The Lothian Birth Cohorts @edinunilbc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025The March edition of The Disconnected Mind Newsletter with news and updates from our team is now available online: edin.ac/41uIdWx 010
Reposted by The Lothian Birth Cohorts Kristina Kirschner @krikirschner.bsky.social · 07/03/2025TUTORIAL: Our new preprint "Clinical progression of clonal hematopoiesis is determined by a combination of mutation timing, fitness, and clonal structure" is out @elatorre.bsky.social @edinunilbc.bsky.social @linusschumacher.bsky.social @biologyaging.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.org 154
The Lothian Birth Cohorts @edinunilbc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025We’re celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science #February11 As #Womeninscience, we have the opportunity to shape research on #cognitive #ageing, influence policies that promote healthy ageing, and support future generations of women in #STEM. @schoolofppls.bsky.social 040
Reposted by The Lothian Birth Cohorts Róisín Boggan @roisinboggan.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Amazing talk from Anna Furtjes outlining the key findings from her paper- I'm not a brain gal but this was incredibly interesting! #segeg2024 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgLifetime brain atrophy estimated from a single MRI: measurement characteristics and genome-wide correlatesA measure of lifetime brain atrophy (LBA) obtained from a single magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan could be an attractive candidate to boost statistical power in uncovering novel genetic signals a... 093
Reposted by The Lothian Birth Cohorts Dr. S. Duke Han @sdukehan.bsky.social · 16/12/2024We had the great privilege of hosting Professor Simon Cox of The University of Edinburgh, Director of The Lothian Birth Cohort Study, at @uscpsychology.bsky.social last week when he gave a great colloquium and met with faculty and students. Thanks for coming Simon! #cognitiveaging 1102
Reposted by The Lothian Birth Cohorts Joanna Moodie @joannamoodie.bsky.social · 18/12/2024New preprint! Which regions of the human brain are most strongly related to individual differences in general cognitive functioning? And what are the underlying neurobiological properties of those areas? | bioRxiv | doi: 10.1101/2024.12.17.628670 🧠 194
The Lothian Birth Cohorts @edinunilbc.bsky.social · 16/12/2024The December issue of the Disconnected Mind Newsletter from Lothian Birth Cohorts is now available online with highlights of 2024 as well as our recent research and publications, and scientific and public engagement events from this Autumn: edin.ac/3DeEOCR @schoolofppls.bsky.social 033
Reposted by The Lothian Birth Cohorts School of PPLS at The University of Edinburgh @schoolofppls.bsky.social · 11/12/2024 Exciting grant news - @saraheharris99.bsky.social from @edinunilbc.bsky.social has been awarded a grant of around £3.7m to study blood-based protein biomarkers for early dementia detection in a joint project with Uni of Texas at Austin & @colorado.edu. Read more: edin.ac/4g7XC55 #psychologyedin.acMajor grant for Psychology Research FellowThe grant, totalling almost £3.7 million, has been awarded to Dr Sarah Harris of Lothian Birth Cohorts (LBC) to facilitate research into biomarkers for neurocognitive decline prior to dementia onset. 062
The Lothian Birth Cohorts @edinunilbc.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Exciting postdoc opportunity to work with Dr @saraheharris99.bsky.social using new longitudinal data in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 to create the largest study of #protein #biomarkers and longitudinal cognitive and brain changes before clinical #Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis! Apply by 13 January 000
Reposted by The Lothian Birth Cohorts Chloe Fawns-Ritchie @cfawnsritchie.bsky.social · 20/11/2024🌟PhD Opportunity🌟 Investigate the links between opioids, other analgesics, and cognitive decline/dementia. Supervisors include researchers at Edinburgh and Glasgow University and the Karolinska Institute! Learn more about this Precision Medicine PhD and apply below!⬇️ usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...usher.ed.ac.ukChronic pain, analgesic prescribing, and cognitive declinePrecision Medicine Project - Chronic pain, analgesic prescribing, and cognitive decline 099
The Lothian Birth Cohorts @edinunilbc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Since 2004 the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 participants have been meeting with the research team every three years for many hours of cognitive testing, medical exams and brain scans. Over 100 participants at age 88 have now returned to the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility for the 7th time! 061
The Lothian Birth Cohorts @edinunilbc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024“Lessons we learned from the Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 and 1936”: edin.ac/3YMksHV A new review of the main LBC findings on #brain and #cognitive #ageing (and much more!) by the founding and current Directors of the LBC1921 and LBC1936 Ian Deary and Simon Cox @schoolofppls.bsky.social 055
The Lothian Birth Cohorts @edinunilbc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024This year we celebrate two special anniversaries in the history of the Lothian Birth Cohorts studies: the 25th anniversary of the LBC1921 established in 1999 and the 20th anniversary of the LBC1936! The cohorts' data have contributed to over 700 publications on cognitive, brain and general ageing! 052