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Davide Bruno

@davidebrunophd.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology at Liverpool John Moores University - Fellow at University of Wisconsin Madison - Research in Memory and Dementia - linktr.ee/Davide_Bruno

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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The recent article on AlzForum (www.alzforum.org/news/researc...) features a comment from the amazing Ainara Jauregi Zinkunegi (profiles.ljmu.ac.uk/16198), and our paper (alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)! We are working on the follow up - so, stay tuned!
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The World Alzheimer Report 2026 is out, and this year it's all about clinical trials. We've pulled out the key findings, ADI's ten recommendations, and what they mean for anyone working in dementia research. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/world-alzhei...
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World Alzheimer Report 2026: What It Says About Dementia Clinical Trials
158 drugs, 192 trials, and 350,000 people needed to fill them. The key findings and ADI's 10 recommendations, summarised.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
76 funded PhDs from NIHR ARC North West Coast, and two are dementia projects from day one. We've pulled out every project with a dementia angle, with the supervisor contacts. Closes 13 October. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr...
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Funded PhDs: NIHR ARC North West Coast Doctoral Awards
Funded PhDs from NIHR ARC North West Coast, with two dementia projects and several more with a clear dementia angle. Applications close 13 October 2026.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Health, social care or charity professional with an idea for tackling dementia inequalities? Equadem Research Internships fund one day a week for up to 12 months of supervised research. Talk to a supervisor first. Closes 5pm, 27 November. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/equadem-rese...
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Alexis Brieant @abrieant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tenure track position in Clinical Psychology at the University of Vermont ‼️ Review begins Sept 30. I'm on the search committee and happy to answer any questions. www.uvmjobs.com/postings/88091
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Assistant Professor of Psychological Science: Clinical Psychologist
Officers of Instruction - Tenure Track
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INS @insneuro.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Last chance to nominate neuropsychology colleagues for an INS Award at #INS2027inBoston! For more info, check out the-ins.org/ins-awards 🏆️ DUE TOMORROW!
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New paper in Brain Research 🧠🔬! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Anodal high-definition tDCS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is associated with autonomic regulation and executive performance
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Funded PhD at LJMU to co design a digital dementia workflow system that reduces admin, supports staff wellbeing and frees up time for patient care. Closing date: 13th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-a-di...
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PhD: A digital platform to support the dementia workflow
NIHR ARC NWC offers a funded PhD at LJMU to co design a digital dementia workflow system to reduce admin and support clinical staff.
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Fully funded NIHR PhDs! If interested in a project to develop a digital platform to support the dementia workflow and reduce clinician burden through co-designed technologies, please get in touch! You can contact me directly at d.bruno@ljmu.ac.uk. Students must be UK-based.
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy to report that James Harrison has passed his viva and will receive his PhD for his project on football heading! academic.oup.com/acn/article/... @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @jaclyn-caccese.bsky.social @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social As supervised by: www.researchgate.net/profile/Jame...
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8. An In-Situ Prospective Investigation Into The Effects Of Football (Soccer) Heading On Neurocognitive Function
AbstractPurpose. To investigate whether headers incurred during a single competitive match were associated with acute changes in neurocognitive function.Me
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Exciting pavement!
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Cognitive-Communication in Aging and Neurogenic Disorders Lab @ccandl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Dementia Matters podcast has a new website! The Dementia Matters podcast is hosted by the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Program medical director and CCANDL collaborator, Dr. Nathaniel Chin. Check it out!🧠🧑‍🔬https://dementiamatters.adrc.wisc.edu/ #DementiaMatters #AlzheimersResearch
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Steven Paul Woods @stevenpaulwoods.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Neuropsychology now welcomes the submission of Contemporary Reviews, which are intended to synthesize rapidly emerging literatures in a rigorous but accessible manner that will be useful to researchers, clinicians, and teachers. www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
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Ingrid Boedker @ingridboedker.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Now open access in J. Nonverbal Behav. Using continuous coding, we quantified the amount & type of touch that infants received during night-time observations in a sleep laboratory. We discuss how static touch received during bed-sharing is "affective" doi.org/10.1007/s109... @effortlab.bsky.social
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
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LJMU ranked a top 50 UK university in latest sustainability rankings
Liverpool John Moores University has placed in the top 45 UK universities and top 300 world-wide for its commitment to the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) in the Times Higher Impact Rankings 2...
