Dementia Researcher

Coverage from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) bringing together early career researchers to share their conference highlights. In the last of this weeks special shows, Dr Natasha Clarke from Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal chairs the discussion with Dr Richard Lofthouse from University of Aberdeen, Dr Diana Karamacoska from Western Sydney University and Anqesha Murray, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York. Sharing highlights from the third day of the world’s largest dementia conference. Follow the conference live at #AAIC22 You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-aaic-2022-day-four/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Coverage from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) bringing together early career researchers to share their conference highlights. In today’s show, Dr Sarah Bauermeister from University of Oxford hosts, with guests Dr Claire Lancaster from University of Sussex, Esther Hui from University College London and and Dr Darina Petrovsky, Rutgers University Sharing highlights from the third day of the world’s largest dementia conference. Follow the conference live at #AAIC22 You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-aaic-2022-day-three/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Coverage from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) bringing together four attendees to chat over coffee, and share their highlights. In todays show, we welcome back Dr Isabel Castanho to take her first turn in the hosts chair, with special guests and show newcomers Dr Annalise Rahman-Filipiak from University of Michigan, Dr Connor Richardson from Newcastle University and Dr Bhargav Teja Nallapu from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Sharing highlights from the second day of the worlds largest dementia conference. Follow the conference live at #AAIC22 You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-aaic-2022-day-two/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

For the first time since 2019, we’re back at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in-person – which means we can bring together attendees to chat over coffee, and share their highlights. In todays show, long-time listener and contributor, Sarah Gregory from the University of Edinburgh is our guest host, talking with Dr Ríona McArdle, from Newcastle University, Dr Lillian Hung from University of British Columbia and Dr Sarah-Naomi James from University College London. Sharing highlights from the Tech and Dementia Preconference session and the first day, with a focus on equality, diversity and inclusion, and co-production. Follow the conference live at #AAIC22 You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-aaic-2022-day-one/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

The Dementia Researcher, ISTAART Relay Podcast is back for a third, 5-part series. Where the interviewee becomes the interviewer. With five leading researchers discussing their research, their field, and the work of the Alzheimer’s Association ISTAART Professional Interest Area they represent. Part Five – Erica Dove interviews Professor Charlotte Teunissen, representing the Biofluid Based Biomarkers PIA. Erica Dove is a third year PhD Student, studying at University of Toronto. Her research aims to co-develop an exercise video game designed to reduce falls risk among people with dementia. Inspired to work in dementia through personal experience, when not at work, she can be found obsessing over floral patterns (Yes really). Erica is representing the ISTAART Technology and Dementia PIA. Charlotte Teunissen is a Professor in Neurochemistry at Amsterdam UMC. Charlotte explores Biomarkers in body fluids, such as cerebrospinal fluid and blood, to understand the disease and improve care for neurological diseases, especially dementias and Multiple Sclerosis. She is representing the ISTAART Biofluid Based Biomarkers PIA. The Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) convenes the global Alzheimer’s and dementia science community. Members share knowledge, fuel collaboration and advance research to find more effective ways to detect, treat and prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Professional Interest Areas (PIA) are an assembly of ISTAART members with common subspecialties or interests. There are currently 29 PIAs covering a wide range of interests and fields, from the PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers to Biofluid Based Biomarkers and everything in between. To sign-up to ISTAART (free for students worldwide, and for people of all grades in Low and Middle Income Countries) and a PIA visit: http://www.alz.org/istaart To book your place at this years AAIC Confernence visit: https://aaic.alz.org/ Visit our YouTube Channel to watch the video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/WvCGBmnVElE Find more information on our guests, and a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/istaart-relay-podcast-biofluid-based-biomarkers-pia/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

The Dementia Researcher, ISTAART Relay Podcast is back for a third, 5-part series. Where the interviewee becomes the interviewer. With five leading researchers discussing their research, their field, and the work of the Alzheimer’s Association ISTAART Professional Interest Area they represent. Part Four – Dr Louise Ince interviews Erica Dove representing the Technology and Dementia PIA. Dr Louise Ince is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Texas at Austin. Louise's work focuses on circadian (daily, ~24 h) rhythms in immune function: why our body’s inflammatory response varies depending upon the time-of-day. She is particularly interested in how the dynamics of neuroimmune responses change with aging and in dementia (she is also an expert in pyrotechnics, and hails from Blackpool in the north of England). Louise is representing the ISTAART Immunity and Neurodegeneration PIA. Erica Dove is a third year PhD Student, studying at University of Toronto. Her research aims to co-develop an exercise video game designed to reduce falls risk among people with dementia. Inspired to work in dementia through personal experience, when not at work, she can be found obsessing over floral patterns (Yes really). Erica is representing the ISTAART Technology and Dementia PIA. The Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) convenes the global Alzheimer’s and dementia science community. Members share knowledge, fuel collaboration and advance research to find more effective ways to detect, treat and prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Professional Interest Areas (PIA) are an assembly of ISTAART members with common subspecialties or interests. There are currently 29 PIAs covering a wide range of interests and fields, from the PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers to Biofluid Based Biomarkers and everything in between. To sign-up to ISTAART (free for students worldwide, and for people of all grades in Low and Middle Income Countries) and a PIA visit: http://www.alz.org/istaart To book your place at this years AAIC Confernence visit: https://aaic.alz.org/ Visit our YouTube Channel to watch the video version of this podcast: http://www.youtube.com/dementiaresearcher Find more information on our guests, and a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/istaart-relay-podcast-technology-and-dementia-pia/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

The Dementia Researcher, ISTAART Relay Podcast is back for a third, 5-part series. Where the interviewee becomes the interviewer. With five leading researchers discussing their research, their field, and the work of the Alzheimer’s Association ISTAART Professional Interest Area they represent. Part Three – Dr Hamid Sohrabi, interviews Dr Louise Ince representing the Immunity and Neurodegeneration PIA Dr Hamid Sohrabi is Director of the Centre for Healthy Ageing - Associate Professor of Psychology and Clinical Neurosciences at Murdoch University, Australia. His research is focussed on screening and clinical diagnostic measures as well as identifying dementia risk factors and resilience and resisting factors including cognitive reserve. Outside work he loves DIY (but never ask him to fit a gate in your garden). Hamid is representing the ISTAART Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors PIA. Dr Louise Ince is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Texas at Austin. Louise's work focuses on circadian (daily, ~24 h) rhythms in immune function: why our body’s inflammatory response varies depending upon the time-of-day. She is particularly interested in how the dynamics of neuroimmune responses change with aging and in dementia (she is also an expert in pyrotechnics, and hails from Blackpool in the north of England). Louise is representing the Immunity and Neurodegeneration PIA. The Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) convenes the global Alzheimer’s and dementia science community. Members share knowledge, fuel collaboration and advance research to find more effective ways to detect, treat and prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Professional Interest Areas (PIA) are an assembly of ISTAART members with common subspecialties or interests. There are currently 29 PIAs covering a wide range of interests and fields, from the PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers to Biofluid Based Biomarkers and everything in between. To sign-up to ISTAART (free for students worldwide, and for people of all grades in Low and Middle Income Countries) and a PIA visit: http://www.alz.org/istaart To book your place at this years AAIC Confernence visit: https://aaic.alz.org/ Visit our YouTube Channel to watch the video version of this podcast: http://www.youtube.com/dementiaresearcher Find more information on our guests, and a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/istaart-relay-podcast-immunity-and-neurodegeneration-pia/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

