Join us at BMA’s Medical Academics Conference 2024 taking place at BMA House in London and on-line on Friday 17 May. The theme is “Britain’s disappearing clinical academics and what to do about it”. More details here: bma.org.uk/events/britain…

This is an *epic* (and very fun) collaboration, and it’s just getting started - come visit the poster and please get involved!

Iatrogenic CAA is rare so every case tells us something important #ESOC2024

Thanks to all collaborators, patients and families for contributions

Important development for convenience of treatment

Me for #DementiaActionWeek .
drshibleyrahman.wordpress.com/2024/05/13/a-p…

Cynically the main reason UK is longer than many other countries is because the NHS relies on postgraduate non-consultant doctors to run the service esp out of hours.

12 gene therapies across 10 indications have been approved by the FDA to date generating $2B/yr

**there are 677 gene therapy/editing prgms being developed across 210 companies

Source: William Blair

A neurologist, gastroenterologist, transplant surgeon and prionologist putting the world to rights in Morecambe Bay Beach Cafe.

Yes entirely agree with the thoughts on this thread: the best strategy is I think is first to do enough safe projects to be in control of your career, then add in riskier work on top. Balance of safe vs risky projects needs constant evaluation and changes.

Cartmel tonight

An isolated case of BSE (Mad cow diseas) found on farm in Scotland - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Led by the wonderful Becky Gould, we show Acceptance and Commitment Therapy improves quality of life in people with MND. Open access in Lancet today. Wonderful to be part of a trial with a positive result for once! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Cognitively healthy centenarians are genetically protected against cognitive decline, and most prominently on protective alleles in/near ANKH, GRN, TMEM106B, SORT1, PLCG2, RIN3, and APOE genes. 👉shorturl.at/prKMO
holstegelab.eu

Tomorrow I’m heading off to the Lake District just to sit on my arse and read a book or send some Tweets whilst my mates go for a nice walk in the fells. They are probably pleased that I won’t haul them up some horrendously exposed crag attached to a rope.

Calling UK scientists, researchers and businesses! The world’s largest research programme, Horizon Europe, is open for your applications.

Visit iuk.ktn-uk.org/programme/euro… to find out more.

How is your cough Robert Howard I hope you are feeling better

🌟 Help shape MND research! LifeArc needs insights from those affected by MND/ALS to guide future treatments. 🌟

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It’s toast and jam time I’m doing paperwork and flagging.

🧠🔬  #ScienceEd The Mindtrack workshop by MRC Prion Unit @UCL supported by RC of Pathologists introduced Year 7-9 students to dementia and prion disease. They explored biomarkers, donned lab coats, and diagnosed “patients” using mock CSF samples filled with colourful sugar pearls.