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UCL Brain Sciences

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@UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences is a global leader in research and education into the mind and brain. Follow us also on instagram.com/uclbrainscienc…

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British Neuroscience Association (@britishneuro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In-person | CPD accredited | Open to all | Spaces limited🎟️ bna.org.uk/mediacentre/ev… #Dementia #Neuroscience #Neurodegeneration #Alzheimers #Vasculardementia #FrontoTemporalDementia #MixedDementia #DementiaLewybodies #PosteriorCorticalAtrophy #YoungOnsetDementia #Memory #Agnosia

In-person | CPD accredited | Open to all | Spaces limited🎟️ 
bna.org.uk/mediacentre/ev…
#Dementia #Neuroscience #Neurodegeneration  #Alzheimers #Vasculardementia #FrontoTemporalDementia #MixedDementia #DementiaLewybodies #PosteriorCorticalAtrophy #YoungOnsetDementia #Memory #Agnosia
UCL Grand Challenges (@grandchallenges) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎧In support of #MentalHealthAwareness Week, we've released a new episode of our popular 'Disruptive Voices' podcast. This episode explores the increasing rates of male suicide in the UK, especially in post-industrial areas such as the North East. Listen👇 bit.ly/3SBjony

Alzheimer's Society (@alzheimerssoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dementia is so much more than ‘just memory loss’. Symptoms can appear differently for different people. This #DementiaActionWeek, let’s help everyone #KnowTheSigns and symptoms of dementia and how they can support someone close to them. Visit alzheimers.org.uk/checklist

FutureNeuro Centre (@futureneuro_ie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨From disrupted sleep to increased seizure risk—climate change is already impacting people with epilepsy. A new film from @FutureNeuro_ie, RCSI and the @ILAEweb shows why brain health must be part of the climate conversation. Read more: futureneurocentre.ie/new-film-highl…

🚨From disrupted sleep to increased seizure risk—climate change is already impacting people with epilepsy. A new film from @FutureNeuro_ie, <a href="/RCSI_Irl/">RCSI</a> and the @ILAEweb shows why brain health must be part of the climate conversation.

Read more: futureneurocentre.ie/new-film-highl…
UCL Brain Sciences (@uclbrainscience) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚖 What can we learn from London taxi drivers into Alzheimer’s disease? We chatted to Prof @hugospiers from UCL Psych & Lang Sci about his team’s research on taxi drivers’ brains and the potential clues for #dementia interventions: buff.ly/VKEXVeM #UCLDementia #DementiaActionWeek

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🧠 Happening TODAY! Join Toby Curless, Alzheimer’s Research UK PhD Student & UCL Dementia MSc alumnus, for a live Reddit AMA on r/iAmA. ⏰ 3–5pm BST ▶️reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment… #DementiaActionWeek UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

RareDementiaSupport (@raredementia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For Dementia Action Week Natalie Ryan , Honorary Consultant Neurologist and Senior Clinical Research Fellow at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology , was interviewed by The Daily Telegraph about the signs of young-onset dementia. telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness… #DementiaActionWeek #DAW UCLH

For Dementia Action Week <a href="/DrNatalieRyan/">Natalie Ryan</a> , Honorary Consultant Neurologist and Senior Clinical Research Fellow at <a href="/UCLIoN/">UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology</a>  , was interviewed by The Daily Telegraph about the signs of young-onset dementia. telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness… #DementiaActionWeek #DAW <a href="/uclh/">UCLH</a>
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Dicky Lim was 16 when his grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. A desire to understand more about the disease that had impacted his family led him to study on UCL's Dementia MSc. Read his story: buff.ly/klgH8EH #UCLDementia #DementiaActionWeek UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Dicky Lim was 16 when his grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. A desire to understand more about the disease that had impacted his family led him to study on UCL's Dementia MSc.
Read his story: buff.ly/klgH8EH 
#UCLDementia #DementiaActionWeek <a href="/UCLIoN/">UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology</a>
UCL Brain Sciences (@uclbrainscience) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Professor Dennis Chan (UCL ICN) is pioneering methods to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms appear. For #DementiaActionWeek, he shares how advancements in AR and VR technology could change the future of Alzheimer's detection: buff.ly/wGo7ObH

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (@uclion) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What colour does it feel to remember and forget? Artist Maria Teresa Ortoleva and neuroscientist Dr Kirsty Lu explore the lived experience and fear of memory loss in #EverythingisConnected exhibition, opening Thursday Crafts Council UK bit.ly/4jhnXOZ