The Dementia Researcher, ISTAART Relay Podcast is back for a third, 5-part series. Where the interviewee becomes the interviewer. With five leading researchers discussing their research, their field, and the work of the Alzheimer’s Association ISTAART Professional Interest Area they represent. Part Two – Dr Rik Ossenkoppele, interviews Dr Hamid Sohrabi representing the Resilience and Protective Factors PIA Dr Rik Ossenkoppele is an Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience at Amsterdam UMC and Lund University. His area of research is Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, brain imaging, biomarkers, cognition. Rik also happens to be a qualifiied PE Teacher, and he is representing the ISTAART Atypical Alzheimer's Disease PIA. Dr Hamid Sohrabi is Director of the Centre for Healthy Ageing - Associate Professor of Psychology and Clinical Neurosciences at Murdoch University, Australia. His research is focussed on screening and clinical diagnostic measures as well as identifying dementia risk factors and resilience and resisting factors including cognitive reserve. Outside work he loves DIY (but never ask him to fit a gate in your garden). Hamid is representing the ISTAART Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors PIA. The Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) convenes the global Alzheimer’s and dementia science community. Members share knowledge, fuel collaboration and advance research to find more effective ways to detect, treat and prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Professional Interest Areas (PIA) are an assembly of ISTAART members with common subspecialties or interests. There are currently 29 PIAs covering a wide range of interests and fields, from the PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers to Biofluid Based Biomarkers and everything in between. To sign-up to ISTAART (free for students worldwide, and for people of all grades in Low and Middle Income Countries) and a PIA visit: http://www.alz.org/istaart To book your place at this years AAIC Confernence visit: https://aaic.alz.org/ Visit our YouTube Channel to watch the video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/iWBLNot4M6E Find more information on our guests, and a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/istaart-relay-podcast-immunity-and-neurodegeneration-pia/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

The Dementia Researcher, ISTAART Relay Podcast is back for a third, 5-part series. Where the interviewee becomes the interviewer. With five leading researchers discussing their research, their field, and the work of the Alzheimer’s Association ISTAART Professional Interest Area they represent. Part One – Professor Charlotte Teunissen, interviews Dr Rik Ossenkoppele representing the Atypical Alzheimer's Disease PIA Charlotte Teunissen is a Professor in Neurochemistry at Amsterdam UMC. Charlotte explores Biomarkers in body fluids, such as cerebrospinal fluid and blood, to understand the disease and improve care for neurological diseases, especially dementias and Multiple Sclerosis. She is representing the ISTAART Biofluid Based Biomarkers PIA. Dr Rik Ossenkoppele is an Associate Professor of Translational Neuroscience at Amsterdam UMC and Lund University. His area of research is Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, brain imaging, biomarkers, cognition. Rik also happens to be a qualifiied PE Teacher, and he is representing the ISTAART Atypical Alzheimer's Disease PIA. The Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) convenes the global Alzheimer’s and dementia science community. Members share knowledge, fuel collaboration and advance research to find more effective ways to detect, treat and prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Professional Interest Areas (PIA) are an assembly of ISTAART members with common subspecialties or interests. There are currently 29 PIAs covering a wide range of interests and fields, from the PIA to Elevate Early Career Researchers to Biofluid Based Biomarkers and everything in between. To sign-up to ISTAART (free for students worldwide, and for people of all grades in Low and Middle Income Countries) and a PIA visit: http://www.alz.org/istaart To book your place at this years AAIC Confernence visit: https://aaic.alz.org/ Visit our YouTube Channel to watch the video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/3CO3_W_0qtw Find more information on our guests, and a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/istaart-relay-podcast-immunity-and-neurodegeneration-pia/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

In this weeks Dementia Researcher Podcast, we hear from Dr Karissa Barthelson, one of the latest Race Against Dementia Research Fellows from Flinders University – discussing her research, and specifically an introduction to Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare form of childhood dementia, and her research on this disease. Regular Dementia Researcher Bloggers Dr Anna Volkmer & Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali lead the interview, helping us to understand Karissa’s work and exploring the science. All types of neurodegenerative diseases share common molecular mechanisms responsible for disease etiology and progression. Karissa, is interested in understanding these shared mechanisms, as targeting the common problems could lead to new therapeutics to benefit more individuals who live with these diseases. To understand the shared molecular mechanisms, Karissa utilises zebra fish, as a model organism. Introducing mutations into zebrafish, equivalent to those which cause neurodegenerative diseases in humans (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Sanfilippo syndrome childhood dementia), then analysing their brains with very high molecular detail. For more information about Sanfilippo syndrome visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanfilippo_syndrome For more information on Race Against Dementia visit: https://www.raceagainstdementia.com You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-researching-sanfilippo-syndrome/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

In this week’s podcast, Adam Smith speaks with Alzheimer’s Association Director, Scientific Programs and Outreach, Dr Claire Sexton. Discussing this year’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) July 31 - August 4, 2022. Taking place in-person in San Diego, USA and online - the world’s leading basic scientists, clinical researchers, early career investigators, clinicians and the care research community will share breaking research discoveries that will lead to methods of prevention and treatment and improvements in diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease. Learn what the organisers have planned for this year’s event, new features and about some of the amazing sessions planned for those attending in-person and online. Students worldwide and researchers from Low- and Middle-Income Countries are now eligible for free ISTAART Membership (and ISTAART members can attend the AAIC Online for Free) - Become a member, then register for the conference if you can't make it in-person. To book your place visit - https://aaic.alz.org/ Join ISTAART to get a free online ticket - www.alz.org/istaart A transcript of this podcast is also available here https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-aaic-2022-preview/ Dr Claire Sexton Bio https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/profile-dr-claire-sexton/ Adam Smith Bio https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-profile-adam-smith/ _________________________ Finally, please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

In this podcast, Dr Stefania Forner, Director of Medical & Scientific Relations at Alzheimer's Association guest hosts a discussion with current and past awardees of the Association's Fellowships and international grant programs. They recap on the take-aways from a recent grant writing master glass and explore how grants are evaluated, what makes a successful application. Visit our YouTube Channel to watch the video version of this podcast - just look for dementia researcher. Meet our guests: Dr DeAnnah R. Byrd, Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. Studying the effects of chronic conditions & stressors in older Blacks and reducing dementia among minority populations. Dr Joe Abisambra, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Associate Dean of Diversity and Health Equity at University of Florida. Focussing on tau biology in the context of Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injury. Dr Eduardo R. Zimmer, Assistant Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Researching Glial Cells, neuroimaging and neurodegeneration at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. The next Alzheimer’s Association International funding round will open later this summer, keep an eye on the Dementia Researcher and Alzheimer’s Association websites: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding-calls https://www.alz.org/research/for_researchers/grants/types-of-grants -- You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Recorded LIVE on Twitter Spaced on Wednesday 15th June 2022. Adam Smith, chats to the Alzheimer's Society research grants team, discussing their newly launched 2022 funding call, getting details on their all new PhD, Fellowship, Careers and Project Grants. Sophie Roberts, Dr Jennie Gabriel and Katherine Gray - share details on how the Society's funding programmes have been transformed and updated to better support ECRs, with improvements in the applicatio process, contract lenghts and stipends, and all new programmes. They also discuss eligabilty, and how to apply. For details on all the calls visit: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/alzheimers-society-launch-new-funding-schemes/ https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/research/researchers/our-application-process To keep up to date with news from Alzheimer's Society Research Team you can now follow them on twitter @AlzSocResearch - there you will also find details of an upcoming webinar for applicants.

Back in February the charity Race Against Dementia started by former Formula 1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart announced funding of its first Discovery Hub, and funding to transform and quickly delivery drug discovery to clinical trials in partnership with University of Edinburgh and the Alzheimer Center, Amsterdam. In this podcast Dr Sam Moxon talks with three of the people behind this exciting new project – RAD CEO Bridget Barker, and Neurologists Professor Philip Scheltens of the Alzheimer Center, Amsterdam and Professor Siddharthan Chandran from University of Edinburgh. Listen to hear how this project came about, what they’ll be doing differently and hope to achieve, and why drug discovery and drug repurposing could be key in finding a new treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-rad-discovery-hub -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support. You will also find video versions of some of our podcasts on YouTube – check out our channel.

