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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 15d

🎧 Listen to Prof @jmschott.bsky.social (@uclqsion.bsky.social) on The Guardian Science Weekly podcast explaining how a new blood test could pave the way for exciting new treatments for Alzheimer's.

Is there hope on the horizon for patients with Alzheimer’s? – podcast

A trial is under way to find out if a £100 blood test could transform the way that the NHS diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of dementia and diagnosis is currently…

www.theguardian.com

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Sep 10

Great to see @jmschott.bsky.social on the BBC News homepage this morning talking about the potential impact of blood tests for Alzheimer's disease.

Prof Schott co-leads the diagnosis & treatment theme at #denpruQM. Read the full article below:

tinyurl.com/323r5y7c

@alzheimersresearchuk.org

Alzheimer's blood test could 'revolutionise' diagnosis

Scientists leading the trial at University College London believe the blood test could improve the accuracy of diagnosis of the disease to more than 90%.

www.bbc.co.uk

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · Sep 10

A major clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a simple blood test, is welcoming its first participants. Led by Prof @jmschott.bsky.social & Dr Ashvini Keshavan @uclqsion.bsky.social, supported by @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @alzheimersresearchuk.org

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Research at ARUK @alzheimersresearchuk.org · Jul 28

🧠 Our Chief Medical Officer, Prof Jon Schott (@jmschott.bsky.social) just presented at #AAIC25 sharing important insights into early detection and disease progression from the Insight46 cohort #ARUKfunded

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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · Jul 29

✍️ Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Cognition in Later Life - When is Enough Enough?

New @jama.com Editorial from UK DRI Group Leader Prof @jmschott.bsky.social following the presentation of primary results of US POINTER

👉 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Cognition in Later Life

Preventing cognitive decline and the emergence of dementia in later life is one of the most pressing medical challenges facing society. The causes of dementia can broadly be categorized into neurodege...

jamanetwork.com

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Jul 10

Are you a UK health professional working in dementia? If so, please take this *5 min* survey to help @alzheimersresearchuk.org better understand the views of HCPs working across the NHS. Thank you! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Microsoft Forms

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · May 22

Honoured to be elected FMedSci and to be in such distinguished company

UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to Professors Anna David ‪(@prenataltherapy.bsky.social)‬, Christina Pagel (@chrischirp.bsky.social), Jonathan Schott (@jmschott.bsky.social‬), Roz Shafran, Danail Stoyanov, Gregory Towers and David Werring on being elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences ‪#AcademyFellows

Seven UCL academics elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

Seven UCL researchers have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of their ground-breaking research and delivery of new benefits to patients.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations to Professors Anna David ‪(@prenataltherapy.bsky.social)‬, Christina Pagel (@chrischirp.bsky.social), Jonathan Schott (@jmschott.bsky.social‬), Roz Shafran, Danail Stoyanov, Gregory Towers and David Werring on being elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences ‪#AcademyFellows

Seven UCL academics elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

Seven UCL researchers have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of their ground-breaking research and delivery of new benefits to patients.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · May 16

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · May 15

🌞 How can you take care of your brain health in the summer months?
Ahead of #DementiaActionWeek, Prof @jmschott.bsky.social (@uclqsion.bsky.social) shares his top tips.

6 simple ways to boost your brain and stay sharp this summer

Love your heart, stay sharp and keep connected, says a Alzheimer’s Research UK expert.

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Apr 30

We've launched our new report 🎉

Led by @proflizsampson.bsky.social, 'Delirium Matters: priorities and opportunities for health and social care policy in England’ has 5 urgent recommendations to improve delirium care in England.

📕 Full report: shorturl.at/pio7T
📝 Policy brief: shorturl.at/khrCT

Professor Liz Sampson, Dr Irini Kounoupias and Nicola Handley with a printed copy of the 'Delirium Matters' report.

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Mar 6

10th annual @uclqsion.bsky.social neurology course — book your place now
www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/neurolog...

Neurology 2025: leading edge neurology for the practising clinician

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Feb 23

How and when to use blood tests for dementia: TL, DR — outside of research not (yet) in people who don’t have symptoms. Pleased to contribute to this piece in the @observeruk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Feb 12

Latest *open access* paper — with @ProfHampshire we evaluated the @iamcognitron remote cognitive battery in the @MRCLHA 1946 birth cohort and explored relationships with biomarkers alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Feb 7

New *open access* paper in @alzdemjournals — with the @alzassociation #GBSC we compared 33 different plasma p-tau assays. TLDR — Plasma p-tau217 on several platforms was the best at discriminating Alzheimer’s from controls alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The Alzheimer's Association Global Biomarker Standardization Consortium (GBSC) plasma phospho‐tau Round Robin study

INTRODUCTION The Alzheimer's Association Global Biomarker Standardization Consortium conducted a blinded case–control study to learn which phosphorylated tau (p-tau) assays provide the largest fold-...

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Feb 4

Latest paper @MRCLHA Insight 46 study — Physical activity across life may buffer the cognitive impacts effects of early Alzheimer’s pathology — particularly in women pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Oz Ismail @ozyismail.bsky.social · Jan 9

Applications are now open for the ISTAART Ambassador Program 2025-26!

This program offers early-career researchers access to #AAIC25, as well as year-round training, networking, and mentoring opportunities.

Apply by Feb 10, 2025, at alz.org/ISTAARTambassadors!

A group of international early career researchers wearing purple tee shirts and holding cut out signs reading “AAIC” and “ISTAART”

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Jan 14

Pleased to contribute to the @telegraphnews.bsky.social ARUK appeal about the importance of brain health www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/20...

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Nov 22

I hope this was the *exact* location #statsjoke

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Ben Schott @benschott.bsky.social · Nov 21

RIP John Prescott, who threatened to sue me over this portrait I shot…

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Nov 22

Nice coverage of blood tests for Alzheimer's at #CTAD from the ever excellent Alzforum www.alzforum.org/news/confere...

Some Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Are Racing Toward IVD Certification | ALZFORUM

www.alzforum.org

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Nov 18

Latest *open access* paper on the @MRCLHA Insight 46 cohort explores the relationship between vascular risks across the life course and cerebral haemodynamics/blood flow. A great collaboration with colleagues @amsterdamumc journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social · Nov 16

Very pleased to contribute to this great paper. And a great welcome to @bsky.app !

Selina Wray @selinawray.bsky.social · Nov 15

Grateful for our collaborators & funders on this work,most are not here (yet) but @jmschott.bsky.social & @lecrawf0.bsky.social

And most of all grateful to our participants, one sadly passed away just after the paper was accepted & im glad we were able to dedicate this work to their contribution 🙏🏻

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