Calling for your paper for the upcoming collection Brain metabolomics in dementia and neurological disease I’m honoured to be serving as the collection’s Guest Editor and eager to read your submission. #CallForPapers @natureportfolio.nature.com Learn more about the collection: go.nature.com/41S5bI3

📢 Job Alert: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Full details: edin.ac/3Ibm1uQ Deadline for applications: Friday 19 September 2025

Naming a child or pet? Uninspired by traditional names? Consider Aethelstan as an absolute Anglo-Saxon classic. Ruling England before it was cool.

Awareness of developmental coordination disorder/ #dyspraxia is still far too low. This article by Emily Meachon and Amy De Roubaix reviews past efforts to raise awareness and highlights strategies that might actually make a difference moving forward: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Delighted to see work led by Hayley Mountford @hayleymountford.bsky.social published today. rdcu.be/eA8G0 We used MTAG to increase gene discovery for dyslexia: 36 new regions; ~30 new genes from gene-based tests; several sig biological pathways @profsimonfisher.bsky.social @schoolofppls.bsky.social

I still get chills Meet Mike *30+ years severe depression *first hospitalized @ 13y *20 meds *3 rounds of ECT *2 near-fatal suicide attempts Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE see videos, read paper, follow thread doi.org/10.31234/osf...

Here's a snapshot of what SLDN/members have done and delivered since launch. Click for an overview of the events, papers, connections and contributions. We're also keen to hear how we could add value to the activities, projects or ideas of others in the coming year or so.

Here's what frailty looks like when we consider genetic relations at the symptom level. Some important insights from this new research for anyone interested in ageing!

New Publication: Epigenetic clocks and DNA methylation biomarkers of brain health and disease @uoe-igc.bsky.social @edinunilbc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...

I am proud to have led and contributes to the experts in evidence advisory group- alot of hard work went into this www.england.nhs.uk/2025/06/nhs-...

As it’s 20 June, we might celebrate any number of marvellous events today. Firstly, there’s the 451st anniversary of the birth of Wilhelm Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia, and owner and wearer of these still unsurpassed trousers

How does your socioeconomic background shape brain health in later life? A groundbreaking study led by @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social with links socioeconomic status to changes in brain white matter – a known risk factor for dementia and cognitive decline. Read more: edin.ac/3TkFV8C (1/3)

Researchers have found that differences in socioeconomic status are a likely causal risk factor in the accumulation of white matter hyperintensities, a condition which could affect thinking skills, dementia risk, and brain function in later life. Read the full paper: edin.ac/43UuLw6 👇 🧠🧠🧠

New paper out which captures the lived experience of Specific Learning Difficulties. UK focussed but likely to have commonalities across countries: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #dyslexia #dyscalculia #dysgraphia @sldnetwork.bsky.social

📣Job klaxon📣 Fixed term lecturer (Grade 8) teaching focussed position in Psychology @schoolofppls.bsky.social It's a great place to work elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

"Inside Our Dyslexic Minds" featuring our Prof Joel Talcott will be broadcast on BBC2 on Monday the 19th May at 9pm. If you can't wait to learn about this check BBC Iplayer and learn about the experience and science of dyslexia.

New paper alert! Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com nature.com/articles/s41... THREAD! 🧵⬇️

📢 #PhD available Are you passionate about #robotics, neural control of movement and #dyspraxia / #DCD? Apply now to this funded position at the University of Surrey. Co-supervised by me! www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-fun...

💫Wanted: a 3-year postdoctoral fellow interested in epigenomics, lifecourse health, and anti-poverty interventions — to be based in Berlin in the Biology, Social Disparities, and Development group led by @laraffington.bsky.social. postdocprogram.mpg.de/node/692

Roses are red Violets are blue

I'm looking for someone with neuroimaging experience to join my lab for a year - please do repost! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

@mqmentalhealth.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @ukllc.bsky.social @closer-uk.bsky.social @sllshome.bsky.social @popres-uk.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social

He was karate-chopping the neck of a transgender ghost. Calm down everyone.

Are you a supervisor wondering how to better support your neurodivergent postgrads? Go read our latest article in @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-s...

In latest issue of Molecular Psychiatry, we use common DNA variants across the genome to capture genetic relationships between developmental dyslexia & neuropsychiatric traits, especially ADHD. Work by @austejaclknt.bsky.social, @hayleymountford.bsky.social, @drmluciano.bsky.social & colleagues: 🧪

I am looking for a PhD candidate interested in the genetics of language 🧬🧠🗨️ Get in touch if interested or please share with others who might be www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Prospective PhD students interested in stats and ageing research, come to my online Q&A session tomorrow for more info. about this fully funded project! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Exciting post-doc position available working on my NIH funded project "Longitudinal multi-omic biomarkers for neurocognitive decline prior to dementia onset". Based in the beautiful city of Edinburgh within @edinunilbc.bsky.social elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Our paper out today in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social integrates data from large-scale genome scans of dyslexia & rhythm skills, as a novel way to investigate biological overlaps between human traits related to language & musicality. Co-led by Reyna Gordon (Vanderbilt). 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fascinating paper on the genetics of people with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

It's PhD application season here in Oxford with two weeks until the deadlines (3rd Dec) @universityofoxford.bsky.social Here is a short 🧵 highlighting 3 amazing programs in the genomics, data science, statistics space 🩺🖥️🧬 Please share with anyone you think would be interested! 1/4

Oh hello! Nothing like a paper draft deadline to prompt a move over from Twitter to Bluesky. It seems nice here. Dog photo for tax