In this podcast Dr Sam Moxon speaks with behavioral neurologist and neuroscientist Dr Dean Sherzia. They discuss diet and lifestyle and how they effect the brain, and how big and small changes can have an effect on cognition both before and after a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. For those who don't know Dr. Dean Sherzai is dedicated to behavioral change models at the community and population level. Dean and his wife Dr Ayesha Sherzia, are authors of the book 'The 30-Days ALzheimer's Solution: The Definitive Food and Lifestyle Guide to Preventing Cognitive Decline'. Ocean Robbins, CEO of the Food Revolution Network said of the book "This simple, step-by-step guide is your road map to a life of clear mind, strong memory, and lasting wellness. You won’t believe how easy (and how delicious!) it can be to transform your life." Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0062996959/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_GTX1Q4K6B685MKKT0YNQ Dean finished his medical and neurology residencies at Georgetown University with a subsequent fellowship in neurodegenerative diseases at the National Institutes of Health, followed by a second fellowship in Dementia and Geriatrics at the University of California, San Diego. He also holds two master’s Degrees; in advanced sciences at UCSD and in lifestyle epidemiology from Loma Linda University. He has received a PhD in Healthcare leadership focused on community empowerment from Loma Linda/Andrews University. Finally, he completed the executive leadership program at Harvard Business School. His vision has always been to revolutionize healthcare by empowering communities to take control of their own health. You will also find this video podcast in your favourite podcast app and on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast You can also find a video version of this podcast on our YouTube Channel at: https://youtu.be/DOyNHL8uIwM To find out more about the guests, and access a transcription of this podcast visit: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-food-for-thought-food-and-lifestyle-to-preventing-cognitive-decline-with-dr-dean-sherzai/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support. -- The views and opinions expressed by guests in this podcast represent those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Dementia Researcher, or our funders, the show does not endorse one particular diet over another and strongly recommends you consult your healthcare professional before making any changes to your diet or lifestyle.

Is there a connection between sleep, memory, and dementia? Well, it’s complicated. Different types of dementia are associated with different sleep problems, and it is a hot topic for researchers. Whether poor sleep causes or exacerbates dementia, is being looked at and then the separate but related issue of dementia contributing to poor sleep. It is clear that more research is needed to understand this relationship; in particular research that observes large groups of affected people for very long periods of time. In this ISTAART Research Perspectives Special, Fernando Peres and Dr Clara Domínguez Vivero get two perspectives on a research topic, from the researcher and the person who lives with the disease. This time we are joined by Epidemiologist and Sleep Research expert Dr Yue Leng from University of California, San Francisco and Helen Rochford-Brennan, who has been living with dementia for a number of years and transformed her live into campaigning for improved awareness and human rights through charities and the European Working Group for People Living with Dementia. Find out more about our hosts and guests and review a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast For information on ISTAART Visit – https://www.alz.org/istaart -- This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

To investigate researchers’ experiences of their workplaces, fields, careers and support, University College London and The Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART) Professional Interest Area to Elevate Early Career Researchers (PEERS) surveyed ECRs working in the field of dementia or those who had recently left the field. In this podcast the study lead Adam Smith hosts a discussion with three of his ISTAART collaborators Dr Beth Shaaban, from University of Pittsburgh, Dr Lindsay Welikovitch from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital and Wagner Brum from University of Gothenburg and Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Behind every discovery are researchers, with the majority falling into the category of being at the early career stage. Early Career Researchers (ECRs) significantly contribute to the field, but from within, there are concerns about how supported individuals feel to thrive and remain within research. There are also questions around what actions research institutions, funders and policy makers are taking to address research careers issues. This report provides the results of the survey conducted between the 1st September to 31st October 2021. Further details and the full data can be freely accessed at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/survey -- You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-listening-to-early-career-researchers -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

This week Dr Fiona McLean from University of Dundee is with three colleagues all at the cutting edges of their fields to discuss their research, and the science behind vascular brain health, and what brain cells you’d really enjoy hanging out with on a night out in Glasgow! List to find out more… Maintaining a healthy brain is essential to having a healthy and long life. Brain health is increasingly talked about, but what does that really mean, and how does the vascular system play a role in that? Well, did you know that the health of your brain and your heart are connected? By keeping your heart and vascular system healthy, you also lower your risk for brain problems such as stroke and dementia… controlling blood pressure, eating health foods, and limiting alcohol, managing your risk of diabetes, not smoking and staying active and rested are important… this week our guests explore the science so don’t worry if you don’t know your extravascular cells from your endothelial cells, our great guests will explain (and if you do know, then you need to listen to discover our guests favourite cells, and which cells are which on a night out). This week’s guests are: Dr Josie Fullerton, Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Glasgow studying extracellular vesicles, hypertension, stroke, heart & vascular disease & neuropathology. Dr Gaia Brezzo, Research Fellow in Cerebral Vascular Disease and Dementia at the UK Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh. Dr Sophie Quick, Post-doctoral researcher in the Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh researching neuroscience, specifically Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. -- You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-vascular-brain-health-science/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

This week Dr Anna Volkmer is back in the hosts chair, interviewing PhD Students, Esther Hui and Emily Fisher. Esther and Emily both study in the International Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Centre at University College London. Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is an evidence-based therapy for people with dementia. It is the only non-medical therapy endorsed by UK government guidelines for the cognitive symptoms of dementia. Group CST treatment involves 14 or more sessions of themed activities, which typically run twice weekly. The aims of sessions are to actively stimulate and engage people with dementia, whilst providing an optimal learning environment and the social benefits of a group. CST is widely used across the UK as well as globally, with work ongoing in at least 35 countries. The International CST Centre was set up to co-ordinate this work and is directed by Professor Aimee Spector. In this podcast Esther and Emily discuss the programme, their studies and how they’re adapting CST to work in different cultures and settings. For more information visit: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/international-cognitive-stimulation-therapy/ http://www.cstdementia.com/ -- You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-virtual-cognititive-stimulation-therapy-studies/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