What colour does it feel to remember and forget? Artist Maria Teresa Ortoleva and neuroscientist Dr Kirsty Lu explore the lived experience and fear of memory loss in #EverythingisConnected exhibition, opening Thursday <a href="/CraftsCouncilUK/">Crafts Council UK</a> bit.ly/4jhnXOZ
The National Brain Appeal (@brainappeal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Construction is now underway on the world’s first Rare Dementia Support Centre, opening in 2026 at Woburn Square, London. This significant milestone was celebrated with teams from UCL, RareDementiaSupport, The National Brain Appeal, Ark Build PLC & AECOM. Read more: nationalbrainappeal.org/rare-dementia-…

Construction is now underway on the world’s first Rare Dementia Support Centre, opening in 2026 at Woburn Square, London.

This significant milestone was celebrated with teams from UCL, <a href="/RareDementia/">RareDementiaSupport</a>, <a href="/BrainAppeal/">The National Brain Appeal</a>, <a href="/ark_build_plc/">Ark Build PLC</a> &amp; <a href="/AECOM/">AECOM</a>.

Read more: nationalbrainappeal.org/rare-dementia-…
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How can we address the underrepresentation of minoritised ethnic groups in dementia research? We spoke to Dr Natalie Marchant (UCL Psychiatry) about making research practices and recruitment more inclusive. buff.ly/wnrkkJI #DementiaActionWeek #UCLDementia

How can we address the underrepresentation of minoritised ethnic groups in dementia research?
We spoke to Dr Natalie Marchant (<a href="/UCLPsychiatry/">UCL Psychiatry</a>) about making research practices and recruitment more inclusive. 
buff.ly/wnrkkJI
#DementiaActionWeek #UCLDementia
UCL Brain Sciences (@uclbrainscience) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How might AI help us to detect dementia through retinal scans? 👀 We spoke to Professor Pearse Keane (@UCLEye) about pioneering studies in the emerging field of #oculomics ➡️ bit.ly/3XuReOH Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust @INSIGHTEyeHub #UCLDementia #DementiaActionWeek

How might AI help us to detect dementia through retinal scans? 👀
We spoke to Professor <a href="/pearsekeane/">Pearse Keane</a> (@UCLEye) about pioneering studies in the emerging field of #oculomics ➡️ bit.ly/3XuReOH
<a href="/Moorfields/">Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</a> @INSIGHTEyeHub #UCLDementia #DementiaActionWeek
Alexandra Pitman (@drapitman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is your dad aged 40-65? We are recruiting UK-based men aged 40-65 years for our UCL research study to find out what they think of our video: Men Talking About Suicide. Funded by a UCL Grand Challenges award. Closes 30/06/25. Send them this link to read more redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7W4…

Is your dad aged 40-65? We are recruiting UK-based men aged 40-65 years for our <a href="/ucl/">UCL</a> research study to find out what they think of our video: Men Talking About Suicide. Funded by a <a href="/GrandChallenges/">UCL Grand Challenges</a> award. Closes 30/06/25. Send them this link to read more redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=7W4…
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Diabetes is a key risk factor for dementia. Can certain diabetes medicines reduce the risk of developing dementia for diabetes patients? For #DementiaActionWeek, we spoke to Dr Esther Hui (UCL Psychiatry, NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)) about her research on the topic. ▶️ buff.ly/8gKQrsm

Diabetes is a key risk factor for dementia. Can certain diabetes medicines reduce the risk of developing dementia for diabetes patients? 

For #DementiaActionWeek, we spoke to Dr Esther Hui (<a href="/UCLPsychiatry/">UCL Psychiatry</a>, <a href="/NIHRARCs/">NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)</a>) about her research on the topic.

▶️ buff.ly/8gKQrsm
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (@uclion) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#EverythingisConnected opens today, a new art exhibition Crafts Council UK celebrating UCL’s ground-breaking neurological research through video, sound, photography & sculpture, many of which will be installed in our centre for neuroscience centre in 2027 bit.ly/43gGV2k

#EverythingisConnected opens today, a new art exhibition <a href="/CraftsCouncilUK/">Crafts Council UK</a> celebrating <a href="/ucl/">UCL</a>’s ground-breaking neurological research through video, sound, photography &amp; sculpture, many of which will be installed in our centre for neuroscience centre in 2027 bit.ly/43gGV2k