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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal

@doctoradda.bsky.social
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Prof@RushMedCollege| ResDir.Rush Heart Ctr for Women|#FieldNeurologist| @RushAlzheimers |#PALFer |#Dementia#Disparities#Advocacy| bit.ly/2UCzbW2Pubs

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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sex, Gender and Women’s Brain Health Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative — Sex | Gender in Neurodegeneration (S|GN) Consortium: tinyurl.com/4s6k5zf5 Click: lnkd.in/p/geV_PqAq Relevant read: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35394117/
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So happy to see this post. Heart health and brain health should not be separate conversations. We know that many of the vascular factors that influence cardiovascular disease and stroke also impact cognitive health across the lifespan. Click: lnkd.in/p/gRKzazyU
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Day 2 of the #WomenInMedicine Summit. The importance of Women Physician leadership in clinical trials, support our Rush trainees presenting work on the impact of AD blood-based biomarkers in a cardiology clinic, & connecting with AMWA student leaders working in sex & gender med.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Age boldly. Think brilliantly. 🧠 Terrific 2nd Community Brain Health Summit in Chicago. Thank you Dr. Renarda Jones/Diverse Research Now, our panelists, committee, vendors, volunteers & community partners. Click: lnkd.in/p/gg7eNwnM
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#brainhealth #healthyaging #heartbrainhealth #communityengagement #clinicaltrials #uspointer #nourish #minddiet #alzheimersresearch #diverseresearch | Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD
What a terrific day at the 2nd Community Brain Health Summit at Chicago’s Kroc Center! Thank you to my fellow panelists Regina Hopkins, MSN, APRN; Dr. Renarda Jones; Ms. Darlene Humphrey; Ms. Cherl Au...
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Three recent studies ask 3 distinct questions about brain health after repetitive head impacts: neurodegenerative mortality, CTE pathology and dementia, and whether death certificates capture the true disease burden. Link: lnkd.in/p/gyJyaxz3
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
When an Alzheimer’s trial misses its endpoint, has it failed? A new FASEB Journal Perspective identified 5 recurring issues: wrong target, timing, patient, target engagement or endpoint. My latest Substack: tinyurl.com/mcwktzcb
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25 Years of Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials: Looking Back, Looking Forward
What more than two decades of clinical trials have taught me about Alzheimer’s disease—and the questions we need to ask …and answer.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our early work asked whether diet could influence cognitive aging. Now we are asking: Could Alzheimer’s blood biomarkers help us understand who responds to a dietary intervention—and when? Click: lnkd.in/p/gunmsSqn The MIND clinical trial - lnkd.in/g5ys7Vup #MINDDiet #BrainHealth #Alzheimers
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Last week’s AHEAD Study webinar gave me a chance to reflect on 25+ years of Alzheimer’s clinical trials at Rush. Click: lnkd.in/p/g8c7xsaK #ClinicalTrials #AlzheimersResearch #AHEADStudy #Rush #RADCClinicalTrials
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Could the eye become a window into brain health? WHO’s updated 2026 guidelines reinforce dementia prevention across the life course. Our A4/LEARN work asks another question: can retinal imaging tell us something about Alzheimer’s biology? Click to read lnkd.in/p/d4ZvChJx
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
JACC: Advances study: Among >25,000 adults ≥65 with acute coronary syndrome, ~9% developed dementia. Risk wasn’t significantly higher after PCI or CABG. Click: lnkd.in/p/gih_inZH
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wrapped up AAIC in London presenting our work on HIDO’s automated medication-management system for people living with dementia and caregivers. It may support safer medication use, independence, and peace of mind for families. hidohealth.com #AAIC2026 #DementiaCare
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In case you missed it: Check out @AMWADoctors’ recent webinar featuring Leah Fisher, Meryl Comer of @UsAgainstAlz, Calli Cook of @AANP_NEWS and Dr. Neelum Aggarwal of @RushUniversity, moderated by @unbiasedscipod. Watch the recording here: bit.ly/4xNFFSC
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Mind Matt[Hers] Webinar
This is "Mind Matt[Hers] Webinar" by AMWA Program on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Women are disproportionately affected by Alzheimer's disease—as patients, caregivers, advocates, & often the first to recognize cognitive changes. "What Women and Clinicians Should Know About Cognitive Health" Webinar: tinyurl.com/mr32ukmu #BrainHealth #Alzheimers
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Are cognitive tests biased? If they are, do blood biomarkers have the potential to lessen these biases? 