A special podcast recorded during last weeks AD/PD™ 2022, Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Diseases Conference in Barcelona (isn't it great to be back meeting face to face). Katy Hole, PhD Student from University of Bath guest hosts talking with four early researchers sharing their reflections on the week, and conference and science highlights. Guests are: Dr Amanda Heslegrave, Senior Research Fellow in the UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London. Dr Percy Griffin, Director of Scientific Engagement at Alzheimer's Association Wagner Brum, MD-PhD student from University of Gothenburg Anna Wernick, PhD Student at University College London _________________________ You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-adpd-conference-highlights-2022 _________________________ Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Today is the UK Space Agency Mars Day, it celebrates the 6th anniversary of the launch of the first ExoMars mission, and a year since NASA’s Perseverance rover started exploring Mars. In just three years’ time NASA aims to return humans to the Moon as part of the Artemis Mission, and in just a decade it’s onward to the surface of Mars – the tech and engineering may be ready, but are we?Being in space has well-documented negative effects on the body. But the effect of being in space on the brain has been studied less. In this podcast Dr Yvonne Couch, ARUK Research Fellow at University of Oxford hosts a discussion with three world leading experts to explore the effects of space travel on the brain.We’re joined by Chris Mason, Professor of Genomics, Physiology, and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine, USA. Chris is one of the people behind the landmark Twins Study that followed identical twins Scott and Mark Kelly, while one spent a year on earth and the other spent a year in space – he works with NASA, runs multiple labs, and utilises computational and experimental methodologies to identify and characterise the essential genetic elements that guide the function of the human genome, with a particular emphasis on the elements that orchestrate the development of the human brain. Chris has also written a fantastic book ‘The Next 500 Years’ about our future in space.Next we have Dr Iya Whiteley, Space Psychologist and Director of the Centre for Space Medicine at Mullard Space Science Laboratory, at University College London. Dr Whiteley works with the European Space Agency is a trained Astronaut Instructor and has published several papers about fatigue in astronauts. She helps develop tools to support crew autonomous operations in complex human spacecraft and works at the cutting edge of psychological support of astronauts going to the moon and mars. Iya is also the author of a new book titled “Toolkit for a Space Psychologist - to support astronauts in exploration missions to the Moon and Mars”Last by far from least we have the unstoppable Henrik Zetterberg, Professor of Neurochemistry and neurodegenerative disease expert at University College London and the University of Gothenburg. Henrik is a leading expert in fluid based biomarkers in dementia, and in 2020 he discovered a new method to detect the disease about two decades before significant symptoms are present. In this show he does an amazing job of keeping the show on track as we explore radiation, gravity, psychology, food, sleep and everything that makes astronauts ‘Super Human’, or are they?The Next 500 Years – Book by Professor Chris MasonToolkit for a Space Psychologist – Book by Dr Iya WhiteleyNASA Twins Study ReportMore on Mars Day WebsiteA transcript of this show, links and show notes and profile on all our guests are available on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk.If you prefer to watch rather than listen, you will find a video version of this podcast on YouTube, on our website, and in selected podcast platforms.Follow us on social media:https://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ https://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/https://www.twitter.com/demrescommunityhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher https://bsky.app/profile/dementiaresearcher.bsky.socialDownload and Register with our Community App:https://www.onelink.to/dementiaresearcherWe gratefully acknowledge the support of our funders: Alzheimer’s Association, Race Against Dementia, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.The views and opinions expressed by guests in this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the producers, funders, or sponsors.Subscribe to our sister show 'Dementia Researcher The Blogs':https://podfollow.com/dementia-researcher-blogs

This week we have a we have a special podcast recorded during last weeks Alzheimer's Research UK Conference in Brighton. In this show Dr Katy Bray, ARUK Public Engagement Manager guests hosts talking with four early career researchers sharing the research and their conference highlights. Our guests are Beth Eyre, PhD Student from The University of Sheffield Sophie Sanford, University of Cambridge Dr Mike Daniels, UK DRI at The University of Edinburgh Josh Harvey, University of Exeter _________________________ You can find out more about our panellists, and their work on our website. There you will also find a full transcript: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-aruk-conference-roundup-2022/ For more information on ARUK visit: https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/ _________________________ Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

In this podcast Dr Mike Daniels, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the UK Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh guests hosts a discussion with three researchers who know a great deal about Neurons – they discuss their research, lab life and mice challenges, the amyloid hypothesis, and the reproducibility. The healthy human brain contains tens of billions of neurons—specialized cells that process and transmit information via electrical and chemical signals. They send messages between different parts of the brain, and from the brain to the muscles and organs of the body. Alzheimer’s disease disrupts this communication among neurons, resulting in loss of function and cell death. This weeks guests are: Dr Soraya Meftah, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the UK Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh. Sorya explores the Neurophysiology of dementia (synaptic, neuronal, network dysfunction). Tabitha Broadbelt, PhD Student at The University of Edinburgh. Tabitha works in the field of Behavioural Neuroscience, Learning and Memory. Specifically looking at mechanisms of learning modulation in a mouse model of amyloid pathology. Jack Bray, PhD Student at University of Aberdeen. Jack is investigating EEG and behavioural abnormalities in preclinical mouse models of dementia (he also knows how to drive a ferry). You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

In this week’s podcast Dr Oz Ismail talks with three dementia researchers who have made in their business to build supportive communities that celebrate and empower Black and minoritised scientists and dementia researchers. In the UK, around 7 per cent of undergraduate students are black, matching the percentage of black people aged 18 to 24. But the number plummets when you look at PhD students. For the past five years, the proportion of black PhD students at Russell Group universities – seen as the UK’s most prestigious – has stagnated at around 2 per cent. The story is similar in the US, where African Americans make up nearly 13 per cent of the population, but win only 6.5 per cent of doctorates earned. Our guests discuss, what needs to be done, and what inspired them to act both personally and professional to support others from similar backgrounds – to follow their paths into science, and support them to remain. They go on to discuss just a few of the amazing resources and services are out there to support Black and minoritised researchers and scientists working in dementia and other diseases. Meet the guests... Dr Oz Ismail is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Mishra Lab, Oregon Health & Science University, USA. He studies the links between small stroke events and the onset of Alzheimer’s pathology later in life. He also occasionally performs stand-up comedy, drawing upon his experiences as a millennial, immigrant, and scientist. Dr Yolanda Ohene, is a Biophysicist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at The University of Manchester. Yolanda is developing new MRI techniques to measure blood-brain barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease. Her top tips for ECRs? Remember to write down as many details as possible in your lab book! She is also passionate about encouraging others from diverse cultural backgrounds to work in science. Victor Ekuta is a linQ Catalyst Fellow and MD Candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is researching Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers (he is also an awesome dancer: Hip hop, popping, and shuffling). In his spare time, he has led multiple outreach programs and neuroscience courses for underrepresented students – he is also a member of Black in Neuro. Caitlin Corona-Long is a PhD Student at Johns Hopkins University, researching structural, functional, and fluid biomarkers of amnestic mild cognitive impairment. As a first generation PhD student born to a Sierra Leonean father and an American mother, Caitlin has been involved in a number of programmes to support black scientists and to support and encourage improved diversity – she also happens to be related to two Presidents. You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

This week Adam Smith talks with three of the people behind the new Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) Early Career Researcher Programme. For those who don’t know ARUK are one of the amazing charities that support Dementia Researcher and this podcast. We share common goals of furthering dementia research, and ensuring that ECRs are attracted to the field, and supported to remain – so it was a pleasure to hear about their brilliant new programme. This weeks guests are Dr Rosa Sancho, Head of Research for ARUK and two people who advised them in devising the new programme, Dr Jill Fowler, Research Fellow from The University of Edinburgh and Michael Coleman, Professor of Neuroscience at University of Cambridge. Here are some essential links for you to follow-up on the topics discussed in the show: Key elements of the new programme include: - A new funding scheme to help retain talented researchers. - Leadership and management training. - An ARUK Network-wide mentorship scheme. - A career development group. News Item - https://bit.ly/3o2riYh ARUK ECR Portal - https://bit.ly/3Gbefu8 --You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast --Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much. --Dementia Researcher is brought to you by University College London, Queen Square Biomedical Research Centre, and is funded by the National Institute for Health Research, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society.

