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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 2d

Research on Modifiable Risk Factors for AD research is CRITICAL! Check out this thread for research publications on interesting risk factors!

We can all learn something new in the fight against ADRD! #AlzSky

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 2d

What lifestyle and biological factors impact the development of AD & related dementias?

Research published in A&D journal family highlights critical modifiable risk factors, check out this 🧵on recent publications
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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 8d

Check out this conference on Unconventional Animal Models in AD and Aging! This conference is hosted by @ucirvine.bsky.social and @alzdemjournals.bsky.social guest editors! #UAMAA2026

In science, it is critical to have multiple model systems to investigate complex questions🐭🪱🪰🐀

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 8d

Interested in unique models for ADRD?

Check out the Unconventional Animal Models
of Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging
(UAMAA) Conference coming up in 2026! Hosted by A&D guest editors and @ucirvine.bsky.social

Conference Details: cncm.medschool.uci.edu/uamaa-2026/

#UAMAA2026

UAMAA 2026 – UC Irvine Center for Neural Circuit Mapping

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 16d

Interested in our other outstanding work on sialylation? Check out my other first-authored publications

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 16d

This work was supported by my amazing PhD mentors @hoppzor.bsky.social and Dr. Kevin Bieniek, @uthealthsa.bsky.social and all co-authors👏

Check out our publication now! #ADRD

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 16d

Comparing across AD+CAA cases, there were less differences between sialylation levels in the space surrounding arterioles or the peri-vascular space. Further supporting CAA-driven increase in intra-vascular sialylation!

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 16d

Histologically, we determined AD+CAA brains have increased sialylation intravascularly compared to “pure AD” brains. Potentially suggesting the intersection of this PTM and vessel vulnerability🧠

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 16d

We focused on sialylation location in AD brains with Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA)🩸. The increasing prevalence of ARIA events related to anti-amyloid therapies makes this work vitally important. We found significant differences in sialylation location between “pure AD” and AD+CAA!

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 16d

📢NEW PAPER: Where is sugar in the brain?📢

Sugar in the brain? More like sialylation, a post-translational or sugar modification in AD brains. Check out this 🧵to learn all about PTMs, histology, and translational science in my latest publication!

Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 16d

#DADM CALL FOR PAPERS!

Multilingualism and Literacy: Resilience and Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

▶️Cognitive Mechanisms
▶️Risk & Resilience
▶️Assessment
▶️Neuroimaging
▶️Interventions

⏰Deadline: Sep. 30, 2025

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Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring Call for Papers: Multilingualism and Literacy: Resilience and Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia

Guest Editors: Dr. Suvarna Alladi, Dr. Boon Lead Tee, Dr. Ganesh M. Babulal

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 16d

Deadline Approaching for #DADM Special Issues🧵

🔔Addressing Dementia-Related Stigma: Global Perspectives, Challenges, and Inclusive Solutions🔔

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⏰Deadline: Oct. 31, 2025

Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring

Guest Editors: Dr. Eimear McGlinchey, Prof. Iracema Leroi, Dr. Laz Eze, Prof. Marcia Cominetti

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 23d

👏TRIALS THAT ARE FEASIBLE AT HOME!

Check out this research published in #BSEA!

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 23d

How are lifestyle interventions investigated?

New research in #BSEA outlines feasibility of the REMINDer trial, a 6-week online, home-based, multimodal group intervention delivered via videoconferencing. #AlzResearch

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · 27d

Infection and ADRD?? Heck yes!

Such an important topic!🧠

Submit your research to #TRCI!

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 27d

⭐CALL FOR PAPERS⭐

Infectious Agents- Causal or Risk?

▶️ Linking infection-related biomarkers to ADRD pathophysiology
▶️Relationships between infectious exposures and clinical trials & more!

⏰Deadline: June 1, 2026

#TRCI

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Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions

<em>Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions</em> journal bridges drug discovery research and clinical studies for dementia & Alzheimer's.

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 29d

Research in #DADM found cognition in young adult men was associated with ⬆️ leisure-time activity &⬇️work-related activity in midlife, suggesting a window of opportunity for prevention in early life #AlzSky

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · Sep 8

Check out this new research in #TRCI!

