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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Aug 25

I think we might have been stood together. It was generally very well natured. But a small group of tall men pushed in late, and were pushing in front of everyone else, whether women or shorter folk. And then patronising people.

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Aug 24

Well that was a great idea, a stage organised by @johnkennedydj.bsky.social @radiox.co.uk @themaccabees.bsky.social @allpointseastfest.bsky.social #AllPointsEast featuring Man/Woman/Chainsaw amongst others

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Aug 24

The calm before the storm @themaccabees.bsky.social @allpointseastfest.bsky.social @radiox.co.uk #AllPointsEast #Maccabees

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Prof Devi Sridhar @profdevisridhar.bsky.social · Mar 4

Excited to share my new book with you. Out now for pre-order: www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...

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Kerri Kinghorn @kinghornlab.bsky.social · Aug 10

New from the Kinghorn Lab! 🧠🔬 Our latest preprint shows that in fly 🪰🧬 Gaucher’s & Parkinson’s 🧠 models, kidney dysfunction drives neurodegeneration - supporting emerging links between renal health & Parkinson's. You can read it here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Redox Dyshomeostasis Links Renal and Neuronal Dysfunction in Drosophila Models of Gaucher and Parkinson's Disease

Gaucher disease (GD), the most common lysosomal storage disorder, is caused by bi-allelic mutations in the GBA1 gene. Variants in GBA1 also represent the most frequent genetic risk factor for Parkinso...

www.biorxiv.org

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Aug 4

Blood Biomarkers: Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease

Professor Jonathan Schott @jmschott.bsky.social (UCL) explains how blood tests are reshaping Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Clear, current and clinically relevant.

Recorded at the Wessex Dementia Research Conference

youtu.be/3fLl1Mzwbsk

Blood Biomarkers & Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease

YouTube video by Dementia Researcher

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Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, UCL QSION @uclqsneuromuscular.bsky.social · Aug 4

Another fulfilling week for The Greensmith Lab (+ colleagues from other DNMD groups) hosting their annual Work Experience at UCL QSIoN. The Summer Students were able to get a taste of scientific life, with hands-on experience, learning key skills eg. pipetting, cell culture, immunostaining and more!

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Aug 3

Congratulations to all colleagues that have worked hard to support the scientific community, and that have been recognised for their efforts. Senior Academic and Early Career Promotions 2024-25 | UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclqsion.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

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Narita Lab @narita-lab.bsky.social · Jul 25

Spread the news! We are excited to expand our research team, working on cellular senescence, at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge.

jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52026/
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52027/

a yellow sign that says we 're hiring

ALT: a yellow sign that says we 're hiring

media.tenor.com

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LifeArc @lifearc.bsky.social · Jul 26

Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) can cause stroke and dementia, but has no cure. With @ukdri.ac.uk, we're supporting a clinical study at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social to test whether XBD173, a shelved anxiety drug, can reduce brain damage in people with cSVD.

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Jul 22

It's cool to live in a country when the Women are better at football than the men #WEURO2025 #Lionesses #EnglandItaly

Sky News @news.sky.com · Jul 22

England through to Women's Euros final after beating Italy in extra time

England have produced another stunning comeback to beat Italy 2-1 in extra time in the semi-finals of the Women's Euros.

news.sky.com

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Mirre Simons @mirresimons.bsky.social · Jul 18

New preprint. ATF4 activation is thought to lead to longer lifespans. However, our study shows that suppression rather than activation extends lifespan in the fly. New Qs: how we can target ATF4 or its downstream targets to gain targeted longevity benefits.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · Jul 2

Nonuniversality of inflammaging across human populations
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Nonuniversality of inflammaging across human populations - Nature Aging

Analyzing readouts of inflammaging across four cohorts, Franck and colleagues identify strong variation and observe that inflammaging, in its known form, primarily emerges in industrialized—but not no...

www.nature.com

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Jul 16

"Age is just a number, attitude is everything" Fauja Singh is world's oldest marathon runner, & local and national hero and inspiration. Took up running at age of 89 against grief of losing his wife and son. Raised thousands of pounds for charity www.itv.com/news/2025-07...