Read: psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu... Click: tinyurl.com/r8s3ptkv #WomensHealth #BrainHealth
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A new paper by W. Zhengyu et al. examines domain-specific cognitive decline.

 Read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #CognitiveAging #Lifestyle #BrainHealth #CognitiveDomains #CHAP
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Culture matters for brain health – important to consider when developing lifestyle trials Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Your lifestyle  isn’t just prevention—it’s actively impacting your biology. Read: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Dietary weight‑loss interventions improved cardiometabolic biomarkers linked to brain health.  Are similar findings seen in post stroke patients receiving a diet intervention?  We will know soon. Check out the article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
New findings from the MIND Diet Trial suggest BMI may influence cognitive response to diet interventions. NOURISH investigators contributed to this work, helping inform how dietary interventions may influence cognitive outcomes after stroke. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41058007/
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
You Take Care of Everyone Else. Now Flip It. We schedule our kids’ appointments. Our partners’ appointments. Our parents’ appointments. But we postpone our own. Your heart is not optional. Your health is not negotiable. Book the appointment. Take the walk. Ask the question.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
High Blood Pressure Has No Warning Sign You can feel completely fine —and still have high blood pressure. That’s why it’s called the “silent” issue. Checking it is quick. Ignoring it isn’t.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Walking Counts You don’t need extreme workouts. You don’t need to “train like an athlete.” A brisk walk most days can lower your heart risk significantly. Simple. Consistent. Effective.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Your Pregnancy History Matters Did you have:
 • High blood pressure during pregnancy?
 • Gestational diabetes? 
• Preeclampsia? Those can be early clues about future heart risk. Your OB history is part of your heart story.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Midlife Is a Heart Wake-Up Call After menopause, heart risk goes up. That’s not meant to scare you. It’s meant to empower you. This is the decade to: ❤️ Check your blood pressure ❤️ Know your cholesterol ❤️ Move your body more regularly Midlife is not decline. It’s a reset.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Being “Strong” All the Time Is Not a Health Strategy Women carry a lot.
 ❤️ Work.
❤️ Family.
❤️ Mental load.
❤️ Emotional labor. Stress doesn’t just live in your mind.
 It affects your heart. Taking breaks is not selfish.
 It’s protective.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Heart Attacks Don’t Always Look Like the Movies For women, it’s not always dramatic chest pain. It can feel like: • Sudden exhaustion • Nausea • Shortness of breath • Back or jaw pain • Just feeling “off” If something feels wrong, don’t ignore it. You know your body.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Your Heart Is Not Just a “Man Problem” Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in women. Not cancer. Not accidents. And yet so many women still think, ❤️ “I’m too young.” ❤️ “I’m too healthy.” ❤️ “It doesn’t run in my family.” Your heart deserves attention at every age.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
ISC26 suggests that stroke survivors who feel unable to share fears/ feelings may experience more loneliness and worse 1 – year recovery outcomes, including cognition. newsroom.heart.org/news/stroke-...
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
One of the interesting ISC2026 presentations highlighted a new risk calculator to predict dementia after stroke. Our group has studied dementia risk prediction models across diverse populations (Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2024): pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39394865/ #ISC2026 #StrokeRecovery
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Vascular + neurodegenerative overlap is a key ISC2026 theme. Our group’s work on MIND diet, and interest in ICAD informs NOURISH’s post-stroke home visit diet intervention model. #ISC2026 #BrainHealth
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Lifestyle & secondary prevention are major ISC2026 themes. Our group’s BMJ + AJCN work informs the NOURISH trial’s focus on dietary intervention after stroke. Check them out: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35418416/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35906190/ #ISC2026 #StrokePrevention
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
ISC2026 highlights growing recognition of post-stroke cognitive decline. At NOURISH, we are testing whether MIND-aligned dietary intervention can influence vascular + neurodegenerative pathways after stroke. Stroke is a brain health inflection point. #ISC2026 #StrokeRecovery
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Two papers worth revisiting as we rethink recruitment and what should be included in access pathways in neurology: 1. Clinical Trials — The Art of Enrollment 2. Incentives and Barriers to Neurological Clinical Research Participation Read: tinyurl.com/2nmdau5w
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After a brief January pause from social media, I spent the month catching up on year-end reading and revisiting several presentations from the 2025 CTAD meeting. What struck me most on re-review was… ...
