Simon Wheeler
@simonwheeler.bsky.social
Health information specialist working for leading UK dementia charity | Loves good science and good policy that changes lives |
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#dementia #medsky #alzheimers
I only engage with real people on here so please don’t be offended if I block you.
#dementia #medsky #alzheimers
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✨ SHINY NEW PAPER ✨
Hearing loss is more strongly associated with tau burden than β-amyloid (Aβ) burden.
@charlesmarshall.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458025001162
Hearing loss is more strongly associated with tau burden than β-amyloid (Aβ) burden.
@charlesmarshall.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458025001162
Evaluating the link between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Hearing loss has been linked with cognitive decline and increased dementia risk. The neurobiological mechanisms underlying this relationship are not c…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
✨ SHINY NEW PAPER ✨
Hearing loss is more strongly associated with tau burden than β-amyloid (Aβ) burden.
@charlesmarshall.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458025001162
Hearing loss is more strongly associated with tau burden than β-amyloid (Aβ) burden.
@charlesmarshall.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458025001162
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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A profound analysis of DNA co-discoverer Jim Watson. Best piece of science writing I've seen in a long time.
"To remain on the stage and keep receiving what he viewed as his due, he therefore needed a new act."
By the late Sharon Begley @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
"To remain on the stage and keep receiving what he viewed as his due, he therefore needed a new act."
By the late Sharon Begley @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A profound analysis of DNA co-discoverer Jim Watson. Best piece of science writing I've seen in a long time.
"To remain on the stage and keep receiving what he viewed as his due, he therefore needed a new act."
By the late Sharon Begley @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
"To remain on the stage and keep receiving what he viewed as his due, he therefore needed a new act."
By the late Sharon Begley @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
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This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
Excellent stuff. Investing in talent to improve dementia care. Proud of my Research team colleagues. 👌
Welcome the 6 early career researchers beginning their PhD projects in the Alzheimer’s Society Doctoral Training Centre for Integrated Care in dementia!
This Centre focuses on ways to provide better care and services for people living with dementia!
Find out more: sl1nk.com/JCEfC
This Centre focuses on ways to provide better care and services for people living with dementia!
Find out more: sl1nk.com/JCEfC
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Excellent stuff. Investing in talent to improve dementia care. Proud of my Research team colleagues. 👌
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The dog usually goes for a walk with the husband and stops at the pub for a beer, but today his wife is walking the dog! Aww take him inside 🤩#SaturdayVibes
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The dog usually goes for a walk with the husband and stops at the pub for a beer, but today his wife is walking the dog! Aww take him inside 🤩#SaturdayVibes
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Living on an estate, having 9 kids, owning firearms, having a pack of dogs, not working.
April 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Living on an estate, having 9 kids, owning firearms, having a pack of dogs, not working.
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As is traditional at this time of year, when Derry throws the biggest Halloween party on Earth, please enjoy this paragraph from my book, in which I pay tribute to the single greatest costume I've ever seen.
(And if you want to read more, hit mammybook.com)
(And if you want to read more, hit mammybook.com)
October 31, 2023 at 11:27 AM
As is traditional at this time of year, when Derry throws the biggest Halloween party on Earth, please enjoy this paragraph from my book, in which I pay tribute to the single greatest costume I've ever seen.
(And if you want to read more, hit mammybook.com)
(And if you want to read more, hit mammybook.com)
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👇An awful lot of the rich world’s “rising costs” are just “people live longer and survive more”. A baby born prematurely lives! A man survives his first major heart attack. A woman with Down’s Syndrome outlives her parents! These are wonderful rising costs to have!
For e.g. the fact that we are able to prolong the lives of people with Down's Syndrome (who not long ago had a life expectancy of 25) means we now have pensioners with Down's Syndrome and by extension Alzheimer's sufferers with Down's Syndrome. Solution? Attack the science which kept them alive.
October 15, 2024 at 11:06 AM
👇An awful lot of the rich world’s “rising costs” are just “people live longer and survive more”. A baby born prematurely lives! A man survives his first major heart attack. A woman with Down’s Syndrome outlives her parents! These are wonderful rising costs to have!
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Reposted by Simon Wheeler
Lest you think this is a joke, both Cigna and United Health were recently exposed for using AI to deny claims.
what you're afraid of: AI telling your microwave to kill you in your sleep
what you should be afraid of: AI telling your insurance to reject your life saving surgery because it was trained on medical texts from 1853
what you should be afraid of: AI telling your insurance to reject your life saving surgery because it was trained on medical texts from 1853
November 26, 2023 at 2:45 AM
Lest you think this is a joke, both Cigna and United Health were recently exposed for using AI to deny claims.