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our paper on the multiverse of Alzheimer's biomarkers is now proofed and ready to go! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Memory performance in men and women is differentially sensitive to AD biomarkers. Forgetting rate and proper names provide strongest signal. @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
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Neurobiology of Aging @neurobiology-aging.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
✨ SHINY NEW PAPER ✨ Sex-specific factors may explain why older women are overrepresented in observational research and men are overrepresented in clinical trials. @mcgill.ca www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Michael Hout @michaelhout.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We’re looking for an additional Associate Editor at AP&P, particularly in the field of auditory perception/attention. If you’re interested, please check out this flyer and please share this post so that this may find its way to others!
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 19/06/2026
Where does the American Diabetes Association incident and the reaction leave us? Compromising editorial independence is bad for the society and the journal, writes @kamranabbasi.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
New paper out in Cortex 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Associations between AD plasma biomarkers and memory are stronger in women than men, and seem partly shaped by GFAP (which is also higher in females). Makes me wonder — should GFAP be added alongside p‑tau217 in plasma testing?
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Multiverse! Cortex! Biomarkers! 🧠🔬 All this and more in our recent paper! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ccandl.bsky.social @kmueller123.bsky.social @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @ljmuresearch.bsky.social @ljmu-ris.bsky.social Also, the code: osf.io/k8amh
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A Multiverse Analysis of the Logical Memory Test and Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) detection with blood-based biomarkers promises to revolutionise dementia diagnosis. However, blood testing is still a challen…
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Clinical Research Manager role at Alzheimer’s Research UK leading dementia drug prioritisation, evidence review and clinical trial readiness. Closing date: 28th June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/clinical...
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Clinical Research Manager - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Alzheimer’s Research UK, Cambridge. Seeks a Clinical Research Manager to lead dementia drug prioritisation and support clinical trial readiness.
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Stephanie Leal (Leal Memory Lab) @lealmemorylab.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Deadline extended until August! Feel free to reach out if you want to check article fit within the special collection. Anything related to depression in aging is of interest 🤍
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
What could agentic AI mean for dementia research? Louise Serpell talks to Niranjan Bose, Jonathan Hoover and Kexin Huang about the Alzheimer’s Insights AI Prize, AD Workbench, Biomni AD and Parthenon. pod.fo/e/4298e7
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Dementia Researcher: Agentic AI and the Future of Dementia Research
In this episode, Professor Louise Serpell brings together Dr Niranjan Bose from the Alzheimer's Disease Data Initiative, Jonathan Hoover from the AI company Prima Mente, and Dr Kexin Huang from Sta...
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
dbrunolab.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/n... I am trying a new logo for the lab 🧠🧪
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Here on YouTube Neurocognitive Metrics for Detecting Alzheimer’s Pathology youtu.be/9jsq5Hpy2qc
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Neurocognitive Metrics for Detecting Alzheimer’s Pathology
YouTube video by Dementia Researcher
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Thanks so much to @betterresearch.bsky.social and @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social for the SALON talk yesterday. It was a lot of fun! If anyone has more, feel free to reach out. Community link: communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...
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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A reminder that crypto is an almost entirely parasitic industry, enabling crime, wasting the money of retail investors, energy and resources. We definitely do not need a national crypto reserve, the effect of which will be to tranfser taxpayers' £ to those already heavily invested in crypto.
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Mike Yassa @mikeyassa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I am recruiting an exceptional postdoc to join my lab at UC Irvine. Must be a productive researcher with experience in functional neuroimaging, network neuroscience, AI/ML, who is interested in aging, neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative illness. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...
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UC Irvine hiring Postdoctoral Researcher in Irvine, CA | LinkedIn
Posted 12:31:04 AM. Postdoctoral Fellow – Neuroimaging, Network Neuroscience & AI/ML in Cognitive DisordersYassa Lab |…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Dr. S. Duke Han @sdukehan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
⭐️WE ARE HIRING⭐️ The Han Research Lab is hiring a full time staff position to help run our studies. This is ideal for recent grads who are planning to apply for advanced health degrees and want to work for up to a few years before. Candidates can apply here: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
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Project Assistant at USC
Learn more about applying for Project Assistant at USC
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Early career researchers — the Salon Showcase is open for submissions. Sept to Nov slots up for grabs. 15–20 mins, peer audience, work-in-progress welcome. First-time speakers especially. Pitch your talk via the form on our website. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/speak-at-the...
