What can scientists learn from the brains of centenarians? 🧠 @sj-marzi.bsky.social, Dr Alexi Nott & Prof Henne Holstege investigate what makes some people resilient to dementia into old age, in a major new project 👏 ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve... @alzheimersresearchuk.org

What can scientists learn from the 🧠 brains of centenarians 💯? @sj-marzi.bsky.social co-leads team EMERALD — asking what protects some people's brains from #dementia. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/what-ca... @ukdri.ac.uk @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @amsterdamumc.bsky.social @alzresearchuk.bsky.social

Join us on 21 July at 2pm to learn about the Race Against Dementia x @ukdri.ac.uk AI Innovation Fellowship Scheme, hear from speakers and get tips on applying. #AI youtube.com/live/1XpA9Sk...

We're excited to be taking part in the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Black Internship Programme for the second year 🎉 A warm welcome to the five students who will be spending time at our centres across the UK, learning new skills and developing their talents.

How does the cell's transport network go wrong in neurodegenerative conditions? 🧠 New research led by @avezovlab.bsky.social (UK DRI at @cneurodept.bsky.social ) reveals new insight and a potential therapeutic avenue 👉 ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

King's researchers identify a new mechanism for neuronal death in #dementia, called karyoptosis, that links the build-up of toxic proteins to neurons dying. @alzheimersresearchuk.org @ukdri.ac.uk @rcasterton.bsky.social

Where there’s a common vision, there’s an opportunity for collaboration. The @ukdri.ac.uk shares our ambition to improve tests, treatments and ultimately find cures for people living with motor neuron disease and rare dementias. Learn more: https://t.ly/snVaa #PartnerForChange

Last month we celebrated the official launch of our Parkinson’s Research Centre, in partnership with @parkinsons.org.uk 🎉 📹 Watch the video below to hear Centre Director Prof Miratul Muqit outline his vision for the new centre. ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Around six million people live with Down syndrome globally, and around 90% will develop Alzheimer’s in midlife. Dr Frances Wiseman & colleagues have developed two new models of Down syndrome related Alzheimer’s, that could enable better study of the condition's impact 👉 ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Our researchers at the UK DRI at Edinburgh are featured on the BBC today, highlighting how AI is transforming the search for treatments for neurodegenerative conditions 👏 Thank you to Steve, who generously shared his story and why research gives him hope 💙 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This #DementiaActionWeek, we were delighted to welcome @vikkislademp.bsky.social & @alisonebennett.bsky.social to UK DRI at King’s Researchers showcased how they're uncovering new opportunities to diagnose early & slow onset by studying underlying processes & harnessing data science advances.

In #DementiaActionWeek learn how our universities are working with @ukdri.ac.uk to spearhead efforts to diagnose and treat this devastating disease. This includes better testing to enable accessible, accurate and early detection, even before symptoms appear. www.russellgroup.ac.uk/impact/diagn...

🧪I'm deeply honoured to be elected a member of @acmedsci.bsky.social. Very grateful to my wonderful trainees, mentors, collaborators, and colleagues over 22 yrs from @edinunineuro.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @theneuro.bsky.social

Only 2% of people with dementia symptoms ever get a specialist diagnostic test We are developing: 🩸 Blood tests to distinguish between conditions ⌚ Smartwatch AI detecting Parkinson's 7 years early 🛏️ Sleep mats predicting tau accumulation www.russellgroup.ac.uk/impact/diagn... #DementiaActionWeek

@sj-marzi.bsky.social has been awarded $1.4m from @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org as part of a $9m international collaboration investigating how environmental toxicants may influence Parkinson’s disease. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/9m-awar... @ukdri.ac.uk #ParkinsonsResearch

The best reasons to apply to the SPARK NS program don’t come from SPARK NS. Hear below a message from Miratul Muqit, PhD, Professor of Experimental Neurology, University of Dundee, and Director of UK Dementia Research Institute Parkinson’s Research Centre, University of Edinburgh. @ukdri.ac.uk

From the organising committee, from @edinunineuro.bsky.social, from the @ukdri.ac.uk, the one and only Dr Philip Hasel @philiphasel.bsky.social Registration is closes May 18th: www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl... #neuroscience #careers #networking #UK #science #neuroskyence #glia #Bristol #June

We are exceptionally proud to announce that the second UK Glia Network meeting will be closed by FRS, Prof Bal Khakh Returning to the UK to join the @ukdri.ac.uk we are super pleased he is coming to Bristol in June You can come too, registration still open: www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...

