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Axel Laurell

@axellaurell.bsky.social
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Psychiatry trainee and dementia researcher @ University of Cambridge Views are my own. www.researchgate.net/profile/Axel-L…

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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Had lots of fun this week at the PREVENT General Assembly. Lots of new biomarkers and hormones becoming available in this cohort!
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I've had a great week at #AAIC26 in London presenting some of my ongoing research
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Very grateful to receive support from the @acceleratescience.bsky.social programme to investigate the association between sex hormones and dementia risk.
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
For anyone with experience in neuroimaging, we have a unique opportunity to join the old-age psychiatry group in Cambridge. You'll be working with a great team across the UK and Ireland on the PREVENT-Dementia cohort study. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Research Associate - Neuroimaging Analysis (Fixed Term)
Fixed Term Contract to 28/02/2028 Old Age Psychiatry Dementia Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Biomedical Campus We are seeking to appoint a Research Associate to join the Old Age
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alzsocresearch.bsky.social @alzsocresearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Hear Dr Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social share the latest news from the PREVENT General Assembly. With so much potential in the programme- we can't wait to see what happens next!
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🌟 New paper! 🌟 Hypothalamic imaging in Alzheimer's disease and Lewy-body dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Hypothalamic volume is reduced by 10% in Alzheimer's disease, but the impact on symptoms is uncertain. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Today a quick stop in Wales for the #RCPsychIC @rcpsych.bsky.social
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
It was really great to be at #EuroPAD this week to present my research on the hypothalamus in dementia. Also managed to spend some time exploring the beautiful Barcelona. Now back to much colder ground for Swedish midsummer. @barcelonabeta.bsky.social
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🚨 New paper! 🚨 Increasing age and APOE4 is associated with hypothalamic changes and worse sleep in two large cohorts studies. I've learnt so much working with this project and it's amazing to see it in published form! alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Hypothalamic volume, sleep, and APOE genotype in cognitively healthy adults
INTRODUCTION Sleep dysfunction in those at higher risk of dementia may be associated with early structural changes to the hypothalamus. METHODS We used multivariate regression to analyze self-repo.....
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Great to be at the @rcpsych.bsky.social old age conference showcasing some really important projects on fracture risk, communication strategies and future planning of services!
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Great to be at the international Lewy body dementia conference in Amsterdam presenting my recent systematic reviews. Papers: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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Long-Term Dementia Risk in Parkinson Disease | Neurology
Background and ObjectivesIt is widely cited that dementia occurs in up to 80% of patients with Parkinson disease (PD), but studies reporting such high rates were published over two decades ago, had re...
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
🚨 New paper! 🚨 A systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging in Lewy-body Dementia. I'm really proud that this complex paper is now available. The figure shows the brain regions with changes in AD (red) and DLB (green), as shown by DTI. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Axel Laurell @axellaurell.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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Breakthrough drugs herald ‘new era’ in battle against dementia, experts predict
Medical advances make pills to treat Alzheimer’s disease viable, though challenges remain in sharing gains globally
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Yup.
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