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Stephanie Leal

@stephleal5

Assistant Professor at UCLA ~ Director, Neuroscience of Memory, Mood, & Aging Lab ~ Researcher of memory, depression, aging, & Alzheimer’s disease

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Social determinants of health (SDOH) are often overlooked in policy-making, leading to individual-focused health initiatives. In The Lancet Public Health, authors call for a shift from individual accountability to systemic solutions to address SDOH: hubs.li/Q03c1Jwt0

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Today on "Zoom In on Dementia & Alzheimer's," neuroimaging expert Dr. Michael Weiner explores exciting technologies that are changing how we identify cognitive disorders. To learn about advancements in digital and voice assessments, blood-based testing, and advanced brain

Today on "Zoom In on Dementia & Alzheimer's," neuroimaging expert Dr. Michael Weiner explores exciting technologies that are changing how we identify cognitive disorders.  

To learn about advancements in digital and voice assessments, blood-based testing, and advanced brain
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Don’t forget to come hear Beatriz Brandao talk about hormonal contraceptives and emotion regulation! Flash talk at 11:15 today! #AffectScience2025

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Vitamin D might protect the brain in depression. In a randomized trial of people with major depressive disorder: 🧠 Brain connectivity declined with antidepressants alone 💊 Adding vitamin D preserved white matter and network function 🧵 1/9

Vitamin D might protect the brain in depression.

In a randomized trial of people with major depressive disorder:
🧠 Brain connectivity declined with antidepressants alone
💊 Adding vitamin D preserved white matter and network function

🧵 1/9
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Congratulations to the first graduate student in my lab, Dr. Lorena Ferguson, who successfully defended her dissertation today! So proud of you and all your accomplishments 🥹

Congratulations to the first graduate student in my lab, Dr. Lorena Ferguson, who successfully defended her dissertation today! So proud of you and all your accomplishments 🥹
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Congratulations to Madelyn Castro Glowicki for successfully defending her masters thesis today AND for being awarded the 2025 Laughery Award for the Best Master’s Thesis in Psychology! So proud of you!❤️

Congratulations to <a href="/castromaddie3/">Madelyn Castro Glowicki</a> for successfully defending her masters thesis today AND for being awarded the 2025 Laughery Award for the Best Master’s Thesis in Psychology! So proud of you!❤️
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Next up: "Ultra-High Field MRI in Neurodegenerative Diseases"! This webinar will start on Monday at 10:00am CT. We look forward to seeing you there! Sign up here: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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Hi all, if anyone knows of any aging or mental health focused postdoc or research scientist positions, please share them with me! Lorena is on the job market and would be a great asset!

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Congratulations to graduate student Fernanda Morales-Calva for winning the 2025 Excellence in Research, Teaching, & Service Award in the Psychological Sciences Department at Rice University! So proud of you!

Congratulations to graduate student Fernanda Morales-Calva for winning the 2025 Excellence in Research, Teaching, &amp; Service Award in the Psychological Sciences Department at Rice University! So proud of you!
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Very excited about our new work published today focused on the role of hypoxemia during REM sleep on brain pathology, led by Destiny Berisha. Press release from Neurology: aan.com/PressRoom/home… Press release from UCI: news.uci.edu/2025/05/07/stu… doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000213639

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So incredibly proud of the two graduates from the lab today!! Lorena is the first PhD student to graduate from my lab, and Maddie received her Masters along the way to her PhD! Enjoy and celebrate these moments! 💙

So incredibly proud of the two graduates from the lab today!! Lorena is the first PhD student to graduate from my lab, and Maddie received her Masters along the way to her PhD! Enjoy and celebrate these moments! 💙