Don’t miss your chance to join our Research Committee! We’re looking for academics, clinicians, regulatory experts or people with Parkinson’s to join our Research Committee 🔬 This role is open to applicants from the UK and Europe. Applications close on Monday 29 September. Apply now: buff.ly/Pv73A5y

BlueSky friends, forgive me for not posting much on here. I'm standing for President of the RCPsych in the elections next March. I'm still speaking and listening to friends and colleagues about what is important, but you can learn about what I would do if successful here: www.profrobhoward.com

All of us involved in looking after patients should read this.

We want to generate evidence that leads to better care for everyone living with dementia and neurodegenerative diseases in England, wherever they live and whatever their background. Read more about how we're collaborating across the @nihr.bsky.social network to achieve this ⬇️ tinyurl.com/ysr42u5b

superb column from @stephenkb.bsky.social “racism does not diminish through rising GDP but through the willingness of politicians to argue against it….” www.ft.com/content/fbbd...

“If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right?” Paul Farmer www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

The MRC are looking for a computational neuroscientist to join their Neuroscience & Mental Health Board, to replace me as I step down next year. Drop me a line if you want to know more Deadline September 14th www.ukri.org/who-we-are/w....

When I was a 4yo my mum took me to the hospital in Leeds where she worked. While I was playing alone in the cafe waiting for her to finish two old ladies asked why didn’t I go back to where I came from. I was born in that hospital. I really thought all that had all gone but…

Has the idea and practice of academic medicine changed in recent years? My perspective on what it means for early-to-mid career academic neurologists is now online as an OpMed on Doximity. May resonate with other specialties. www.doximity.com/articles/1a1...

Given importance of health to the voting public, it seems politically naive of Nigel Farage and Reform to have their health policy so closely tied to Dr Aseem Malhotra, whose speech today confirms his switch from once respected clinician to conspiracy theorist quack: www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Such a great meeting today - joint @imperialbrains.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and care and technology centre @ukdri.ac.uk - excellence and collaboration to improve dementia prevention, treatment and care

Douglas Carswell has skirted the line and now he's crossed it. This is disgusting racism from a former MP who now demonstrates who and what he is.

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department! #neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Meta-analysis examining #dopaminergic treatment in #Alzheimer's disease led by Cristina & Mike with support from others including @suzanne-reeves.bsky.social. More to think about & more on this topic from us soon! #alzheimers #dopamine #dementia alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Understanding Mental Health and Alzheimer's Progression: An Update New longitudinal study with initial mild cognitive impairment reveals a link between persistent depression and progression to Alzheimer's. 👩🔬 A short thread: 1/3

I'm giving BlueSky another go, having left it earlier because it felt slow and lacking in interaction/engagement. I'm an impatient person. Please let me know if you see this message and I'd appreciate any advice from friends here on how to make the experience more engaging. Thanks!

27 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline. It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.

12 month Clinical Fellowship at the Edinburgh BHF Centre. For predoctoral clinicians developing PhD proposals in heart, stroke, vascular dementia, or data science. Closing date: 2nd October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/clinical...

We are recruiting a new PI at the FIL @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social, Associate or Full Professor. This is an amazing place to do cognitive neuroscience, in the heart of London. If you or someone you know might be interested, please pass it on. #neuroskyence www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Millions signed up to @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's REACT study during the #COVID19 pandemic. Now, that same cohort could help accelerate #dementia research – through a new partnership with HDR UK, @ukdri.ac.uk & Inuvi. Faster trials = faster treatments 🧠 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267013/...

As someone whose father 100% supports 🇮🇳 and whose son 100% supports 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, I am absolutely delighted with this series result… 🏏

Please share! 🙏 Outreach is difficult given current social media algorithms. 🥼🔬🧪🧑‍🔬 I am recruiting 2 or 3 postdocs in Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Epidemiology, and Translational Neuroscience! recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09486

Apply now for @alzheimersresearchuk.org Pilot Projects (novel, early-stage ideas) and Major Project Grants (bold, large-scale studies). 📌 UK-based lead required. 📌 Up to 2 yrs (Pilot) / 5 yrs (Major). www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding-call...

What an amazing week spent sharing ideas and scientific breakthroughs, making new connections and reuniting with friends at #AAIC25! See you next year in London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧, for #AAIC26 as we continue to move dementia science and clinical practice forward!

The lack of specialist follow up and input for a large proportion of people with dementia in the UK still manages to shock me. This is something that really needs to be addressed.