After a brief January pause from social media, I spent the month catching up on year-end reading and revisiting several presentations from the 2025 CTAD meeting. What struck me most on re-review was n...
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Serious women’s health investment is evidence-driven + accountable + built through convening. Start here: www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD... Click: tinyurl.com/3fyumhy3
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Women’s health is life-course health—pregnancy, midlife, menopause, aging all matter. Read: nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/285... Click: tinyurl.com/3fyumhy3
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
To change outcomes, we need to change systems. Training programs like IMPACT-AD help translate ADRD research and specifically women’s health research recommendations into betterADRD trials and care. #WomensBrainHealth #AlzheimersResearch #ADRD #ClinicalTrials #ResearchWorkforce
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Women’s health research must include disparities work—evidence should reflect who we serve. Read: nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/285... Click: tinyurl.com/3fyumhy3
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A New Vision for Women's Health Research
Women make up over half of the U.S. population, yet research on women’s health conditions is severely lacking. For example, depression is twice as common in women, but antidepressant clinical trials have historically underrepresented women and excluded pregnant women altogether. Learn more in this short animation based on our 2024 report, "A New Vision for Women's Health Research: Transformative Change at the National Institutes of Health,” which outlines specific recommendations for research priorities; training and education efforts to build a robust women’s health research workforce; improving internal structures and processes; soliciting, reviewing, and supporting women’s health research; and ensuring appropriate levels of funding. Access the report and supporting materials at nationalacademies.org/womens-health-research.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
If sex/gender aren’t built into design + analysis, we miss what matters clinically. (amwa-doc.org/our-work/imp...) Click: tinyurl.com/3fyumhy3
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Accountability matters: define, track, and resource women’s health priorities across NIH. A New Vision for Women’s Health Research: nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/285... Click: tinyurl.com/3fyumhy3
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Women’s health research can’t be siloed—shared accountability frameworks must be developed. Read: nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/285... Click: tinyurl.com/3fyumhy3
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Following my post on the NationalAcademies’ Women’s Health Research Report, I want to highlight action. Programs like IMPACT-AD help close evidence gaps by training a diverse ADRD clinical trials workforce. This is how equity becomes reality. Click: youtu.be/iyMmkoKEoLI?...
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A New Vision for Women's Health Research
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
This infographic is the roadmap: oversight +funding + interdisciplinary support + structure. A New Vision for Women’sHealth Research: nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/285... Click: tinyurl.com/3fyumhy3
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
IMPACT-AD seeks to expand ADRD trial leadership and by training a cadre of women physicians and researchers can help ensure women’s health priorities aren’t an afterthought. Click: lnkd.in/gZhXPJnk Read: tinyurl.com/mss7m8fk
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Better research design + aligned funding = better outcomes for women across the life course.  Click: youtu.be/iyMmkoKEoLI?... #WomensHealth #BrainHealth
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Evidence → convening → recommendations. This NIH women’s health assessment documented multiple meetings + webinars to build actionable guidance. Meetings: Assessment of NIH Research on Women's Health - lnkd.in/gen9NEVc
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Women’s health research gaps affect everyone. The National Academies’ NIH report lays out why coordinated investment matters. www.nationalacademies.org/projects/HMD... #WomensHealth #NIH Click: tinyurl.com/3j49vjev
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
The BetterBrains Trial highlights a personalized, multi-domain approach to lowering dementia risk. Targeting blood pressure, sleep, exercise, diet, and mood, this RCT demonstrates how precision lifestyle strategies can protect cognitive health. Click: tinyurl.com/f4t4c8mv
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
At CTAD 2025, lifestyle trials took center stage. The Look AHEAD Program’s 10‑year results show how long‑term changes in diet, physical activity, and vascular risk factors can slow cognitive decline. Click: tinyurl.com/3bjyt7bp
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
CTAD 2025 in San Diego reaffirmed how quickly Alzheimer’s research is evolving. 🧬 Biomarkers are becoming the foundation of trial precision and efficiency.  🧠 Digital tools + AI provide real-world cognitive insight.  💊 Combination therapies are replacing single-target models.
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal @doctoradda.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Consent today means explaining AI limits + biomarker uncertainty. Patients deserve clarity. #Consent #AI #Alzheimers Read: tinyurl.com/2s3n5t7s Click: tinyurl.com/njmh5es4
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