsky.social at our monthly DEMON Biomarkers WG meeting, on Wednesday, 12th March, @ 10am GMT presenting on "Identifying a Signature of Inflammatory Proteins Predicting Dementia." DM me or @winchesterl.bsky.social for details

New research, born out of community engagement work, shows that the symptoms people report prior to receiving a dementia diagnosis vary across ethnic groups. www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2... @qmulfmd.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

What symptoms do people tell their GP about when they are developing dementia? Lots of non-cognitive symptoms - and in a highly diverse population we can see that it is culturally influenced. Recognising this is key to equitable diagnosis alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

On the cover this week, our latest Editorial explores the hopes and challenges of gene therapy for the eyes and ears. Find this & more in our new issue: tinyurl.com/mrrprn4d

Introducing Avi 🎉! He is a postdoctoral research assistant at CPN, working on the ABATED project to advance automated brain image analysis for equitable dementia diagnosis. He completed his PhD at King’s, focusing on genetics and in vivo biomarkers in MCI & AD. Watch to hear from Avi!

Russia is executing surrendered Ukrainian soldiers. My @financialtimes.com doc with @christopherjm.ft.com and the visual investigations team looks at the evidence that these executions are Russian policy. Watch on YT www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Muw...

Hello Bluesky 👋 We're the Dementia Research team at the Centre of Preventive Neurology – part of Queen Mary University of London (@qmul.bsky.social) We’re a London-based team driving early detection, understanding health inequalities, and advancing scientific solutions for people with dementia 🧪🧬🔬

Equitable dementia diagnosis requires us to understand how people from minoritised groups experience symptoms and seek help. Great work led by @cecarter.bsky.social and @claudiacooper.bsky.social from our @nihr.bsky.social funded EQUATED study. doi.org/10.1093/agei...

Can life changes like divorce or widowhood influence brain health? 🧠 New research led by Dr. Avinash Chandra shows marital dissolution is linked to worse memory, and this may be influenced by increased amyloid-beta in the brain. Curious? ➡️ alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....