Ageing and Movement Research Group
amrg-bristol.bsky.social
Ageing and Movement Research Group
@amrg-bristol.bsky.social
Improving life for older adults.
Clinical Trials | Geriatric Medicine | Parkinson's
Led by Professor Emily Henderson at Bristol University.
We’re at EUGMS 2025 in Reykjvaik ! Here’s where you can find us presenting this week:
September 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Really looking forward to our first #Ageing Education Outreach Workshop next Tuesday, with all round wonderful human @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social - hosted by @bristoluni.bsky.social @amrg-bristol.bsky.social and endorsed by @gerisoc.bsky.social 💖
April 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
And if you have a small appetite - consider fortifying the foods you already eat to make them more nutrient dense ! A few spoonfuls in a meal can add protein and calories to your favourite meals !
April 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Need some ideas for nutrient-dense, high protein snacks? Try these out:
April 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We're hosting our first AMRG academic writing day today! We've started the day off with some clear goals, and have a schedule planned of 4 (silent!) working blocks with built in breaks ! We're hoping that the group accountability and dedicated time will pay off in productivity!
February 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How can goal setting be used in clinical trials as an outcome measure, to help focus on what matters most to the people your research is trying to help! This AMRG paper describes how we used goal-setting as our primary outcome in
@PdPrime - read it here sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Operationalizing goal setting as an outcome measure in trials involving patients with frailty, multimorbidity or complexity
In the absence of disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson's disease, much research focuses on improving quality of life, health and wellbeing. It is…
sciencedirect.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We had an incredible day yesterday at the launch of the VIVO hub !! We had such a busy day we barely got any photos - here’s a short snippet of what we did manage to get ! Professor Henderson and Dr Lauren Walker giving incredible presentations, and a few of the interactive demos !!
February 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We’re delighted to present this new publication by Dr Katie Lloyd in on how we designed the embedded process evaluation for @pdprime.bsky.social trial, given the complexity of this novel intervention. Read it here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...
February 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Happy new year to all our followers ! We had our first team meeting of 2025 this morning, and we're so excited for what's to come over the next year. Make sure you're following us to keep up to date with all our work across our social platforms
January 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Day 12 of our 12 papers of Christmas !! It’s this protocol for our current RCT PRIME Parkinson - we’ve got a number of exciting projects in the works for 2025 in PRIME, so watch this space and make sure to follow us across our social media !! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36849987/
December 24, 2024 at 7:33 PM
The penultimate day of our 12 Papers of Christmas is this work by Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo and AMRG Statistician Dr Anahita Nodehi on how dopamine responsiveness evolves over time in people with Parkinson's ! Read it online at : pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38898616/
December 23, 2024 at 9:55 AM
On day 10 of the 12 papers of Christmas, it's another paper by Dr Emma Tenison @emmatenison.bsky.social - this time on predicting risk of hospital admission in people with Parkinsonism. Incredible work with such relevance to clinical practice! research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publicati...
December 22, 2024 at 2:52 PM
When designing pragmatic and meaningful research, how can you practically use goal setting and achievement as an outcome measure ? Find out by reading this AMRG authored paper for day 8 of the 12 papers of Christmas!!
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 21, 2024 at 12:51 PM
It's day 9 of our 12 papers of Christmas! This work by Dr S Haworth and Professor Henderson is a fantastic overview of the drug treatments available for Parkinson's and their specific considerations in older adults. Read it online at: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 21, 2024 at 12:50 PM
On day 7 our academic advent- learn about the presence, severity, and impact of motor complications in Parkinson's in this paper by AMRG's Professor Ben-Shlomo and one of our incredible statisticians Dr Anahita Nodehi
research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publicati...
December 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Day 6 is by AMRG Alumni @graceinvaders.bsky.social who undertook her PhD within the group supervised by Professor Henderson, and is a narrative overview of geriatric medical education:
research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publicati...
December 18, 2024 at 11:34 AM
For day 5- how does having a co-resident, and their health, impact hospitalisation in people with Parkinson's? A really fascinating paper utilising CPRD data, which you can read here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 17, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Day 4 is this seminal work from Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo in @thelancet.bsky.social titled "The epidemiology of Parkinson's disease". We're so delighted to have his expertise and guidance within AMRG. You can read it online here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 16, 2024 at 9:37 AM
And Day 3 ! This paper on the trajectory of change in BMI in people with Parkinson's is a fantastic read for anyone interested in Parkinson's, with solid recommendations on how to adapt clinical care accordingly.
Read it online here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 15, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Behind door 2 of our academic advent calendar is this paper from AMRG lead Professor Henderson, and epidemiologist Professor Ben-Shlomo which uses Parkinson's as an example to reflect on and learn from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read it here:
bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
December 15, 2024 at 7:18 PM
You can read this paper online here: academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
December 13, 2024 at 11:17 AM
It's day 1 of the 12 Papers of AMRG Christmas! We're staring with this incredible paper by Emma Tenison et al which focuses on how they enhanced recruitment to the PRIME Cross-Sectional study, championing inclusive research with adequate representation across the study population #inclusiveresearch
December 13, 2024 at 11:05 AM
With the festive season firmly here, at AMRG we're going to be sharing 12 papers published by AMRG from Friday all the way through until Christmas Eve ! Make sure you're following us ! 🎄🎄🎄
December 9, 2024 at 12:23 PM
It seems right that our first post here is on World Movement Disorders Day ! We're a research group based at the University of Bristol carrying out research in Ageing and Movement Disorders ! We'll be posting a proper introduction to who we are and what we do next week, so make sure to follow!
November 29, 2024 at 2:10 PM