Loretta Anderson
@alzgirllori.bsky.social
PhD student in Gerontology at UMBaltimore | Former Director of Research Epigenetic Data Sciences #Alzheimer’s disease and #aging researcher. Proud #JHSPH alum | Board member @alzassociation
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Pumping Iron Is Their Secret to Aging Well
via NYT
Greysteel, a gym outside Detroit, teaches barbell lifting for older people. Some are well into their 80s and 90s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...
via NYT
Greysteel, a gym outside Detroit, teaches barbell lifting for older people. Some are well into their 80s and 90s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...
July 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Pumping Iron Is Their Secret to Aging Well
via NYT
Greysteel, a gym outside Detroit, teaches barbell lifting for older people. Some are well into their 80s and 90s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...
via NYT
Greysteel, a gym outside Detroit, teaches barbell lifting for older people. Some are well into their 80s and 90s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...
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#Music may reduce distress for #dementia patients aru.ac.uk/news/music-m...
#Alzheimers #mentalhealth #wellbeing
#Alzheimers #mentalhealth #wellbeing
July 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#Music may reduce distress for #dementia patients aru.ac.uk/news/music-m...
#Alzheimers #mentalhealth #wellbeing
#Alzheimers #mentalhealth #wellbeing
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Founded in 1946 by University Of Michigan Department Of Psychology’s George Katona, the Surveys of Consumers is both an important economic indicator and a vital voice for consumers. myumi.ch/D8z1D
America’s Top Consumer-Sentiment Economist Is Worried
University of Michigan’s Joanne Hsu can tell US households are in a foul mood. Is anyone listening?
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June 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Founded in 1946 by University Of Michigan Department Of Psychology’s George Katona, the Surveys of Consumers is both an important economic indicator and a vital voice for consumers. myumi.ch/D8z1D
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Using the Health and Retirement Study, SRC and @um-psc.bsky.social researchers find that depressive symptoms may be a mechanism through which cumulative loneliness negatively affects memory function among middle-aged & older adults myumi.ch/3Rgrw
Cumulative loneliness and memory function among US older adults: the role of depressive symptoms
AbstractBackground. This study aimed to investigate whether depressive symptoms mediate the association between cumulative loneliness and memory function d
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July 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Using the Health and Retirement Study, SRC and @um-psc.bsky.social researchers find that depressive symptoms may be a mechanism through which cumulative loneliness negatively affects memory function among middle-aged & older adults myumi.ch/3Rgrw
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🧪Using responses from Health and Retirement Study Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol Ken Langa & coauthors find informant rating of a person's memory & daily functioning is generally reliable, but depends significantly on how often they see each other myumi.ch/3RgWp
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July 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🧪Using responses from Health and Retirement Study Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol Ken Langa & coauthors find informant rating of a person's memory & daily functioning is generally reliable, but depends significantly on how often they see each other myumi.ch/3RgWp
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The University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme. Closing date: 8th May
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...
Epidemiologist: Stroke and Vascular Dementia
The University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
April 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme. Closing date: 8th May
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...
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✍️ Writing your first fellowship? Sandwich gossip, small grants, and one BIG mistake you’ll want to avoid 🍞💰
Dr Yvonne Couch shares her honest, funny, and very useful advice for early career researchers. @dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
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Dr Yvonne Couch shares her honest, funny, and very useful advice for early career researchers. @dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
pod.fo/e/2c637a
Dementia Researcher Blogs: Dr Yvonne Couch - Writing Your First Fellowship
Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.In this practical blog, Yvonne shares personal insights and lessons learned from her own journey writing fellowship ap...
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April 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
✍️ Writing your first fellowship? Sandwich gossip, small grants, and one BIG mistake you’ll want to avoid 🍞💰
Dr Yvonne Couch shares her honest, funny, and very useful advice for early career researchers. @dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
pod.fo/e/2c637a
Dr Yvonne Couch shares her honest, funny, and very useful advice for early career researchers. @dryvonnecouch.bsky.social
pod.fo/e/2c637a
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🧠 📷 We are excited to support the #CLARiTI initiative which will improve detection and understanding of mixed pathologies in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD).
Learn more about CLARiTI in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Learn more about CLARiTI in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The Consortium for Clarity in ADRD Research Through Imaging (CLARiTI)
The presence of multiple pathologies is the largest predictor of dementia. A major gap in the field is the in vivo detection of mixed pathologies and their antecedents. The Alzheimer's Disease Resea.....