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 13/05/2026
#BMJInvestigation reveals that Scottish ministers abandoned tighter restrictions on new stoves after industry lobbying despite air pollution warnings—and England will allow stoves in new developments www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Freshly co-authored paper with @ccandl.bsky.social by Kristin Basche and team! @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @ljmu-ris.bsky.social @ljmuimpact.bsky.social on p-tau217 and memory for names journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Jamie Reilly 🦜 @reilly-coglab.com · 06/05/2026
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Olga Kostopoulou @olgakos.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Only a couple more days left to apply for this postdoctoral position in AI+Medical Decision Making @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. Calling PhDs in Psychology (Cognitive, Experimental, Social, Judgement and Decision Making) - come work with us! www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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Description
Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 30/04/2026
Females are still commonly left out of animal studies—and studies that include them often fail to analyze results by sex, according to a new study. scim.ag/4uffLoi
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Most NIH-funded studies fail to break down results by sex
Lumping data from males and females could obscure differences relevant to diagnosis and treatment, new study warns
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Adam Smith @betterresearch.bsky.social reflects on Terry Pratchett’s legacy in dementia research, and on still missing the books that never came. communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/research-c...
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Adam Smith - Terry Pratchett Day
Adam Smith - Terry Pratchett Day
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Sio Wynne (he/they) @siowynne.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I'm recruiting! Super excited to talk to people about the little ways they cope with dysphoria, feel free to email or DM with questions 😀
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Are cognitive tests keeping up with Alzheimer’s biomarkers. Join @davidebrunophd.bsky.social for this Research Showcase. communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...
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Research Showcase - Dr Davide Bruno - Neurocognitive Metrics for Detecting Alzheimer’s Pathology
Research Showcase - Dr Davide Bruno - Neurocognitive Metrics for Detecting Alzheimer’s Pathology
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The @ukdri.ac.uk at University of Edinburgh is recruiting a Research Fellow to study oligodendrocytes in vascular and Alzheimer’s dementia using iPSC models and epigenetics. Closing date: 19th May www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Fellow: Oligodendrocyte changes in Vascular & Alzheimer’s dementias
University of Edinburgh seeks a Research Fellow to study oligodendrocytes in vascular and Alzheimer’s dementia using iPSC models and epigenetic insights.
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Liverpool John Moores University @ljmuofficial.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Spring graduation officially begins today   Congratulations to all our students graduating this week 🎓 We can't wait to celebrate all your achievements 🫶  #classof2026 #ljmugrad
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Join the University of Oxford as a Postdoctoral Neuroscientist developing closed loop brain stimulation to enhance memory and treat Alzheimer’s disease. Closing date: 12th May www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoct...
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Postdoctoral Scientist: Closed-loop brain stimulation
University of Oxford seeks a Postdoctoral Neuroscientist to develop closed loop brain stimulation to enhance memory and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Lead dementia research and clinical care at the University of Cambridge, shaping biomarkers, trials and services in Old Age Psychiatry. Closing date: 10th May www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/assistan...
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Assistant Professor: Research & Old Age Psychiatry
University of Cambridge seeks a senior clinical academic to lead dementia research and Old Age Psychiatry services, advancing biomarkers, trials and care.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Join the University of Plymouth as a Research Fellow leading mixed methods dementia research, working across academia, care and policy to improve lives. Closing date: 10th May www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Fellow: Applied Dementia Research
University of Plymouth seeks a Research Fellow in dementia and neuroprogressive conditions to lead mixed methods research and shape policy and practice.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Apply for a UCL Brain Research UK Fellowship to lead your own research on neurodegeneration mechanisms with funding and strong collaboration support. Closing date: 17th May www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/brain-ba...
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Brain Bank UK – Miriam Marks Research Fellow
UCL Brain Research UK Fellowship supports postdocs to lead research on neurodegeneration mechanisms with funding and collaboration opportunities.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
NIHR Global Health Research Professorships offer up to £2m over 5 years to support future leaders tackling global health challenges in Africa and South Asia. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/glob...
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Global Health Research Professorships - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
NIHR Global Health Research Professorships offer up to £2m over 5 years to support future leaders tackling global health challenges in Africa and South Asia.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
NIHR Global Advanced Fellowships fund postdoctoral researchers with support for salary, research, training and leadership tackling global health challenges. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/funding/glob...
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Global Advanced Fellowships - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
NIHR Global Advanced Fellowships fund postdoctoral researchers with support for salary, research, training and leadership tackling global health challenges.
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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The biggest problem in Alzheimer’s trials might be hiding in plain sight: the word “normal.” - new blog from @andrewk-phd.bsky.social www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-why-nor...
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Blog – Why “Normal” Cognition Is Hindering Preclinical Alzheimer’s Trials
“Normal” cognition may be masking treatment effects in Alzheimer’s trials. Andrew Kiselica explores how subtle decline could change everything.
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