Reposted by Lucy StirlandAlzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre @alzscotdrc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025EADC (European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium) Meeting in Edinburgh, October 30-31, Playfair Library Hall. As a Member Centre, we are honoured to be co-hosting this pan-European meeting, which is dedicated to advancing our scientific understanding of Alzheimer's disease. #Alzheimer #EADC #UoE 011
Reposted by Lucy StirlandAntoine Garnier-Crussard @antoinegc.bsky.social · 28/08/2025🧠🩺Comorbidities and comorbidity burden in patients with neurocognitive disorders 👉A detailed, in-depth study of comorbidities (individual comorbidities and comorbidity indices) in >3000 real-life patients seen in memory clinics💡 @hcl-recherche.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1... 054
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 05/08/2025📑 New paper 📑 Our review on #multimorbidity in #dementia is out now @alzdemjournals.bsky.social It summarises this quickly growing research field and is packed with relevant references Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for supporting our international Work Group to write it doi.org/10.1002/alz....alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comMultimorbidity in dementia: Current perspectives and future challengesMultimorbidity—the co-occurrence of two or more chronic health conditions—affects > 86% of people with dementia. It is associated with cognitive and functional decline, reduced health-related qualit..... 032
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Thanks to all at #AAIC25 for a great week catching up with the latest science, nurturing networks and making new connections. See you in London 🇬🇧 next year! 180
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 29/07/2025What a turnout of people interested in #multimorbidity and dementia #AAIC25! If you couldn't make it and would like to join our Work Group email list, sign up here forms.gle/UDP3E5SHm52r... Thanks to @istaart.bsky.social for the ongoing support 061
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Great, well-attended and diverse session on social determinants of health #AAIC25 Particularly pleased to hear from my GBHI classmate Hanna Cho from Yonsei University 🇰🇷 @atlanticfellows.bsky.social 060
Reposted by Lucy StirlandDementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Our second #AAIC25 special is live! Dr James Brady with @stirlandia.bsky.social, @isabelscst.bsky.social & @felixwittmann.bsky.social. Video & audio streaming now. pod.fo/e/304afe 0105
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Today at lunch #AAIC25: join our @istaart.bsky.social Work Group to discuss #Comorbidity and #Multimorbidity in Dementia 📍 Room 808 🗓️ 12:15-2pm Drop in when you're free! 141
Reposted by Lucy StirlandDementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Our second #AAIC25 special is live! Dr James Brady with @stirlandia.bsky.social, @isabelscst.bsky.social & @felixwittmann.bsky.social. Video & audio streaming now. pod.fo/e/304afepod.foDementia Researcher: AAIC Day Two 2025 HighlightsIn this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) first and second day of the main event in Toronto and Online, 27the - 31st July... 032
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Pleased to meet Katheryn Cousins @upenn.edu from the @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity and Multimorbidity in Dementia Work Group. She's presenting real-world data about comorbidities, race, and dementia biomarkers #AAIC25 050
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Great start to #AAIC25 at our #multimorbidity Immersive - thanks to all attendees for stimulating conversations @istaart.bsky.social 081
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Pleased to see @jayblusk.bsky.social discussing #multimorbidity and #dementia in the @bmj.com Jay is a member of our @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity & Multimorbidity in Dementia Work Group - join us at #AAIC25 later this month!bmj.comManaging multimorbidity can help people with dementia live better for longerAs people live longer with dementia, we must balance the benefits and harms of medical interventions to meet unique individual needs, writes Jay B Lusk Much attention has been paid to the developmen... 010
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Applications are open for the @atlanticfellows.bsky.social for Equity in Brain Health Join a global community addressing #brainhealth challenges @ucsfmac.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social www.gbhi.org/apply 144
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 03/06/2025In case you weren't already convinced that geriatricians are great, #AtlanticFellows @geritjas.bsky.social adds compelling, person-centred evidence agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @atlanticfellows.bsky.socialagsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comCocota's Story: Life Lessons in Aging, Resilience, and End‐of‐Life Agency From a Brazilian MatriarchResilience, cultivated across physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and spiritual domains, shapes how older adults navigate late-life challenges yet remains unfamiliar to many clinicians. Drawing on the... 010
