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Ivelina Dobreva

@ivelinadobreva.bsky.social
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PhD student and research assistant at UCL. Studying small vessel disease in Parkinson’s

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Naomi Hannaway @naomihannaway.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Pleased to share our new paper in Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy, as part of the collection on Advances in LBD research! We found that DTI-ALPS was reduced in DLB and PDD relative to PD and controls. DTI-ALPS was also further reduced for DLB versus PD link.springer.com/article/10.1... (1/3)
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Diffusion tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space suggests impaired glymphatic clearance in Lewy body dementia subtypes - Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy - Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) are subtypes of Lewy body dementia (LBD) and overlap in symptoms and pathology....
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Ivelina Dobreva @ivelinadobreva.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
What a brilliant time at Brain Conference in London this year - presenting my poster on cerebral microbleeds at 3T and 7T MRI!
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angelikaza.bsky.social @angelikaza.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Really excited to share first published paper of the year! Thank you to @uclbrainscience.bsky.social for highlighting: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc.... We found different organisational changes in Lewy body disease patients with dementia versus those with intact cognition, using structural gradients.
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UCL researchers uncover distinct brain changes in Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia
UCL researchers have used advanced brain imaging to uncover the distinct brain changes between people with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, opening the door to more targeted treatments
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Ivelina Dobreva @ivelinadobreva.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Pleased to share our new work. Black communities face higher Parkinson’s disease burden, but we know they remain underrepresented in research. We highlight the key barriers - distrust, stigma, and accessibility - and offer community-driven recommendations to increasing research engagement.
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Ivelina Dobreva @ivelinadobreva.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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Rimona Weil @rimonaweil.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Congratulations @angelikaza.bsky.social on winning ECR Prize for your @braincomms.bsky.social paper at the @brain1878.bsky.social conference 2025
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