🔬Prof Cath Mummery chaired a session at #AAIC25 today discussing what a clinician may find important compared to patients. An important topic for making trial outcomes matter to people living with Alzheimer’s

Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) can cause stroke and dementia, but has no cure. With @ukdri.ac.uk, we're supporting a clinical study at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social to test whether XBD173, a shelved anxiety drug, can reduce brain damage in people with cSVD.

#AAIC25 Come and hear about synaptic proteomic changes over disease progression presented by the amazing Tatiana Georgiades in work funded by @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

Our Advanced Clinical Fellowship is now open for applications! With an increase in funds of up to £750,000 over 5 years, the Fellowship is for clinical professionals with a strong research record. Read more and apply: www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/grants/advan...

Great (and lots of) work from Mike David and many colleagues using #pupillometry #EEG #MRI to understand arousal and #locuscoeruleus changes in #AlzheimersDisease. Out now in @braincomms.bsky.social academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

Don't tell anyone, but @cureparkinsons.org.uk has a new funding call coming soon... It will focus on projects exploring rationally designed combination therapies for disease modification in #Parkinsons Like I said, don't tell anyone... But put your thinking caps on regarding combos!

PPIE & Communications Officer at ZeDTech, Imperial College London. Lead engagement and comms across a new dementia tech network. Based at White City and St Mary’s. Closing date: 29th July www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/ppie-and...

🧠 How do brain circuits fail in early Alzheimer's disease? 🧠 Join @marcaurelbusche.bsky.social for the next research webinar in our 'Rethinking neurodegeneration' series, taking place 4-5pm (BST), Thurs 24 July 🗓️ 🚨 Register for free today! 🚨 Full info 👉 www.ukdri.ac.uk/events/rethi...

Shook hands with this man tonight. #flavorflav #fightthepower #publicenemy

Have you entered our prize draw yet for the chance to see Black Sabbath’s final show at Villa Park on Saturday 5 July? The prize draw costs £20 per entry and closes on Monday 30 June at 10am. Don’t miss your chance to attend the heavy metal gig of the century! Enter now: buff.ly/PXpCN3m

Thank you to everyone who supported our International Linked Clinical Trials (Ilct) committee meeting this past weekend! Thanks to the ILCT committee, chairs Professor David Simon and Professor Camille Caroll, the Van Andel Institute and Alzheimer’s Research UK for supporting.

Grateful to be interviewed by Sara Tavares, Heart Failure Specialist Nurse, clinical academic colleague about my path into advocacy for people after stroke #lifeafterstroke @pareshmalhotra.bsky.social @gemmaclunie.bsky.social @ismalias.bsky.social academic.oup.com/eurjcn/advan...

Music is universal. It varies more within than between societies and can be described by a few key dimensions. That’s because brains operate by using the raw materials of music: oscillations (brainwaves). www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #neuroscience

Absolutely- also although we live in an era of biomarkers and imaging remember the single most useful investigation in dementia is speaking to s family member

Today’s newsletter: on the Tory party’s lurching language:

www.bgs.org.uk/WDNovel About to start! Join now to avoid disappointment!

Genuinely delighted-If I can help to progress and evaluate potential new #alzheimers & #dementia treatments faster, using measures that are meaningful to patients & their families, then that will be a fantastic start. Really looking forward to working with brilliant @ukdri.ac.uk colleagues.

💷How does £1.2M in project funding sound? You have just under 2 weeks to get your Expression of Interest in for implementing evidence-based interventions that prevent, delay or reduce health and social care needs for older adults in underserved communities: vivensafoundation.org.uk/event/implem...

The lack of specialist follow up and input for a large proportion of people with dementia in the UK still manages to shock me. This is something that really needs to be addressed.

We are happy to seek 3 post-docs across Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow & UCL in an exciting project to investigate mechanisms linking glial ageing/longevity & neurodegeneration (MRC-funded). Info attached @nathanwoodling.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

Really nice study led by Claire Lancaster and supported by other brilliant Sussex colleagues - in particular former PhD student Jess Daly. Greebles task is sensitive to subtle perceptual deficits in APOE e4 carriers in mid-life (which get worse with age and number of e4 alleles).

Join the UKDRI at UCL in the Salih Lab to explore how glial-specific longevity genes affect ageing and Alzheimer’s, using iPSC models, genomics, and molecular biology @ukdri.ac.uk @dervissalih1.bsky.social Closing date: 26th June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

There are times when I start to think Hammersmith’s not all that. At other times, however (tonight on BBC2)… www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I'm planning to write an editorial in @brain1878.bsky.social entitled "If patients only knew". It's about obstacles that slow down or prevent people from participating in clinical studies and the pace of initiating #ClinicalTrials. If you have experience or comments please message me and repost.