LHA @ UCL

News and updates from the Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, UCL

[Scott Chiesa @ChiesaScott]

Bit of media attention today for my recent collaboration with 🫀-🧠 Ageing Group at University of Oxford

Unhealthy childhood could affect brain later in life, study suggests https://t.co/HVfL95NT22

@MRCLHA @UCL_ICS @ARUKscientist @CO90s @eBioMedicine

[Jonathan Schott @jmschott]

Latest *open access* paper on the @MRCLHA Insight 46 cohort explores the relationship between vascular risks across the life course and cerebral haemodynamics/blood flow. A great collaboration with colleagues @amsterdamumc
https://t.co/WV1fkv21CP

[David Bann @davidabann]

New preprint: genetic liability + BMI across generations born 1946, 1958, 1970, 2001. Led by Liam Wright @clscohorts @MRCLHA @UCLSocRes

Obesity is highly heritable, yet rates have soared in recent decades. How have links between genes and BMI changed across time? ... 🧵

[CLOSER @CLOSER_UK]

🔔The latest Longitudinal News is out now! Check out the latest #longitudinal news, research & events including:

- Our new interactive briefing note tool
- Videos/slides on using standardised scales & lists in CLOSER Discovery
- @PopRes_UK workshops

➡️https://t.co/vrsYOnLLwd

[VITAL @VITALhorizonEU]

We have two Postdoc positions available in the VITAL Study at King's College London!
1️⃣ Developing and validating digital twins. https://t.co/wWded0hpAw
2️⃣ Personalising virtual twins and creating patient cohorts. https://t.co/RZ9EZnf6BV Apply before October 27th

[Chloe Park 💙 @DrChloePark]

This is my last week at UCL after 11 incredible years! A HUGE thank you to all my wonderful, talented, colleagues and friends at @MRCLHA, especially Nish, Alun and Alisia for your mentorship and support. Grateful for all the experiences and excited for my new challenge at DHSC.

[Cristian Topriceanu @CTopriceanu]

Thrilled to have won the @BSCMR young investigator award! This would not have been possible without @gabycaptur from @UCL_ICS/@MRCLHA and prof. Anna Hansell from @uniofleicester.

Congratulations to all the finalists for their impactful work and excellent presentations.

[UCL Population Health Sciences @UCLPopHealthSci]

💡 3 Ways to Improve your Brain Health:

🩺 Look after your heart
🏃‍♀️ Stay mentally and socially active
🧠 Start looking after your brain early

Find out more about dementia research at UCL https://t.co/tATLEauxvE

#UCLDementia @MRCLHA @UCL_ICS @AlzResearchUK @UCLBrainScience

[Jonathan Schott @jmschott]

Thanks for the invitation! Was great to speak about the @MRCLHA Insight 1946 birth study and how we are using imaging to understand dementia risk @ARUKscientist @UCLBrainScience @alzassociation #eumind

[Jonathan Schott @jmschott]

New paper just out — combining the @MRCLHA Insight 46 and Lothian cohorts to examine cardiometabolic and ApoE4 effects on brain age. TLDR — key findings summarised below @ARUKscientist @UCLBrainScience @alzassociation

[Giving at UCL @UCLGiving]

Unvaccinated individuals are more likely to experience mental illness a year after a severe Covid-19 infection, according to a new @The_MRC and @NIHRresearch funded study at @ucl co-led by Prof @pravpatalay (@MRCLHA) with @BristolUni @COVID19_LHW. https://t.co/JuZgVE4TWi

[Sophie Eastwood @EastwoodSophie]

Inspiring day at HDRUK #blackinternprog closing event, celebrating working with the brilliant Susana Quissua 🌟⁦@MRCLHA⁩ this summer with ⁦⁦@alundhughes30⁩. Thanks Susana!

[Scott Chiesa @ChiesaScott]

Very proud of former @UCL_ICS @MRCLHA Cardiovascular Science students Arisa Sittichokkananon and Priyanka Iyer who presented findings from their excellent iBSc and MSc research projects at #ESCCongress 2024 last week.

[UCL Population Health Sciences @UCLPopHealthSci]

Mental ill health is much more likely for up to a year following severe Covid-19, with vaccination appearing to mitigate the adverse effects of infection on mental health, finds a new study co-led by Prof @pravpatalay @MRCLHA with @BristolUni @COVID19_LHW
https://t.co/jiT6K80SV6

[EHJ Editor-in-Chief @ehj_ed]

An alarming signal in obese patients: the relationship between Body Mass Index and left ventricular structural features: read the comment on #EHJ!

https://t.co/iizcyv98oS

#EHJ #cardiotwitter @ESC_journals @escardio #adipositty #left #ventricular #mass

[لمياء خالد الصيخان | Lamia Al Saikhan @DrLAlSaikhan]

Glad to announce that the findings of our recent study looking at the association between #adiposity and #cardiac_health is now available: https://t.co/4JwvrTvJnU

Early #prevention of excessive adiposity is important to prevent cardiac damage later in life.

[VITAL @VITALhorizonEU]

Introducing the @HorizonEU VITAL Study! Find out more information in this new press release https://t.co/DASxMRwBk2 #VITALhorizonEU

[British Heart Foundation @TheBHF]

We’ve awarded £35 million to nine universities across the UK to support heart and circulatory diseases research.

The funding will help the universities to attract the brightest talent, power cutting-edge science and unlock lifesaving discoveries. https://t.co/iDyKwRQt7A

[Dylan Williams @dylan_wi11iams]

We're hiring again at the @MRCLHA! Senior research fellow post to use -omics data from many large cohort studies to understand the causes of multi-morbidity / frailty in old age. Apply by 23rd June: https://t.co/paaPI4rpY5

[LHA @ UCL @MRCLHA]

Want to join our team? We have a Senior Research Fellow position available. For more information and to apply see:
Job details: Senior Research Fellow (https://t.co/AaGZ9JyAdO)

Closing date: 23-Jun-2024