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Ruminda H. Gunaratne

@rumindahg

Trainee in Medicine, Campbelltown Hospital, NSW, Australia

Elderly Medicine|Dementia

@CheveningAA @UCLIoN @RCphysicians @ColomboUni @tu_information

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September is #WorldAlzheimersMonth This year's theme is ‘Time to act on dementia, Time to act on Alzheimer’s’. Identification of dementia is the key to start acting on it. Alzheimer's Society LAF #DementiaSL

September is #WorldAlzheimersMonth

This year's theme is ‘Time to act on dementia, Time to act on Alzheimer’s’.

Identification of dementia is the key to start acting on it.
<a href="/alzheimerssoc/">Alzheimer's Society</a> 
<a href="/lanka_alz/">LAF</a> 
#DementiaSL
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Schizophrenia: the new drug set to tackle the ‘cancer of psychiatry’: “If approved by regulators at the US FDA the experimental drug, known as KarXT, will arguably be the first truly novel treatment for schizophrenia in more than seven decades.” on.ft.com/3ZBxtpM

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Blood tests for Alzheimer's Dementia. Elevated levels of p-tau217 in the blood could indicate Alzheimer's Dementia even before symptoms have started. #DementiaSL #AlzheimersSL #Alzheimers

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Watch this video and then read about what happened in Sri Lanka when they let the "experts" tell the farmers how to farm. #AgTwitter

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There was a recent trial in the New England Journal of Medicine on this! In a new video in our partnership with Dr. Glaucomflecken, research into screening for prostate cancer with PSA and MRI is discussed: tiktok.com/@nejm.org/vide…

Sam Ghali, M.D. (@em_resus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hi, ER Doc here. I don’t know who needs to hear this but going outside in the cold with your hair wet does NOT cause pneumonia. Please tell your friends and grandmothers about this.

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#HMPV is in India. Generally a mild illness but spreads very quickly and can be severe in very young, elderly and people with low immunity. #lka

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TIME's new cover: The dire wolf is back after over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species ti.me/4jlJB54

TIME's new cover: The dire wolf is back after over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species ti.me/4jlJB54
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Kaya! Attending the Dementia Research forum in Perth, Just weeks after the approval of #Donanemab for the treatment for Alzheimer's disease in Australia. Hot topics include blood biomarkers, sAPPa therapy and insights from Asia on starting anti amyloid therapy. #ADRF2025

Kaya! Attending the Dementia Research forum in Perth,
Just weeks after the approval of #Donanemab for the treatment for Alzheimer's disease in Australia.
Hot topics include blood biomarkers, sAPPa therapy and insights from Asia on starting anti amyloid therapy.
#ADRF2025
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Two out of every three people with Alzheimer’s are women. A Nature Outlook article shows how a decade of research studying the effects of sex and gender on the disease is starting to bear fruit. go.nature.com/4mPaK2G

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What's the optimal number of steps of physical activity that is associated with multiple (9) favorable outcomes? The largest, systematic review of 57 studies, 35 cohorts. 7,000 steps is clinically meaningful; some benefit also seen for 4,000 steps cf 2,000 steps The Lancet

What's the optimal number of steps of physical activity that is associated with multiple (9) favorable outcomes?
The largest, systematic review of 57 studies, 35 cohorts. 
7,000 steps is clinically meaningful; some benefit also seen for 4,000 steps cf 2,000 steps <a href="/TheLancet/">The Lancet</a>
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Dementia affects memory, cognitive functioning, and the ability to perform everyday tasks. On Sunday's #WorldAlzheimersDay, join World Health Organization (WHO) in calling for quality care for those suffering from dementia. who.int/news-room/fact…

Dementia affects memory, cognitive functioning, and the ability to perform everyday tasks.

On Sunday's #WorldAlzheimersDay, join <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> in calling for quality care for those suffering from dementia. who.int/news-room/fact…
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This is amazing. A cure for a genetic neurodegenerative disease. AMT-130 is a one time gene therapy injected directly into the brain. It has shown to slow the progression of Huntington Disease by 75% over 36 months. Outstanding work done by UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL Brain Sciences UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre

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The FDA has cleared the first blood test for Alzheimer’s for use in primary care settings specifically to rule out the presence of amyloid, a hallmark of the disease. “This is another important step toward expanding access to Alzheimer’s disease diagnostic tools,” said our

The FDA has cleared the first blood test for Alzheimer’s for use in primary care settings specifically to rule out the presence of amyloid, a hallmark of the disease.

“This is another important step toward expanding access to Alzheimer’s disease diagnostic tools,” said our
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Christmas Day in ED: A gentleman, festive spirits, commando roll, and one dislocated toe. Definitely a mistoe-ltoe moment 🎄 Merry Christmas all — enjoy the festivities, but maybe skip the stunts. Sam Ghali, M.D.

Christmas Day in ED:
A gentleman, festive spirits, commando roll, and one dislocated toe.

Definitely a mistoe-ltoe moment 🎄

Merry Christmas all — enjoy the festivities, but maybe skip the stunts.
<a href="/EM_RESUS/">Sam Ghali, M.D.</a>