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February 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🧠 📷 We are excited to support the #CLARiTI initiative which will improve detection and understanding of mixed pathologies in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD).
Learn more about CLARiTI in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Learn more about CLARiTI in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social
: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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📢Calling all #NIAfundedADRC members: Registration is now open for the 2025 Spring #ADRCMeeting!
Join us in San Francisco or virtually to stay up-to-date and collaborate with others in the field as we work to advance #Alzheimer's research.
bit.ly/2025-spring-...
Join us in San Francisco or virtually to stay up-to-date and collaborate with others in the field as we work to advance #Alzheimer's research.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
📢Calling all #NIAfundedADRC members: Registration is now open for the 2025 Spring #ADRCMeeting!
Join us in San Francisco or virtually to stay up-to-date and collaborate with others in the field as we work to advance #Alzheimer's research.
bit.ly/2025-spring-...
Join us in San Francisco or virtually to stay up-to-date and collaborate with others in the field as we work to advance #Alzheimer's research.
bit.ly/2025-spring-...
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Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Poor organ health is linked to changes in brain structure and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, and sleep are associated with both physical and mental health, suggesting a complex… #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #MindBodyConnection #Wellness #Neuroscience
New neurobiological analysis maps links between health of various organs and mental health
Poor organ health is linked to changes in brain structure and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, and sleep are associated with both physical and mental health, suggesting a complex mind-body connection.
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January 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Poor organ health is linked to changes in brain structure and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, and sleep are associated with both physical and mental health, suggesting a complex… #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #MindBodyConnection #Wellness #Neuroscience
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"We urgently need new treatments to slow the progress of #dementia, if not to prevent it. If we can find drugs that are already licensed for other conditions, then we can get them into trials much faster than we could do for an entirely new drug."
#Alzheimers #NeuroSky #neuroscience #geriatrics
#Alzheimers #NeuroSky #neuroscience #geriatrics
Antibiotics, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication linked to reduced risk of dementia
Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research that looked at
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January 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"We urgently need new treatments to slow the progress of #dementia, if not to prevent it. If we can find drugs that are already licensed for other conditions, then we can get them into trials much faster than we could do for an entirely new drug."
#Alzheimers #NeuroSky #neuroscience #geriatrics
#Alzheimers #NeuroSky #neuroscience #geriatrics
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Registration is open for the 2025 Alliance for Longevity Initiatives (A4LI) Annual Summit in Washington D.C. April 28-30. Scroll down on the page to see a list of speakers so far:
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A4LI 2025 D.C. Summit – a4li.org
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January 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Registration is open for the 2025 Alliance for Longevity Initiatives (A4LI) Annual Summit in Washington D.C. April 28-30. Scroll down on the page to see a list of speakers so far:
a4li.org/dc-summit-20...
a4li.org/dc-summit-20...
A single exercise session can slightly boost cognitive performance, especially reaction times, with vigorous and high-intensity activities like cycling showing the strongest benefits. #Exercise #BrainHealth #CognitivePerformance #FitnessTips #HealthyLiving
Brief exercise sessions linked to small but consistent boosts in brain performance
A single exercise session can slightly boost cognitive performance, especially reaction times, with vigorous and high-intensity activities like cycling showing the strongest benefits.
www.psypost.org
January 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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ISTAART members! Have you submitted your work to #AAIC25 yet?
Abstract submissions are extended till Jan 31 for members, so submit yours today!
alz.org/AAIC
Abstract submissions are extended till Jan 31 for members, so submit yours today!
alz.org/AAIC
January 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ISTAART members! Have you submitted your work to #AAIC25 yet?
Abstract submissions are extended till Jan 31 for members, so submit yours today!
alz.org/AAIC
Abstract submissions are extended till Jan 31 for members, so submit yours today!
alz.org/AAIC
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Yes to all of this! #geriatrics #geriforall
The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/o...
The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/o...
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January 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Yes to all of this! #geriatrics #geriforall
The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/o...
The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/o...
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"If someone had asked us in the summer of 2021 what we most needed to facilitate Mom’s healing and well-being, our wish list would have been modest."