Coming from Edinburgh @edinunineuro.bsky.social and the @ukdri.ac.uk, the ineffable @bdiazcastro.bsky.social #neuroscience #networking #science #career #opportunities #UK #glia Registration closes May 18th: www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...

Professor Corinne Houart and Dr Richard Taylor (@ukdri.ac.uk at King's) received a new £500k+ grant from @alzresearchuk.bsky.social to study how RNA-binding proteins, which are disrupted in #dementia, might be important for protecting against degeneration. @cohouart.bsky.social

Join us! Research Fellow role at UCL @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social with me & @sj-marzi.bsky.social studying oligodendrocytes, genetics & epigenetics in ageing & neurodegeneration using multiomics/bioinformatics. Collaboration with Alexi Nott & @rikeshrajani.bsky.social Closing date: 2nd June

💡New evidence about the causes of a common type of stroke offers clues as to why widely used treatments like aspirin may not work. The new study, led by Prof Joanna Wardlaw found that instead of fat build-up, enlargement & widening of arteries may cause lacunar stroke 👉 lnkd.in/e-__v2kK

Could we boost the nervous system's ability to repair damaged brain cells?🔬 New research by Dr Jobert Vargas and Prof Giampetro Schiavo (UK DRI at UCL) in collaboration with Dr Andrea Serio (UK DRI at King’s), uncovers key insight into how human neurons can be repaired. ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Could improving the way we collect & store brain tissue help better preserve it for research? A study by Dr @jojacksonhere.bsky.social & Prof Paul Matthews (UK DRI at Imperial) with researchers at McGill University reveals temperature plays a greater role than previously thought👉 lnkd.in/eG6yqJzD

Join the UK DRI's Prof Julie Williams, & neuroscientist & psychologist Dr Sabina Brennan as they share insights from the forefront of dementia research and care. 📍 Cheltenham Science Festival 🗓️ 7 June, 3:15pm www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/repai...

Listen to the third Between the Signals podcast episode: "Could a One-Time Brain Injection Replace a Lifetime of Medication? Gene Therapy Explained” Dr Sarah Mizielinska speaks with expert Professor Chris Shaw to understand how fundamental research gets turned into medicine. youtu.be/USGnc2yHhXQ

Congratulations to Dr Samuel Barnes (UK DRI at Imperial) & team at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social , who have been awarded major @wellcometrust.bsky.social funding to develop a next generation imaging system 👏 Read the full story 👉 lnkd.in/eq7FudUE

Congratulations to UK DRI Group Leader Dr Mootaz Salman on this award! 👏 ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Wish I could do this PhD with Bal Khahk 😍 Newly appointed Fellow of the Royal Society, he is one of the best scientists to work with right now and joining the @ukdri.ac.uk in @cardiffuni.bsky.social #neuroskyence #opportunities #careers #PhD #glia # www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

⭐️ Group Leader job opportunity ⭐️ We're currently recruiting for two Group Leader positions within our centre at Cardiff University. Full information and to apply 👉️ buff.ly/JFbUtci

🧠 The Dementia Trials Accelerator (DTA) is now underway! Led by the UK DRI & Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), it aims to tackle one of dementia research's biggest challenges: recruiting enough participants for clinical trials. The first participants have now been welcomed into clinics 👏

New research sheds light on why Alzheimer's treatments targeting amyloid alone may not be enough 🧠 Prof @marcaurelbusche.bsky.social & Dr Robert Ellingford suggest the hallmark proteins amyloid beta and tau may work together to disrupt memory circuits 👉 ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Research Assistant Vacancy at @ukdri.ac.uk Cambridge analysing RNA sequencing data to study RNA processing in Parkinson’s and neurodegeneration using computational approaches. Closing date: 6th April www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

We're excited to launch a new 4-year PhD studentship programme funded by @thebhf.bsky.social! 🙌 The programme will support up to 10 students across 2 intakes, investigating vascular mechanisms underlying dementia and neurodegeneration. ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Late breaking abstracts- posters only! Don't miss the opportunity to see the mighty Bal Khakh FRS He is entertaining, British and returning to the UK to bring his brilliance to the @ukdri.ac.uk #neuroscience #glia #astroctyes #microglia #oligodendrocytes #myelin www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl...

