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Joanne Ryan
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Professor of Epidemiology, Monash University
Head of Biological Neuropsychiatry & Dementia Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
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Listening to music daily (or close to daily) "engages multiple brain areas at once, acting like a full-brain workout,” Emma Jaffa, the co-author of a new study on dementia, told me.
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A New Study Revealed Doing This Highly Enjoyable Activity Every Day Could Lower Your Dementia Risk By Nearly 40%
“It engages multiple brain areas at once, acting like a full-brain workout,” experts say.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Very excited to share our latest publication using data collected over 11 years from annual in-person assessments in ASPREE. We demonstrated that frailty burden increases after a cardiovascular event.
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Frailty trajectories after a cardiovascular event among community-dwelling older people
AbstractAims. Individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are more likely to become frail. However, no study has determined whether an incident CVD event
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March 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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A new position is available for an experienced post-doctoral Research Associate in Computational Genomics in the UK Dementia Research Institute @ukdri.ac.uk research group led by @sj-marzi.bsky.social Closing date: 8th March

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February 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Can consuming omega-3 help slow down the rate of biological aging? Findings from the DO-HEALTH Trial of older individuals
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#Epigenetics #Geroscience
Individual and additive effects of vitamin D, omega-3 and exercise on DNA methylation clocks of biological aging in older adults from the DO-HEALTH trial
Nature Aging - Applying epigenetic clocks to samples from the DO-HEALTH trial, Bischoff-Ferrari et al. report a small protective effect of omega-3 supplementation over 3 years on several clocks and...
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February 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Temple University @temple.edu in Philadelphia is recruiting for a Assistant or Associate Professor - Tenure Track Faculty to work on seeking Therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's Disease. Closing date: 9th March

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Assistant or Associate Professor: Therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s
Temple University in Philadelphia is recruiting for a Assistant or Associate Professor - Tenure Track Faculty to work on seeking Therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's Disease.
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February 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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RCTs are not always ethical or feasible. We explain how observational analyses which use RCT design and analysis principles ("target trial framework") can provide more robust evidence for interventions which could help to prevent dementia. #Alzheimers #dementia
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Moving beyond the prevalent exposure design for causal inference in dementia research
As randomised trials are not always feasible or practical, observational studies remain crucial for addressing many causal questions in the dementia prevention field. Through a systematic search, we f...
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February 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Tracking year-to-year lipid variability in cholesterol may serve as a novel biomarker of incident dementia www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/... #Alzheimers #geriatrics
Association of Year-to-Year Lipid Variability With Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults | Neurology
Background and ObjectivesLipid metabolism in older adults is affected by various factors including biological aging, functional decline, reduced physiologic reserve, and nutrient intake. The dysregula...
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February 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and higher high-density lipoprotein are seen in the decade preceding diagnosis of #dementia, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Network Open.

#Alzheimers #geriatrics #neurology #MedSky #NeuroSky #neuroscience
Cardiometabolic Trajectories Preceding Dementia in Older Individuals
This case-control study compares trajectories of body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels over time among individuals with vs without a dementia diagnosis.
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February 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM