Chairing the #WFN Aphasia, Dementia & Cognitive Disorders group it´s proving to be one of the most rewarding privileges of my professional life. Proud to share our group’s highlights from the #WorldCongressofNeurology in Seoul: tinyurl.com/5apzvnb4
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🧵1/ The world’s largest-ever clinical trial to slow or stop Parkinson’s disease has officially launched — led by researchers at @uclqsion.bsky.social and @newcastleuni.bsky.social. A major milestone in the fight against neurodegeneration.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
🌍 The WFN ADCD Biennial Meeting will be in Noosa Heads, Australia, 19–22 Feb 2026.
📢 Call for proposals: abstracts (oral/poster) & symposia.
⏳ Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
📧 p.nestor@uq.edu.au and aida.gonzalez@ucl.ac.uk
Join us in #Noosa2026!
People with #PCA, #PPA and #bvFTD get a life-changing diagnosis but little evidence-based tailored information. The @uclbrainscience.bsky.social -led BELIDE trial, tests an online post-diagnostic educational programme co-designed with families to fill this gap💻👉: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
Flyer for workshop titled Building Inclusive Practices around Mental Capacity and Consent in Palliative Care Research at RCP in London on 17th Oct
📢Registration now open: Building Inclusive Practices around Mental Capacity & Consent in Palliative Care Research
✅Hear research findings
✅Identify research gaps & priorities
✅Opportunities to collaborate & contribute
📆 17th Oct
📍 RCP, London
🔗 www.capacityconsentresearch.com/palliative-c...
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Honoured to have joined African colleagues in Nairobi last December as Chair of WFN ADCD for the Dementia & Brain Aging in LMICs 2024 conference. 200+ delegates united to advance dementia research, prevention & care.
Our piece now live in World Neurology: worldneurologyonline.com/.../from-nai...
Quote by Joshua Stott reads: While our findings are preliminary, they highlight the importance of considering psychosocial influences on brain health such as memory. Breaking research. An open access Taylor & Francis article. Image is of an older couple laughing with a dark blue image treatment over the image to act as the background.
Having a positive mental attitude could help protect against memory loss, finds new 16-year study 🧠
@dramberjohn.bsky.social et al. analyzed data from more than 10,000 over 50s and say lower psychological wellbeing could be a sign of oncoming cognitive harm.
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🧠 Join our free webinar on Telehealth for Neuropsychological Interventions!
🗓️ May 27 (5pm EDT | 11pm BST)
🗓️ May 28 (8am AEST)
🎙️ Wong, Power & Goldberg on virtual cognitive, comms & behavioural therapy.
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Next Wednesday I will be talking at the International Behavioural Neurology Rounds about cognitive sequelae post Covid-19 🦠
Come and join us!
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The first randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of rehabilitation in #PPA is out—and it’s a landmark study with major implications for the field of dementia rehabilitation. Here’s why:
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NEW ARTICLE in Health Research and Policy Systems An international comparison of longitudinal health data collected on long COVID in nine high income countries: A qualitative data analysis By Josephine Exley, Edmund Stubbs, Raphael Wittenberg and Nicholas Mays
JUST PUBLISHED: An international comparison of longitudinal health data collected on #LongCOVID 🌏
Josephine Exley, Edmund Stubbs, Raphael Wittenberg + Nicholas Mays analyse 17 datasets from nine countries. 📊
READ NOW: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
#HealthSystems #Healthdata #COVID19
RECAP: Measuring what matters - The Complexities of Cost-Effectiveness in Policy and Research 🔍
On 25 March, @joselele.bsky.social, Cate Henderson, Derek King + Magda Walbaum were joined by 140+ participants for a webinar on #EconomicEvaluations. 💷
WATCH NOW:👉 youtu.be/8J-NvRAi29A?...
The inaugural International PPA Awareness Day is this Friday April 4th! Join a webinar hosted by the National Aphasia Association.
aphasia.org/event/intern...
