What evidence do we have on the Social Determinants of Dementia (SDOD)? Delighted that this scoping review, a year or so in the making, is now published in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social. Expertly led by Anouk Geraets, we identified... doi.org/10.1002/alz.... 1/

📢 Very happy to see our DEMON Network WG scoping review on the social determinants of dementia published today. Coincidentally came out on the same day that many of the co-authors met in person for the first time at #AAIC25 in Toronto. doi.org/10.1002/alz.... @alzheimersresearchuk.org

New article in @theconversation.com about the importance of early life for long-term brain health. Thanks to co-authors @francescarofa.bsky.social and Laura Booi. Check out the article here theconversation.com/the-roots-of... and the paper it references here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📢 New 🫀🧠 paper published in Circulation. Genetic predisposition for CAD is associated with an increased risk of vascular dementia in old age, but this risk is reduced in those demonstrating healthy lifestyle profiles earlier in the lifespan. www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

Interviewed by The Telegraph last week to discuss whether 'middle-age spread' might compromise brain health. www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne... TL;DR: Complex area, but it probably does. @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social @alzresearchuk.bsky.social

The UCL BHF Centre for Research Excellence in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK are seeking to better understand adolescent attitudes to heart & brain health. The short anonymous survey is aimed at anyone aged 16-24 and can be accessed using qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... or scanning

Brief quote from me in yesterday's Daily Mail article on young onset dementia. Was asked to provide a 'robust answer' on whether lifestyle changes could help to prevent the disease. Robustly answered 'maybe'. www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...