There are a number of interventions that can help people living with dementia improve their memory and thinking skills and to enable them to cope better, or even slightly delay the loss of memory. In this podcast we discuss Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) – an intervention which has been significantly researched and supported by a large amount of evidence. In this ISTAART Research Perspectives Special, Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) Fellows Fernando Peres and Dr Clara Domínguez Vivero talk with CST expert and researcher Dr Elisa França Resende and Alzheimer’s Association Volunteer and person living with dementia Pam Montana. Our two guests give two perspectives from each side of the treatment, researcher and provider and recipient and user. Exploring the research and how CST has helped to support Pam to live with the progressive symptoms of dementia. -- Fernando Perez is a Journalist, Writer and GHBI Fellow based in Brazil. -- Dr Clara Dominguez Vivero is a Neurologist, PhD holder, Neuroinflammation Researcher and GHBI Fellow based at Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. -- Dr Elisa de Paula França Resende is a Neurologist and GBHI Fellow, researching Cognitive Reserve and dementia in people with low education at Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. -- Pam Montana was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2016 at the age of 61. A former Intel executive, Pam managed and led sales teams until her early retirement in 2017. Pam is a champion for dementia research and a former member of the Alzheimer’s Association National Early-Stage Advisory Group. Find out more about our hosts and guests and review a full transcript of this podcast on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast Further Reading: CST to Maintain Memory - https://bit.ly/3quKXC5 CST Toolkit - https://bit.ly/33xjBSD GBHI - https://www.gbhi.org/ For information on ISTAART Visit – https://www.alz.org/istaart -- This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Postdoc Scientist at the UK Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh, Dr Mike Daniels presents what he learned from attending the Alzheimer’s Research UK grant review board. Sharing tips on why grants get funded and why they don’t. --Hosted by Dr Fiona McLean and recorded live in front of an audience at the ARUK Scotland Network Meeting on the 3rd December 2021. --You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast --Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much. --Dementia Researcher is brought to you by University College London, Queen Square Biomedical Research Centre, and is funded by the National Institute for Health Research, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society.

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. Our last compilation of the week has been titled Thriving not just Surviving – we had a lot of blogs early in the year sharing life during lockdown, the importance of mental health, and how, as researchers you need to have an extra level of resilience to cope with the extra challenges that come with failed applications and rejection – and how to bounce back. So today, we’re sharing a few blogs on surviving lockdown and coping with the stressors of academia. Adam Smith narrates his own blog blog titled "How to Build Resilience and Bounce Back". Beth Eyre, PhD Student at The University of Sheffield shared her tips in a blog called "Looking after your wellbeing as a PhD Student... During a Pandemic". Dr Sam Moxon, Research Associate from The University of Manchester shares his advice on "Keeping Sane in Lockdown". Morgan Daniel, now an Assistant Psychologist at UCLH shared her year as an MSc Student, this blog was one of her last during the journey "Tips for Taking Care of yourself during Gradschool". If you enjoyed these blogs, remember that we have a dedicated blogs podcast channel, where we publish several new posts every week - subscribe in your podcast app, or read them all on our website. Dedicated Blogs Podcast - apple.co/3BMzhxu Read more blogs, and find out about our contributors at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. If you’re just catching up, earlier this week we covered some science, we had tips for new researchers, the importance of involving people in research and today, we have four more blogs on the topic of care and psychosocial interventions. It is so important that care research be undertaken alongside the basic science, helping to ensure we can look after those who live with the disease today, whilst also working to understand and prevent the disease. Dr Anna Volkmer, Senior Researcher and Speech and Language Therapist from University College London narrates her blog titled "Dementia Care over the Past 25 Years - from there is nothing we can do, to a range of interventions". Dr Alys Griffiths, Psychologist, Lecturer and Research Tutor at The University of Liverpool narrates her blog titled "Relational Councelling As a Psychosocial Intervention in Dementia". Nathan Stephens, PhD Student from University of Worcester reads his blog discussing "Rebalancing Gender in Care". Dr Prerana Sabnis, reads her blog discussing the research published by Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez How the COVID-19 Lockdown Impacted People with Dementia and their Carers". If you enjoyed these blogs, remember that we have a dedicated blogs podcast channel, where we publish several new posts every week - subscribe in your podcast app, or read them all on our website. Dedicated Blogs Podcast - apple.co/3BMzhxu Read more blogs, and find out about our contributors at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. So far this week we’ve absorbed some science, shared tips for new researchers, but today it’s all about people living with dementia, who should be at the heart of all our research endeavours. We’re going to hear about the importance of patient and public involvement, and hear how researcher adapted to ensure they can keep research going even when qualitative research moves online. Bethany McLoughlin, PhD Student from University of Warwick shares experiences from taking her research online is a blog titled "Conducting Qualitative Interviews Online During COVID-19". Dr Clarissa Giebel, Research Fellow from University of Liverpool narrates her blog titled "Taking Research Out of it's Bubble". Dr Anna Volkmer, Senior Research Fellow and Speech & Language Therapist from UCL talks about "Including the Voices of People Living with Dementia in Research" Dr Sarah Giffiths & Dr Hannah Wheat, Qualitative Researcher from University College London & University of Plymouth provides some valuable guidance in her blog "Interviewing People with Dementia and Carers Remotley". If you enjoyed these blogs, remember that we have a dedicated blogs podcast channel, where we publish several new posts every week - subscribe in your podcast app, or read them all on our website. Dedicated Blogs Podcast - apple.co/3BMzhxu Read more blogs, and find out about our contributors at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. This week we’ll be covering some amazing science and care and psychosocial research, exploring public engagement and with the rise of omicron we’ll go back to earlier in the year to learn some lessons from previous lockdowns and think about wellbeing and resilience. Today, we’ve selected four blogs which share some of the amazing knowledge held in the heads of our bloggers who are based in the lab, exploring some science and biology. Dr Christina Toomey, Researcher from University College London narrates her blog titled "How does the Brain Bank Work". Dr Sam Moxon, Research Associate at The University of Manchester narrates his blog titled "Tissue Stiffness an Overlooked Aspect of Dementia". Dr Yvonne Couch, Associate Professor and ARUK Fellow at University of Oxford, invites you to join her in a blog titled "The Hunt for Tiny Messengers" Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali, Research Associate at University of Glasgow discussed her research in this blog "Why does Brain Injury Increase the Risk of Dementia" If you enjoyed these blogs, remember that we have a dedicated blogs podcast channel, where we publish several new posts every week - subscribe in your podcast app, or read them all on our website. Dedicated Blogs Podcast - apple.co/3BMzhxu Read more blogs, and find out about our contributors at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

We’re finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we’ve published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. This week we’ll be covering some amazing science and care and psychosocial research, exploring public engagement and with the rise of omicron we’ll go back to earlier in the year to learn some lessons from previous lockdowns and think about wellbeing and resilience. Today, we’ve selected four blogs which are perfect for new Researchers, PhD & Masters Students, anyone thinking of coming to work in the field. Dr Anna Volkmer, Senior Researcher & Speech and Language Therapist at University Collect London narrates her blog titled "Why Dementia Research is the most exciting place to be working". Beth Eyre, PhD Student at The University of Sheffield covers "What I wish I’d known before starting my PhD" Dr Emily Oliver, Lead Dementia Nurse and Clinical Researcher shares her tips on "What should I research and how do I formulate a research question?" Nadine Mirza, Postgraduate Researcher and Research Assistant at the University of Manchester shares a personal story "A Product of Failure – How I fell into dementia research. If you enjoyed these blogs, remember that we have a dedicated blogs podcast channel, where we publish several new posts every week - subscribe in your podcast app, or read them all on our website. Dedicated Blogs Podcast - https://apple.co/3BMzhxu Read more blogs, and find out about our contributors at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

