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Axel Laurell
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Psychiatry trainee and dementia researcher @ University of Cambridge Views are my own. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Axel-Laurell
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 15d
For anyone with experience in neuroimaging, we have a unique opportunity to join the old-age psychiatry group in Cambridge. You'll be working with a great team across the UK and Ireland on the PREVENT-Dementia cohort study.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Associate - Neuroimaging Analysis (Fixed Term)
Fixed Term Contract to 28/02/2028 Old Age Psychiatry Dementia Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Biomedical Campus We are seeking to appoint a Research Associate to join the Old Age
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alzsocresearch.bsky.social @alzsocresearch.bsky.social · 28d
Hear Dr Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social share the latest news from the PREVENT General Assembly.
With so much potential in the programme- we can't wait to see what happens next!
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · Aug 13
🌟 New paper! 🌟

Hypothalamic imaging in Alzheimer's disease and Lewy-body dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hypothalamic volume is reduced by 10% in Alzheimer's disease, but the impact on symptoms is uncertain.

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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · Jun 23
Today a quick stop in Wales for the #RCPsychIC

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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · Jun 19
It was really great to be at #EuroPAD this week to present my research on the hypothalamus in dementia. Also managed to spend some time exploring the beautiful Barcelona. Now back to much colder ground for Swedish midsummer. @barcelonabeta.bsky.social
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · May 13
🚨 New paper! 🚨

Increasing age and APOE4 is associated with hypothalamic changes and worse sleep in two large cohorts studies.

I've learnt so much working with this project and it's amazing to see it in published form!

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Hypothalamic volume, sleep, and APOE genotype in cognitively healthy adults
INTRODUCTION Sleep dysfunction in those at higher risk of dementia may be associated with early structural changes to the hypothalamus. METHODS We used multivariate regression to analyze self-repo.....
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · Mar 27
Great to be at the @rcpsych.bsky.social old age conference showcasing some really important projects on fracture risk, communication strategies and future planning of services!
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · Mar 4
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Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge @geneticscam.bsky.social · Mar 3
✨March = Women's History Month ✨
We're celebrating by introducing you to a Department member each week.

Today is Dr Juliette Davis, a post-doc in the Imbeault Group.

Read about her research, defining moments and how she got into science ⬇️
www.gen.cam.ac.uk/womens-history-month-juliette-davis
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · Jan 30
Great to be at the international Lewy body dementia conference in Amsterdam presenting my recent systematic reviews.

Papers:
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · Jan 17
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Long-Term Dementia Risk in Parkinson Disease | Neurology
Background and ObjectivesIt is widely cited that dementia occurs in up to 80% of patients with Parkinson disease (PD), but studies reporting such high rates were published over two decades ago, had re...
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · Jan 11
🚨 New paper! 🚨

A systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging in Lewy-body Dementia.

I'm really proud that this complex paper is now available.

The figure shows the brain regions with changes in AD (red) and DLB (green), as shown by DTI.

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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · Jan 8
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Breakthrough drugs herald ‘new era’ in battle against dementia, experts predict
Medical advances make pills to treat Alzheimer’s disease viable, though challenges remain in sharing gains globally
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jan 5
Yup.
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