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Great day at #SDRC2025 hearing diverse examples of #dementia research in Scotland. Now on my way to the @nihr.bsky.social Multiple Long-Term Conditions conference to complete the set! 140
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 30/04/2025I'm already looking forward to meeting the enthusiastic members of our @istaart.bsky.social Comorbidity and Multimorbidity in #Dementia work group in person - see you at #AAIC25! 030
Reposted by Lucy StirlandBrain Health Research Priority Setting Scotland @prioribrainscot.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Scottish people: your insights are needed for our study! This first survey collects which questions about brain health you think are important to be answered by research: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 022
Reposted by Lucy StirlandThe ALLIANCE @alliancescot.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Specialist sight and hearing assessments must be a standard for people with dementia as new research suggests they’re falling through the cracks of care and connection Read the new ALLIANCE dementia research > www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/de...alliance-scotland.org.ukDementia assessments for people with Deafness, Deafblindness or Visual Impairment - report published - Health and Social Care Alliance ScotlandA working group of the Cross-party Group on Deafness aims to improve care pathways and support for people with dementia who also experience Deafness, Deafblindness or Visual Impairment, including BSL ... 122
Reposted by Lucy StirlandIan Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 22/04/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWhy women experience Alzheimer’s disease differently from menSex and gender research could lead to better, more equitable treatments — if it is allowed to continue without political interference. 042
Reposted by Lucy StirlandDementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 11/04/2025The University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme. Closing date: 8th May www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.ukEpidemiologist: Stroke and Vascular DementiaThe University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme 068
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 08/04/2025This paper in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social outlines the contribution of 8 (mostly cardiovascular) comorbidities to #dementia risk over time. Elegant and important work from @anjaleist.bsky.social and colleagues alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comExamining multimorbidity contributors to dementia over timeINTRODUCTION Multimorbidity is associated with increased risk of dementia, but previous estimation of the joint contribution of constituent conditions to dementia incidence did not model additive co..... 130
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 18/03/2025The findings from my focus group project on #dementia and #multimorbidity are now available to download as an infographic Thanks to the Global Brain Health Institute and @nrs-ndn1.bsky.social for supporting this work. It was an enjoyable and illuminating process! www.gbhi.org/projects/exp...gbhi.orgExploring the Priorities of People with Dementia and Multiple Conditions | Global Brain Health InstituteMost people with dementia have at least two further health conditions. However, research usually studies dementia on its own. People with several co-existing conditions are often excluded from drug tr 042
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Today I'm excited to launch the findings of my focus group project, sharing co-produced priorities for research into #dementia alongside other conditions This pilot project is funded by the Global Brain Health Institute, @alzassociation.bsky.social and @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social edin.ac/4ipLVaC 150
Lucy Stirland @stirlandia.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Do your patients struggle with the MoCA? It's hard for AI chatbots too! Great study in the Christmas @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/387/...bmj.comAge against the machine—susceptibility of large language models to cognitive impairment: cross sectional analysisObjective To evaluate the cognitive abilities of the leading large language models and identify their susceptibility to cognitive impairment, using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and additio... 011
Reposted by Lucy StirlandSeb Walsh @sebwalsh.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Impressive attempt to consider sex differences in dementia not just as a biological construct, but a social one: Early life exposure to structural sexism and late‐life memory trajectories among black and white women and men in the United States alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comEarly life exposure to structural sexism and late‐life memory trajectories among black and white women and men in the United StatesINTRODUCTION We investigated whether early life exposure to state-level structural sexism influenced late-life memory trajectories among United Staes (U.S.) -born women and men and determined whethe... 042