It's that time of year when we put out a special show of highlight clips, just to give everybody a couple of weeks off. 2021 has been another year of highs and lows, but despite the challenges, it's been wonderful to be able to continue to bring researchers together to discuss their work, and of course, careers advice. 2021 has been wonderful for partnerships too. We've worked with the National Center for Research Methods, Alzheimer's Association, and many of the great partners to bring you news. But what continues to blow us away is the amazing engagement we get from all of you, the listeners. The Dementia Researcher Podcast is now a regular in over 60 countries, and this year should see us hit over a 100,000 downloads, and our subscriber and listening numbers have once again increased year on year, now for four years straight. Of course, all of this is only possible thanks to the National Institute for Health Research, Alzheimer's Research UK, and Alzheimer's Society. We would also like to thank our fantastic colleagues at University College London, and of course, all of our contributors and guests on the show. Next year, we're going to be back and mixing up the format to ensure we regularly cover all topics you enjoy. We're also going to introduce some new themes, and hopefully, COVID allowing, make sure that we're recording back in the studio and at live events. So thank you again for listening. Have a great festive season and a Happy New Year. We hope you enjoy our highlights real, and check back between Christmas and the New Year wehn we'll be releasing some narrated blog collections we will be back on the 3rd of January with a special podcast we recorded live at the recent ARUK Scotland Network Meeting - getting the year to a great start with "Why grants get funded, and why they don't". You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Adam Smith & Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali host this Twitter Spaces discussion for Dementia Researcher. They speak with four dementia research Professors about their careers, how they navigated the path to professor, discovering what they learned along the way, what they might do differently and getting their advice for any postdocs who are looking to progress, decide what comes next or who just feel stuck in the endless cycle of short-term contracts. Our guest panellists are: Tara Spires-Jones - Professor of Neurodegeneration & Deputy Director, Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences within the UK Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh. Sci-fi fan and working on the Neurobiology of synapse degeneration. Louise Serpell - Professor of Biochemistry & Director of Sussex Neuroscience at the University of Sussex. Leading a busy research group with four Postdocs and three PhD students. Researching proteins and how they fold and misfold and proving her physics teacher wrong every day! Professor Claire Surr - Director of the Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University, cycling and researching Dementia care and services with particular interest in care homes and hospital care and workforce education and training. Tammaryn Lashley - Professor of Neuroscience and Director of Research for the Queen Square Brain Bank at University College London. UCL 18 year veteran, leading a Neuropathology lab, supervising 11 PhD Students and wrangling two children. If you would like to get involved and join us for our next social audio chat drop us a line at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk and follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/dem_researcher ________________________ Odd News by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Welcome to our mini-series on post-doccing in the 21st century, where we discuss the highs, the lows, the problems and the potential solutions. In this series Dr Yvonne Couch, ARUK Research Fellow from the University of Oxford is joined by Dr Kritika Samsi, Senior Research fellow at King’s College London, Dr Sarah Kate Smith, Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam and one of our new regular bloggers at Dementia Researcher Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali at the University of Glasgow. If you’ve not listened to either of the first two episodes go back and have a gander. In the first we our great postdoc panel give advice to early career researchers based on their experiences and in the second they talk about how their experiences have affected them and what they enjoy, as well as what we don’t, about life in academia. In this, the final episode, Yvonne, Kritika, Kamar and Sarah talk about some of the problems they bought up last time in more depth and contemplate what needs to happen in order for things to change. Tune in for some important discussion about the road to change. All this week Dementia Researcher is publishing content aimed providing help, advice and support for anyone who feels a little 'stuck' at the postdoc career stage. Ideal for anyone looking to break out into indepednant research, avoid ever getting in the situation, hoping to work out how to get a promotion or accept this but challenge the issue of short-term contracts. You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Welcome to our mini-series on post-doccing in the 21st century, where we discuss the highs, the lows, the problems and the potential solutions. In this series Dr Yvonne Couch, ARUK Research Fellow from the University of Oxford is joined by Dr Kritika Samsi, Senior Research fellow at King’s College London, Dr Sarah Kate Smith, Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam and one of our new regular bloggers at Dementia Researcher Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali at the University of Glasgow. If you’ve not yet listened to it, go back and listen to the first episode where we pass on our wisdom to the next generation. In this, the second episode in the series, they discuss some of the things they love about academic life and some of the major obstacles they face. Tune in for the occasional painful truth about life in academia. All this week Dementia Researcher is publishing content aimed providing help, advice and support for anyone who feels a little 'stuck' at the postdoc career stage. Ideal for anyone looking to break out into indepednant research, avoid ever getting in the situation, hoping to work out how to get a promotion or accept this but challenge the issue of short-term contracts. You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Welcome to our mini-series on post-doccing in the 21st century, where we discuss the highs, the lows, the problems and the potential solutions. In this series Dr Yvonne Couch, ARUK Research Fellow from the University of Oxford is joined by Dr Kritika Samsi, Senior Research fellow at King’s College London, Dr Sarah Kate Smith, Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam and one of our new regular bloggers at Dementia Researcher Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali at the University of Glasgow. In this first episode they their years of experience in academia and outside of it to generate some sage advice for the next generation. Tune in to find out more + comback on Wednesday for the next installment. All this week Dementia Researcher is publishing content aimed providing help, advice and support for anyone who feels a little 'stuck' at the postdoc career stage. Ideal for anyone looking to break out into indepednant research, avoid ever getting in the situation, hoping to work out how to get a promotion or accept this but challenge the issue of short-term contracts. You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

For the past year Dementia Researcher has been following Morgan Daniel as she studies for her Dementia & Neuroscience MSc at University College London. In this final round-up podcast, Adam Smith catches up with Morgan as she completes her degree to reflect on the year. It’s been an eventful year for Morgan, moving from Glasgow, studying during the pandemic, learning and finding a new way to study, and deciding what comes next. For the past year Morgan has been writing a monthly blog to share her experiences, and providing great tips for anyone going working through grad school. Catchup with Morgan’s blogs on our website: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/tag/morgan-msc-story/ You will be pleased to know that since recording this podcast Morgan received a number of job offers, and successfully started her dream job as an Assistant Psychologist in Neuropsychology at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Follow Morgan & Adam on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MorganDaniel99 https://www.twitter.com/BetterResearch You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much. Dementia Researcher is brought to you by University College London, Queen Square Biomedical Research Centre, and is funded by the National Institute for Health Research, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society.

In this show staff blogger Dr Sam Moxon returns to host another podcast on the theme of ‘Food for Thought’ interviewing people who can shed light on the links between food and brain health. In this episode, he talks with author and Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dr Alan Desmond, discussing the links between the gut microbiome and dementia. Can the billions of bacteria that occupy your gut really have an impact on your brain? They explore the gut microbiome, why it's important, and delved into some of the recent scientific breakthroughs of how changes in the bacteria of your gut can possibly directly cause the progression of dementia. Dr Alan Desmond is a Consultant Gastroenterologist. Certified in both Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine, he completed his specialist training in Cork, Dublin and Oxford. He has years of experience in diagnosing and treating patients with digestive problems; including coeliac disease, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Dr Alan really enjoys cooking and eating a varied, whole food, plant-based diet – and it is this passion that led him to write the book “The Plant Based Diet Revolution”. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, and founding advisory board member for Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, a Charitable Organisation that works to improve education and awareness of the benefits of a healthy plant-based diet. Follow Dr. Alan on Instagram. (Instagram) www.instagram.com/dr.alandesmond/ The Plant Based Diet Revolution by Dr. Alan Desmond (Amazon) http://amzn.to/3q4Gsy7 Food for thought - Eating for Brain Health, Dr Neal Barnard (Podcast) http://bit.ly/3q0txx7 You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support. -- The views and opinions expressed by guests in this podcast represent those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect those of Dementia Researcher, or our funders, the show does not endorse one particular diet over another and strongly recommends you consult your healthcare professional before making any changes to your diet or lifestyle.