On day two of #BrainAwarenessWeek, Professor Nick Fox reflects on the discoveries and unexpected moments that defined his career in dementia research. Read more 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... @uclqsion.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk

Research Fellow role at the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL studying gut brain immune mechanisms in Parkinson disease and synuclein related neurodegeneration. @ukdri.ac.uk www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Heading to Copenhagen for AD/PD this week? ✈️ Don't miss talks from the UK DRI's Dr Martha Foiani (Duff Lab, UK DRI at UCL) & Dr Cynthia Sandor (UK DRI at Imperial) tomorrow ⬇️ Keep an eye on our feed throughout the week as we highlight more UK DRI researchers taking to the stage at #ADPD2026 👏

Congratulations to Dr Maura Malpetti, Prof @tspiresjones.bsky.social & Dr Robert McGeachan, who were awarded prizes at @alzheimersresearchuk.org's conference last week! 👏 www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

💡 Research led by Prof Sir David Klenerman and Dr Dorothea Böken (UK DRI at Cambridge) reveals how the accumulation of toxic tau varies in different neurodegenerative conditions. The findings could inform the development of new biomarkers & targeted therapeutics 👉 www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

An engaging start to day 2 @alzheimersresearchuk.org Conference with Prof Tara Spires-Jones (UK DRI at Edinburgh) looking at the past, present & future of dementia research 🧠 Plenty more to look forward to including a keynote from Prof Henrik Zetterberg (UK DRI Biomarker Factory) to end the day!

Recently, UK DRI’s Prof Miratul Muqit, Parkinson’s Research Centre Director, joined partners from @parkinsons.org.uk in Parliament He spoke with policymakers about the importance of research inclusion & showcased how he would embed inclusion at the co-founded Centre www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

🧠 Neuroscientist @andreaserio.bsky.social and his team have made lab-grown neural networks that are similar to human cortical circuits. @crick.ac.uk @ukdri.ac.uk #neuroscience 🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/bioengi...

Delighted to attend this week's @alzheimersresearchuk.org conference in Manchester! 🧠 🍊 Come say hi during the breaks and pick up some goodies at our stand in the exhibition hall 👋

What role do oligodendrocytes play in Alzheimer's? 🔬 We're pleased to support a major new project led by @sj-marzi.bsky.social, @dervissalih1.bsky.social, @nottalexi.bsky.social & @rikeshrajani.bsky.social, to investigate how these cells influence neurodegeneration👉 www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Turns out you can take five months off science and the world does not collapse. Who knew? Find out what Clíona Farrell discovered. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-returni...

Thrilled to announce three new UK DRI Group Leaders, joining the recently established Parkinson's Research Centre in partnership with @parkinsons.org.uk 🎉 👏 Prof Laura Parkkinen (Oxford) 👏 Prof Peter Magill (Oxford) 👏 Prof Henry Houlden (UCL) Read more 👉 www.ukdri.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

🧠 Prof @huntlabedin.bsky.social and Dr Bastien Rioux (UK DRI at Edinburgh) have developed a new tool to measure inflammation in large population studies The study is an important step forward in developing anti-inflammation strategies to prevent vascular disease & dementia👉 lnkd.in/eNyBvtQg

Be sure to catch a recent episode of @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social with Prof Paul Freemont and Tom Adam from the UK DRI Care Research & Technology Centre, discussing the difficulties of detecting UTIs in people with dementia. Listen back now 👉 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-dete...

UK DRI Group Leader Prof Ravi Vaidyanathan and Affiliate Member Prof Sandrine Thuret joined The Movers & Shakers Podcast recently to discuss the benefits of exercise for Parkinson's and evidence behind it. A fascinating chat to catch up with now 👉 www.moversandshakerspodcast.com/podcast/epis...