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Today, 4 April 2025, is the 1st ever Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) awareness day!
Free UK webinar today: speechtherapyppa.com/ppa-awarenes...
Missed it? A recording will be on our website: speechtherapyppa.com/ppa-awarenes...
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Just discovered our article on the WFN ADCD biennial meeting in Japan was chosen as World Neurology Editors’ Choice! 🥳 I love this group photo from the event, which now decorates a bookshelf in my home. @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social
Full article here: shorturl.at/yVWl8
Honoured to attend the World Dementia Council Summit 2025 in London as Chair of the WFN ADCD. A pleasure to join WFN president Prof Grisold & dear friends & ADCD executive committee members Prof Suvarna Alladi & Prof. Raj Kalaria.
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REWIND: Catch-up on this GOLTC webinar on #rehabilitation services for Young-onset Dementias 🎥
On 28 November, we heard from @aidasuarez.bsky.social, Viviane Amaral-Carvalho + Faheem Arshad - bringing together perspectives from different countries.
WATCH IT BACK NOW: goltc.org/goltc-webina...
@verdadyjusticia.bsky.social @mareaderesidencias.bsky.social @manuelrico.bsky.social @xabierfortes.bsky.social @masmadrid.org
"7,291" is an extremely well produced documentary about the deaths of 7,291 care home residents in Madrid during COVID-19, after the Madrid government unlawfully denied them transfer to hospital.
This is the greatest human rights violation in the history of Spain’s democracy: shorturl.at/OIscJ
What a smashing way to celebrate #IWD2025! In just one week, the DRC at @uclqsion.bsky.social had not 1️⃣ but 2️⃣ inaugural lectures from new female professors @jbar-uk.bsky.social & @cathmummery! 💪🎉
Testament to their strength, talent & leadership. Onwards & upwards! 🚀 @uclbrainscience.bsky.social
Right back at you Dr Henley!! celebrating the strength and brilliance of women today and every day! #IWD2025 🥂💫
Thankful for my amazing women peers, mentors and friends this #internationalwomensday #iwd @jbar-uk.bsky.social @rachiscahill.bsky.social @nicolahobbs.bsky.social @aidasuarez.bsky.social @drmbocchetta.bsky.social #womeninscience #stemwomen
I can´t believe it´s been 5 years since this.
Five years and £7 million in donations later, the new Rare Dementia Support Centre will finally become a reality in autumn 2025
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🚀 The Rare Dementia Support Centre opens in autumn 2025, launching a new era in post-diagnostic care for:
🔹 PCA
🔹 PPA
🔹 FTD
🔹 LBD
🔹 Familial Dementias
Can´t wait to help make this place thrive. Watch this space for updates 👀 @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
#RDSC: bit.ly/4hKYVrb
At the Dementia and Brain Ageing in LMICs 2024 conference, our @wfneurology ADCD group hosted a session featuring talks by @thbaketal, @freedman_morris, @drstelabel, Elena Tsoy & @pkalexopoulos, covering cognitive diversity, telehealth, auditory function & rehabilitation 🌏
Just in time for Christmas, some reading for you! Open access article re: costs of support workers and difficulties with recruitment post Brexit and covid @blimeysimon.bsky.social @neilmcrowther.bsky.social @babicmorg.bsky.social @dralysonnorman.bsky.social
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Honoured to represent the WFN Aphasia, Dementia & Cognitive Disorders SG at the Dementia & Brain Ageing in LMICs 2024 conference in Nairobi.
An incredible event advancing dementia care & research in LMICs.
Grateful to the organisers for driving global progress 🌍 @uclbrainscience.bsky.social
Thrilled to attend the launch of Africa-FINGERS at the Dementia & Brain Aging in LMICs conference in Nairobi! 🌍 Led by Dr. Chi Udeh-Momoh, it adapts proven FINGERS interventions to African contexts, tackling dementia with local diets, cultures & unique risk factors. #AfricaFINGERS #Dementia