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode Five - Qualitative Secondary Analysis To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/2ZgEAaa In expert corner - Dr Kahryn Hughes, from University of Leeds. Director of the Timescapes Archive, Editor in Chief of Sociological Research Online, Convenor of the MA Qualitative Research Methods and a Senior Fellow for the NCRM. In researcher ranch – Dr Anna Volkmer is a Speech and Language Therapist and researcher in Language and Cognition, Department of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London. Anna is researching Speech and language therapy interventions in language led dementia. Further reading referenced in the show: The Timescapes Archive https://timescapes-archive.leeds.ac.uk/ Qualitative Dementia Research Network - https://twitter.com/DemiQual Professor Sarah Irwin Books & Papers - https://bit.ly/3ncRNch Dr Anna Tarrant Books & Papers - https://bit.ly/3AYCsRy Professor Jennifer Mason Books & Papers - https://bit.ly/3kGpWBa Dr Niamh Moore Books & Papers - https://bit.ly/3jjpuIc Professor Bren Neale Books & Papers - https://bit.ly/3DUXtP2 Big Qual Analysis Resource Hub - https://bigqlr.ncrm.ac.uk/ ‘Re-Using’ Qualitative Data - https://bit.ly/3jDBnsP Qualitative Secondary Analysis by Kahryn Hughes & Anna Tarrant https://bit.ly/2Z6bvOw Read more about our guests and listen to more great podcasts at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) provides a service to learners, trainers and partner organisations in the research methods community - methodological training and resources on core and advanced quantitive, qualitive, digital, creative, visual, mixed and multimodal methods. https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/ NCRM is delighted to bring you the 2021 Research Methods e-Festival in collaboration with methods@manchester. Held on 25-29 October 2021, the event will be a celebration of research methods with an interdisciplinary social science flavour.

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode Four - Multilevel Modelling To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/3b6Cf4o In expert corner - Bill Browne. Bill is a Professor of Statistics who works across many disciplines including Education and Animal Welfare and Behaviour, his research spans the area of statistical modelling, from the development of statistical methods to fit realistically complex statistical models to describe real-life problems, and the implementation of those models in statistical software. In researcher ranch – Dr Jacqueline Mogle. Jacqueline is co-director of ReMind Lab, which focuses on promoting health and well-being in older adults and identifying early indicators of changes in psychological and cognitive health. Jacqueline’s current projects examine psychological and behavioural risk factors associated with the development of early cognitive decline. These projects are designed to uncover early intervention targets for older adults prior to precipitous declines in everyday cognitive functioning. Further reading referenced in the show: ReMind Lab - https://remindlab.psu.edu/ LEMMA Training Course - https://bit.ly/3C1qesD Multilevel modelling software - https://bit.ly/3lWKTsg Multilevel Analysis Book By Tom Snijders - https://amzn.to/3aWsy8o Multilevel Analysis Book By Roel Bosker - https://amzn.to/3vs39Nk Multilevel Statistical Models By Harvey Goldstein - https://bit.ly/3jjoHqM Read more about our guests and listen to more great podcasts at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) provides a service to learners, trainers and partner organisations in the research methods community - methodological training and resources on core and advanced quantitive, qualitive, digital, creative, visual, mixed and multimodal methods. https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/ NCRM is delighted to bring you the 2021 Research Methods e-Festival in collaboration with methods@manchester. Held on 25-29 October 2021, the event will be a celebration of research methods with an interdisciplinary social science flavour.

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode Three - Qualitative Longitudinal To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/3m5j418 In expert corner - Dr Kahryn Hughes, from University of Leeds. Director of the Timescapes Archive, Editor in Chief of Sociological Research Online, Convenor of the MA Qualitative Research Methods and a Senior Fellow for the NCRM. In researcher ranch – Professor Andrew Clark, from the University of Salford. Andrew has completed research on a wide range of topics, though he is particularly interested in three areas: neighbourhoods & communities; dementia; and innovation & creativity in social science research methods. Further reading referenced in the show: The Time Scapes Archive https://timescapes-archive.leeds.ac.uk/ Professor Bren Neale Books / Papers - https://bit.ly/3DUXtP2 The Neighbourhoods & Dementia Study - https://bit.ly/2Zaf1ba Professor Nick Emmel Books / Papers - https://bit.ly/3ne7D6q Professor Janet Holland Books / Papers - https://bit.ly/3nddrgC Professor Rachel Thomson Books / Papers - https://bit.ly/3aZ6b24 Dr Sheila Henderson Papers - https://bit.ly/3jksPXl Big data, qualitative style: a breadth-and-depth method for working with large amounts of secondary qualitative data - https://bit.ly/3E2bUAZ Read more about our guests and listen to more great podcasts at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) provides a service to learners, trainers and partner organisations in the research methods community - methodological training and resources on core and advanced quantitive, qualitive, digital, creative, visual, mixed and multimodal methods. https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/ NCRM is delighted to bring you the 2021 Research Methods e-Festival in collaboration with methods@manchester. Held on 25-29 October 2021, the event will be a celebration of research methods with an interdisciplinary social science flavour.

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode Three - Social Network Analysis To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/2ZenYA3 In expert corner - Dr David Griffiths from the University of Stirling. His research focuses on social connections and social advantage. And what tool does he rely on to get to the heart of the issues? You guessed it social network analysis, and social survey methods. In researcher ranch – Dr Anne-Nicole Casey, Qualitative Research Associate from the University of New South Wales within the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre (DCRC) and Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). Further reading referenced in the show: Social Network Analysis By John Scott - https://amzn.to/3n9Lp5R Doing Social Network Analysis By Gary Robins - https://amzn.to/3n80Jjb Read more about our guests and listen to more great podcasts at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) provides a service to learners, trainers and partner organisations in the research methods community - methodological training and resources on core and advanced quantitive, qualitive, digital, creative, visual, mixed and multimodal methods. https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/ NCRM is delighted to bring you the 2021 Research Methods e-Festival in collaboration with methods@manchester. Held on 25-29 October 2021, the event will be a celebration of research methods with an interdisciplinary social science flavour.

The Methods Matter Podcast - from Dementia Researcher & the National Centre for Research Methods. A podcast for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! Episode One - Qualitative Interviews To go with the podcast we had a great artist called Jack Brougham provide an amazing visual guide to this method - Download our free visual how-to guide poster here - https://bit.ly/3DYtBRG In expert corner - Dr Kahryn Hughes, from University of Leeds. Director of the Timescapes Archive, Editor in Chief of Sociological Research Online, Convenor of the MA Qualitative Research Methods and a Senior Fellow for the NCRM. In researcher ranch - Dr Jemima Dooley, conversation analyst, qualitative researcher and NIHR School for Primary Care Research Fellow, from University of Bristol. Further reading referenced in the show: The Timescapes Archive https://timescapes-archive.leeds.ac.uk/ Professor Ann Oakley Website https://www.annoakley.co.uk/ Professor Jennifer Mason Books / Papers https://bit.ly/3kGpWBa Professor Joanna Bornat Books https://bit.ly/3u9PzO0 Dr Kritika Samsi and Professor Jill Manthorpe - https://bit.ly/3EOPKmK Read more about our guests and listen to more great podcasts at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) provides a service to learners, trainers and partner organisations in the research methods community - methodological training and resources on core and advanced quantitive, qualitive, digital, creative, visual, mixed and multimodal methods. https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/ NCRM is delighted to bring you the 2021 Research Methods e-Festival in collaboration with methods@manchester. Held on 25-29 October 2021, the event will be a celebration of research methods with an interdisciplinary social science flavour. -- *Minor clarification - Although Jennifer Mason drew on the idea of interviews as 'conversations with a purpose', this language was originally formulated in the work of Robert Burgess. For those of you keen to learn more, check out: Burgess, Robert G. (l988).Conversations with a purpose: the ethnographic interview in educational research, in: Robert G. Burgess, (Ed)Studies in Qualitative Methodology vo!. 1: Conducting Qualitative Research. Greenwich Connecticut: JAIPress.

If you follow us on social media you probably already know that we've been recording a special research methods mini-series, with support from the National Centre for Research Methods. The Methods Matter Podcast - for people who don't know much about methods...those who do, and those who just want to find news and clever ways to use them in their research. In this first series PhD Student Leah Fullegar from the University of Southampton brings together leading experts in research methodology, and dementia researchers that use them, to provide a fun introduction to five qualitive research methods in a safe space where there are no such things as dumb questions! So join us every day next week and download from 7am.