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Jul 12

Research Assistant position at King’s College London. Join the PALLDEM-Homecare project to support homecare for people with dementia. Qualitative research skills required. Closing date: 27th July

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Assistant: PALLDEM-Homecare project

Research Assistant position at King’s College London. Join the PALLDEM-Homecare project to support homecare for people with dementia.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Jul 13

The pick of the London festivals @themaccabees.bsky.social ##AllPointsEast Now with @johnkennedydj.bsky.social @radiox.co.uk stage

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Jul 11

Working with tricky colleagues? Join us at 12pm BST on Weds 16 July for tips on handling conflict in research with Dr Claire Price & Dr Anna Mallach. Live talk & chat.

communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/wor...

Dementia Researcher Community - Working with Difficult People: Strategies for Academic Settings

communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Jul 11

Amazing opportunity postdocs

Rikesh Rajani @rikeshrajani.bsky.social · Jul 10

The Rajani Lab is hiring! We are looking for a postdoc to join us at @ukdri.ac.uk @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social to investigate neuronal activity and white matter changes in vascular dementia.

Apply here 👇
bit.ly/44AFJHx

Research Fellow

We are looking for a postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Rajani Lab as part of the new national BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research.

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UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk · Jul 10

What is the link between rugby and dementia?

A new study of 200 former players aged 30-61, led by Prof David Sharp & Dr Neil Graham, found no cases of early-onset dementia, although some of the group showed potential signs of neurodegeneration👉 buff.ly/JulcQyL

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Dervis Salih @dervissalih1.bsky.social · Jul 11

Happy to have played a small part in testing this next generation of blood biomarker tests across different dementias: Unravelling the plasma proteome: Pioneering biomarkers for differential dementia diagnosis alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Unravelling the plasma proteome: Pioneering biomarkers for differential dementia diagnosis

INTRODUCTION Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) is challenging due to overlapping symptoms with other dementias and the invasiveness of current biomarkers. This study introduces the NULISA platform...

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · Jul 9

Research Assistant at UCL Institute of Neurology, London. Join Professor Joanne Ng’s team on a gene therapy project for Parkinson’s, using in vivo models of neurodegeneration. Closing date: 20th July

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Assistant: AAV gene therapy project

Research Assistant at University College London, Join Prof Joanne Ng’s team on a gene therapy project for Parkinson’s, using in vivo models of neurodegeneration

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk

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ucl-qs-cnmd.bsky.social @ucl-qs-cnmd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Professor Mike Hanna will be leading the UCL IoN CNMD Team in fundraining for @BrainAppeal in the Saucony London 10K race on July 13, 2025. Please donate what you can!
www.justgiving.com/page/the-nat... Please repost/share

Saucony London 10K 2025

Help The National Brain Appeal raise money to support The National Brain Appeal

www.justgiving.com

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Charlie Arber @celarber.bsky.social · Jun 26

It's out!

More than just making amyloid?
What if mutations in PSEN1 also predispose inflammation.

We asked if Alzheimer's disease mutations affect cytokine signalling using stem cell derived astrocytes. molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.....

Mutations in PSEN1 predispose inflammation in an astrocyte model of familial Alzheimer’s disease through disrupted regulated intramembrane proteolysis - Molecular Neurodegeneration

Background Mutations in PSEN1 cause familial Alzheimer’s disease with almost complete penetrance. Age at onset is highly variable between different PSEN1 mutations and even within families with the sa...

molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · Jul 2

In this interview with the @dailyrecord.co.uk, Professor @jmschott.bsky.social (@uclqsion.bsky.social) shares six top tips to boost your brain health. 🧠 ✨

Five ways to reduce cholesterol, blood pressure and dementia risk in 20 minutes

A professor of neurology and chief medical officer at Alzheimer's Research UK, has outlined easy ways to give your brain a boost this summer

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