So often our health care system fails to live up to its name of providing care: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
So often our health care system fails to live up to its name of providing care: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
The Idea Of A Good Daughter | Health Affairs Journal
A public health professor and her mother failed to receive long-term care support from the health care system when they needed it most.
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January 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"If someone had asked us in the summer of 2021 what we most needed to facilitate Mom’s healing and well-being, our wish list would have been modest."
So often our health care system fails to live up to its name of providing care: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
So often our health care system fails to live up to its name of providing care: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....
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“As Alzheimer’s rates rise, languages have the power to save your memory”
#LanguageLearning #EduSky #MFLBluesky #MFL #langchat #alzheimer #brain #bilingualism
#LanguageLearning #EduSky #MFLBluesky #MFL #langchat #alzheimer #brain #bilingualism
Speaking multiple languages can be a buffer against Alzheimer’s - The Queen's Journal
Imagine delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s by up to five years, simply by speaking a second language. This isn’t just a linguisticadvantage—it’s a cognitive one.Bilingualism has been linked to improved...
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January 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
“As Alzheimer’s rates rise, languages have the power to save your memory”
#LanguageLearning #EduSky #MFLBluesky #MFL #langchat #alzheimer #brain #bilingualism
#LanguageLearning #EduSky #MFLBluesky #MFL #langchat #alzheimer #brain #bilingualism
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Request for Letters of Intent (LOI) — The ADRC Developmental Project Award offers up to $60K annually in direct costs per project with a duration of one year. LOI deadline: 1/17/25 by 11:59 p.m. CT. Visit adrc.wisc.edu/developmental-projects for application details and timeline.
January 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Request for Letters of Intent (LOI) — The ADRC Developmental Project Award offers up to $60K annually in direct costs per project with a duration of one year. LOI deadline: 1/17/25 by 11:59 p.m. CT. Visit adrc.wisc.edu/developmental-projects for application details and timeline.
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The Dementia Matters podcast, hosted by my @uwhealth.bsky.social and @uwmadison.bsky.social colleague, Dr. Nate Chin, is an amazing source of information.
I learned an incredible amount about limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) from Dr. David Wolk, @upenn.edu Memory Center.
I learned an incredible amount about limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) from Dr. David Wolk, @upenn.edu Memory Center.
On today's episode of #DementiaMatters, Dr. David Wolk from @pennmemorycenter.bsky.social discusses what limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (also known as LATE) is, what its key features are, how it compares to #Alzheimer's disease and more. Listen 🎧 go.wisc.edu/b9p753
January 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The Dementia Matters podcast, hosted by my @uwhealth.bsky.social and @uwmadison.bsky.social colleague, Dr. Nate Chin, is an amazing source of information.
I learned an incredible amount about limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) from Dr. David Wolk, @upenn.edu Memory Center.
I learned an incredible amount about limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) from Dr. David Wolk, @upenn.edu Memory Center.
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I was honored to have presented on "New therapies for Alzheimer's disease" at Medical University of South Carolina Psychiatry Grand Rounds today.
Here's a slide I put together summarizing the history of anti-amyloid therapies.
#geronsky #medsky #alzheimers #amyloid
Here's a slide I put together summarizing the history of anti-amyloid therapies.
#geronsky #medsky #alzheimers #amyloid
January 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I was honored to have presented on "New therapies for Alzheimer's disease" at Medical University of South Carolina Psychiatry Grand Rounds today.
Here's a slide I put together summarizing the history of anti-amyloid therapies.
#geronsky #medsky #alzheimers #amyloid
Here's a slide I put together summarizing the history of anti-amyloid therapies.
#geronsky #medsky #alzheimers #amyloid
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How a late or missed diagnosis can balloon costs for people with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones (from @eisenb.bsky.social)
What We’ve Learned About Dementia’s Toll on Family Finances
How a late or missed diagnosis can balloon costs for people with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones
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January 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
How a late or missed diagnosis can balloon costs for people with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones (from @eisenb.bsky.social)
Fascinating topic. My Dad had RBD with his Parkinson’s
Mount Sinai researchers enhanced an AI algorithm to improve diagnosis of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), linked to Parkinson’s & dementia. Affecting 80M+ worldwide, RBD causes abnormal movements during REM sleep. Learn more: www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
January 16, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Fascinating topic. My Dad had RBD with his Parkinson’s