In this podcast Adam Smith interviews Craig Ritchie, Professor Psychiatry of Ageing from The University of Edinburgh and Jim Pearson, Director of Policy & Practice at Alzheimer Scotland. They discuss the recently launched Scottish Brain Health & Dementia Research Strategy. Prepared by Alzheimer Scotland, The Scottish Dementia Research Consortium and Brain Health Scotland, and endorsed by a broad range of national organisations, the strategy sets the direction of travel for research in Scotland by defining key areas with strategic actions. They explore how the policy was developed, what it hopes to achieve and how support for Early Career Researchers is a key feature of the policy. Review the policy at: https://www.sdrc.scot/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Scottish-Brain-Health-Dementia-Research-Strategy-2021-min-1-1.pdf For more information on the organisations behind the policy: https://www.brainhealth.scot/ https://www.alzscot.org/ https://www.sdrc.scot/ Professor Ritchie is a Professor of the Psychiatry of Ageing at the University of Edinburgh having moved from his role as Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Mental Health at Imperial College London in October 2014. Craig is a leading authority on Clinical Trials in Dementia and has been senior investigator on over 30 drug trials of both disease modifying and symptomatic agents for that condition. Craig has published extensively on the topics of dementia and delirium. He is also one of the leading editors in the Cochrane Collaboration’s Dementia Group. Additionally Craig leads the Alzheimer Society-funded PREVENT project; a major initiative nationally which will identify mid-life risks for later life dementia and characterise early changes of neurodegenerative disease, this is in addition to multiple other projects, including leading on Brain Health Scotland. Jim is Alzheimer Scotland's Director of Policy & Practice and is responsible for Alzheimer Scotland's public policy engagement. He has a background in welfare rights and a particular interest in promoting as well as protecting the rights of people living with dementia. He played a significant role in developing Scotland's Charter of Rights for people with dementia and their carers, which puts human and other legal rights at the heart of each commitment of Scotland's first and second dementia strategies. Jim also sit on the Board of Alzheimer Europe. You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast ________________________ Finally, please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

In this podcast Dr Claire Sexton, Director of Scientific Programs & Outreach at the Alzheimer’s Association interviews Professor Cindy Weinstein and Professor Bruce L. Miller. Discussing their collaboration on a new book ‘Finding the Right Words – a story of literature, grief, and the brain’. This podcast was originally recorded as an ISTAART webinar in August 2021. This is the moving story of an English professor studying neurology in order to understand and come to terms with her father's death from Alzheimer's. Finding the Right Words follows Cindy’s decades-long journey to come to terms with her father's dementia as both a daughter and an English professor. Although her lifelong love of language and literature gave her a way to talk about her grief, she realized that she also needed to learn more about the science of dementia to make sense of her father's death. To write her story, she collaborated with Professor Bruce L. Miller, neurologist and director of the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California, and Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute. It combines a personal memoir, literature, and the science and history of brain health into a unique, educational, and meditative work. Cindy articulates dealing with a life-changing diagnosis, describing the shock of her father's diagnosis and his loss of language and identity. Writing in response Bruce describes the neurological processes responsible for the symptoms displayed by her father. He also reflects upon his own personal and professional experiences. Their two perspectives give readers a fuller understanding of Alzheimer's than any one voice could. Find out more about the authors on their website and order the book with the links below: https://www.weinsteinandmiller.com/ Amazon - https://amzn.to/3icHpj0 Book Store - https://bit.ly/3i9HZyk You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast _________________________ Finally, please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

It's World Alzheimer's Day - a day when we discuss the disease, work to raise awareness and call for action. Today’s podcast is a special edition to announce a very important action from Race Against Dementia (RAD) supported by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the appointment of four new Research Fellows. In the show we talk to new Chief Executive Bridget Barker, who introduces their newly appointed Fellows. They share their research plans, what they’re most looking forward to about the programme and provide a few top tips for those applying for similar positions. Meet the new RAD Fellows: Dr Maura Malpetti, from University of Cambridge. Maura uses multimodal imaging techniques (multi-tracer PET and MRI) integrated with fluid markers, post-mortem validation, and prognostic modelling approaches in frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Dr Aitana Sogorb Esteve, from the UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London. Maura is looking for fluid biomarkers of synaptic dysfunction in genetic FTD and aiming to develop a technique for measuring these synaptic markers in blood. Dr Emily Hill, from University of Warwick. Emily uses detailed electrophysiological approaches to understand the mechanisms underlying tau pathology in neurodegeneration. This work aims to highlight new targets for the treatment of tauopathies like Alzheimer’s disease. Dr Wioleta Zelek, from Cardiff University. Wioleta is an Immunologist focussing on the complement system, its biology, roles in disease and in manipulating the system for therapy. Of particular interest is in the terminal pathway of the complement system that generates the highly pro-inflammatory molecules C5a and the membrane attack complex (MAC). The RAD Fellowship has been discussed on the show before, it is unique in providing five years of funding, with research costs, only open to people who have completed their PhD within the past three years, and provided with a whole programme of additional support – from performance coaching, mentoring through to connections to cutting edge industries and Formula One Teams. The charity started Formula One legend Sir Jackie Steward, aims to instil Formula One attitude into scientific research, to accelerating pace discovery, and with these latest appointments they now fund 10 Fellows based in the UK, USA and Australia. In the UK the programme is supported by Alzheimer’s Research UK, and the James Dyson Foundation. Find out more about RAD and its Fellows, and how you could provide your own support for their work: https://www.raceagainstdementia.com/ You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast This podcast also sits on YouTube with English Language Subtitles. _________________________ Finally, please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support. ______________ Complete the UCL ISTAART #ECRPIA Survey at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/survey

This week we’re discussing Social Care Research, why it is important, and what is being done to try and ensure there is more of it. Social care is a term that generally describes all forms of personal care and other practical assistance for children, young people, adults and older adults who need extra support. However, as you would expect, we’re looking at its connection to dementia and how it supports older adults. We welcome back Senior Research Fellow and regular blogger Dr Clarissa Giebel from University of Liverpool as host, and first time guests Teresa Atkinson from University of Worcester, Dr Michael Clark from the NIHR School for Social Care Research and Tom Redfearn Public Affairs Manager at the Alzheimer’s Society. This podcast was recorded on the 25th June, and a few things have changed since then (which we should probably mention), the UK Government has announced its new plan for health and social care, and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Dementia published its report Fuelling the Moonshot which includes recommendations for improving investment in Dementia Care and Social Care Research: Here are some links that were referenced in the show: NIHR School for Social Care Research - https://bit.ly/3l68y7W What is social care and how does it work - https://bit.ly/2XdixAC UK Government Our Plan for Health and Social Care - https://bit.ly/3txP5kk You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast This podcast also sits on YouTube with English Language Subtitles. _________________________ Finally, please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support. ______________ Complete the UCL ISTAART #ECRPIA Survey at https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/survey

Today marks the release of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia’s report on their recent inquiry about the state of dementia research. In this episode, Alzheimer’s Society’s Dr Clare Jonas, Jordan Clark and Dr Rich Oakley and the University of Manchester’s Dr Sarah Ryan discuss how an APPG inquiry works, the policy recommendations that the report makes, and how the dementia community can use this report to affect future research policy. For more information and to download the report visit: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-us/policy-and-influencing/all-party-parliamentary-group-dementia You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast This podcast also sits on YouTube with English Language Subtitles. _________________________ Finally, please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support. ______________ Complete the UCL ISTAART #ECRPIA Survey at www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/survey