Alice Lester

PhD student exploring the effect of sleep on cerebrovascular function / University of Exeter & University of Queensland

[Alice Lester @AliceBLester]

I organised a #conference !

This year @UniofBath @BristolUni @UniofExeter , @PlymUni and @UWEBristol joined forces to form the @ARUKSWest Network, bringing together #dementia #research across the institutions.

[Alice Lester @AliceBLester]

🚨 We are recruiting in Brisbane🚨

Struggle to get 6 hours of sleep each night? Wake up during the night? We need you!

Join our PhD study at @pulse_UQ on sleep & brain blood vessel function.

📍 More information: https://t.co/PaX2mklRfm

Thank you! 😊 #Brisbane #UQ #SleepStudy

[University of Exeter Doctoral College @ExeterDoctoral]

📢Just 4 days left to register for the health and life sciences postgraduate research conference!📢 Posters, presentations and prizes across 26th & 27th June 🏆Follow the link to register: https://t.co/3oAO3czTOb before 5pm on 22nd May.
#HLSPGRCon

[Frontiers - Neurology @FrontNeurol]

New Research: Cerebral blood flow regulation is not acutely altered after a typical number of headers in women footballers: Background

The repeated act of heading has been implicated in the link between football participation and risk of… https://t.co/PS7MgePGXL #Neurology

[Alice Lester @AliceBLester]

The day saw a fantastic array of presentations, ranging from new dementia diagnosis tools to the utility of brain banks in this field. A special thanks to @Proteintech , @mshedbristol , and to all of our presenters for making the day what it was.

[Alice Lester @AliceBLester]

I organised a #conference !

This year @UniofBath @BristolUni @UniofExeter , @PlymUni and @UWEBristol joined forces to form the @ARUKSWest Network, bringing together #dementia #research across the institutions.

[Alice Lester @AliceBLester]

Yesterday we hosted the first network conference in Bristol, providing an opportunity for researchers from different institutions to network and create possible future collaborations, moving forward dementia research.

[Alzheimer's Research UK South West Network Centre @ARUKSWest]

📢Southwest dementia researchers!📢
The ARUK South West Network scientific conference will be taking place on the 28th November at the gorgeous M Shed in Bristol. Come share your work and meet members of the newly expanded network centre.

Sign up at https://t.co/r40d47R6nK

[Journal of Applied Physiology @japplphysiol]

🥇Congratulations to Dr. Bert Bond and colleagues for their #APSselect article “The acute effect of exercise intensity on peripheral and cerebral vascular function in healthy adults” 👏
https://t.co/CQmwyqUdIs
@maxeweston @jodiekoep

[Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre @CHERC_UoE]

🚨 Job Alert: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Come and work @CHERC_UoE to help deliver an NIHR-funded feasibility trial related to digital physical activity support for young people with cystic fibrosis. 👍

Closing Date: 03/10/22 ✅

Link to job spec included below 👇

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

This is why sleep is so important

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

“If you can’t tell what you desperately need, it’s probably sleep.” - Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly)

[Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre @CHERC_UoE]

🚨 Job Alert: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Come and work @CHERC_UoE to help deliver an NIHR-funded feasibility trial related to digital physical activity support for young people with cystic fibrosis. 👍

Closing Date: 03/10/22 ✅

Link to job spec included below 👇

[Alice Lester @AliceBLester]

Excellent couple of days at the @BritishSleepSoc #polysomnography (PSG) course. A really interesting course learning how conduct PSG studies, recognise artefacts and score #sleep stages. Looking forward to attending similar courses in the future!

[Max Weston, PhD @maxeweston]

Very pleased to have our latest paper included as one of the #APSselect winners for this month! @CHERC_UoE @ExeterSHS @ExeterDoctoral

[Alzheimer's Research UK @AlzResearchUK]

Did you know traumatic brain injury, is now widely recognised as a risk factor for dementia?

Join us on 18 August for our next Lab Notes event, exploring the link between head injuries & dementia.

Register today 👇 https://t.co/3Q8XyJkajK

[Alice Lester @AliceBLester]

If I wasn't thinking about purchasing a @ChiliSleep product before, I definitely am now 🥵❄️

[American Academy of Sleep Medicine @AASMorg]

Excessively hot nights caused by #ClimateChange are predicted to increase the mortality rate by up to 60% by the end of the century, new research suggests. Nighttime heat may interrupt #sleep, and less sleep may lead to higher risk of diseases & illnesses. https://t.co/tsZR5dwUc8

[Gavin Buckingham @DrGBuckingham]

Do you live in Exeter and want to take part in an experiment to help us understand mental fatigue?

If so, contact @EleanorHassan

£50 compensation. No biopsy or anything, but you'll earn it...

[Christoph Burch @ChristophBurch]

Age-related changes in cerebrovascular health and their effects on neural function and cognition: A comprehensive review
https://t.co/HYTOFan5zW

[Alice Lester @AliceBLester]

Excellent paper just published in @ajpheartcirc discussing why the US are abolishing the biannual change in clocks -https://t.co/dhcEqWdzjo - hopefully other countries will follow soon! ⏰🌄

[Alice Lester @AliceBLester]

@PetriJalanko @CHERC_UoE @JYU_SportsMed Thanks for visiting! Really looking forward to seeing your study come together and what you find!