Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling 14 risk factors starting in childhood, including two new risks—high cholesterol and vision loss, suggests new report from the Lancet Commission on dementia.
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At #RCPsychIC2024? I will be talking (rapidly) on the impact of the Malawi Quick Guide to Mental Health book and app sometime between 14.05-14.30 in Lammermuir room https://t.co/gK5fC7I7Y9
It's lovely to be back with this diverse and thoughtful team who are working on important #dementia projects in Scotland.
(Plus the zoo setting was a bonus)
@doctormullin@JonnyPFlint
Delighted to share that the latest study from my PhD is accepted and available - just in time for my PhD viva tomorrow too! Motoric Cognitive Risk (slow walking and cognitive probs) predicts dementia in the Scottish cohort LBC1936 @dannigadd @drmluciano @alzscot@EdinUniLBC
We just heard from @MariaWalshEU during the opening session of @EFPTrainees annual forum in Zürich. Great messages about prioritising mental health and lovely to hear a familiar accent!
5th study of my PhD is available as a preprint now. https://t.co/6OUp1liIRD We found that having Motoric Cognitive Risk (slow walking + self-reported cognitive complaints) syndrome doubled the risk of incident dementia after adjusting for potential confounders and competing risk
Really interesting potential underlying mechanisms for air pollution and Alzheimer disease being presented just now at @FENSRM#FRM2023 in Portugal. I'm in attendance thanks to my funders @Masonic_Charity. Lots of mentions of Dr Tom Russ's work on the topic @alzscot
We are SO excited to introduce you to our beta version of TIDAL: Tool to Implement Developmental Analyses of Longitudinal data 🌊. TIDAL facilitates growth-curve modelling by taking you from raw data ➡️ trajectory in minutes. Some examples & applications here ⬇️ @wellcometrust
Few adults have heard of 'frailty’, fewer understand meaning, and if do, it’s negative. Let's raise +ve awareness and support healthier aging #FrailtyAwareness#AgeingWisely Needs leadership from politicians as well @HumzaYousaf - what do your family do? https://t.co/1togquOA6B