Don't miss out on critical research on representative populations! #AlzSky

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Sep 8

Globalizing ancestral diversity in AD genetics is essential to identify interventions across populations. Learn about critical efforts to address this need in this #TRCI article🧵

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Sep 4

A&D Call for Papers: Alzheimer's & Dementia Special Issue: Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems in Alzheimer's Disease

Highlight your work on neurodegenerative disease pathogenesis in the NSS #AlzResearch

⏰Updated Deadline: Nov. 30, 2025

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The Buck Institute for Research on Aging @buckinstitute.org · Aug 29

Is brain/gut axis a superhighway for immune response to #Alzheimers? Study in @cellpress.bsky.social shows immune cells use that route in mouse models. Feeding animals high fiber diet reduced AD-related frailty. Congrats Dr. Winer, Dr. Makhijani, & Dr. Andersen
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The gut immune system is altered in mouse model of Alzheimer’s, providing a new target for therapeutics

Feeding the animals a high fiber diet reduced Alzheimer’s-related frailty including tremor.

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · Aug 29

This review is a great resource for decision making recommendations for dementia diagnoses!

#BSEA is addressing critical needs for ADRD researchers and clinicians! #AlzResearch

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Aug 29

Recent systematic review published in A&D: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging summarize methodological appraisal and decision-making recommendations to assist model development and evidence-based dementia diagnosis. #BSEA #AlzResearch #AlzSky

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · Aug 29

This highlights the POWER of community!! Check out the amazing research coming out of A&D: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging #BSEA #AlzResearch #AlzSky

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Aug 29

How does social infrastructure impact dementia risk?

This new #BSEA article investigates the impact of social, educational and other cognitively-protective resources to county residents. #AlzResearch #AlzSky

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Aug 26

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Call for Papers: Waking Up to the Importance of Sleep in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

✦ Mechanisms of circadian disruption
✦ Digital sleep biomarkers and more
#ALZResearch

⏰Deadline: Oct. 31, 2025

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Call for Papers: Waking Up to the Importance of Sleep in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

Submissions open June 1, 2025. Submission deadline October 31, 2025. All papers will undergo peer review and are subject to the standard author guidelines.

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Aug 25

Call For Papers! Alzheimer's & Dementia Special Issue: Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems in Alzheimer's Disease

Research on the intersection of the Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems and AD are welcome! #AlzResearch
⏰Deadline: Aug. 30, 2025

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · Aug 22

The intersection of AD and metabolic research is so interesting! #AlzResearch

Check out this new research in #DADM!

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Aug 22

Does obesity alter AD biomarkers?
Recent research in A&D: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring demonstrates obesity was linked to lower baseline AD biomarkers and amyloid burden, but predicted faster increases over time. #DADM #AlzResearch

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Effects of obesity on plasma biomarker and amyloid PET trajectories in Alzheimer's disease

INTRODUCTION Obesity is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but its impact on AD blood biomarker (BBM) and amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) trajectories is unknown. METHODS One t.....

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · Aug 21

Such important topics!

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Aug 21

Research in A&D: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging suggests sex/gender-specific preservation of brain structure in the presence of amyloid, and advocates for further investigation into vulnerabilities across racial and ethnic groups #BSEA #Alzsky
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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · Aug 19

Loneliness and Social Isolation are such important topics that impact aging adults. Very glad to see this important research published in A&D: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring #DADM #ALZResearch

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Aug 19

How can loneliness be addressed? Recent longitudinal research on historic mobile phone use correlates with lower risk of dementia and hippocampal volume loss. #DADM #Alzsky

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Aug 18

Highlights from the 2024 AAIC Advancements: Modernizing Diagnosis, out in Alzheimer’s & Dementia! This paper explores modern biomarker-based frameworks for AD/ADRD diagnosis, and strategies to ensure equitable global access to diagnosis and treatment #AlzResearch

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Modernizing diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: A review of global trends and Asia‐specific perspectives

The landscape of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD) diagnosis is evolving rapidly, driven by advances in disease understanding, biomarker tools, and disease-modifying therapies. M...

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Caitlyn Fastenau, PhD @caitlynfastenau.bsky.social · Aug 4

Check out Deputy Editor @jlingler.bsky.social representing #BSEA!

Learn more about emerging research topics for publication at the A&D website!

Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Aug 4

Did you enjoy the A&D Journal Family Meet the Editors sessions at #AAIC25?

Explore open Calls for Papers on the A&D website to learn more about hot topic areas of research! #AlzResearch

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