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Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD

@ytquiroz.bsky.social
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Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences at @bostonu.bsky.social | Director, Familial Dementia Neuroimaging Lab and Multicultural Alzheimer’s Prevention & Protection (MAPP) Lab |PI #COLBOS #BostonLatinoAgingStudy #NeuroKids | Views=Own| Pronouns: She/Her

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Kate Wassum @katewassum.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We’re hiring a research technician!! We’re an inclusive team of behavioral neuroscientists trying to discover the brain circuits of learning, decision making, and habit. More info👇 wassumlab.psych.ucla.edu/join-the-lab/ Job posting: jobs.ucla.edu/jobs/11232
Photo of group of Wassum lab scientists standing in front of a fountain at UCLA.
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Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Welcome to all of those joining us in London for #AAIC26! We're looking forward to a smashing week of networking, collaboration and learning both virtually and in LDN.
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Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD @ytquiroz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Excited to be in London for #AAIC26! Looking forward to reconnecting with dear friends, meeting new colleagues, and especially spending time with those joining the mentoring breakfasts and the “Meet CADLAS” intermission session. I’m also eager to hear the latest research on Alzheimer’s. #endalz
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Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Our department just announced a new Associate Professor position in quantitative research methodology 🇳🇴 One of the favorable qualifications is experience with open science practices + R/Python experience www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Associate Professor in Quantitative Research Methodology (302697) | University of Oslo
Job title: Associate Professor in Quantitative Research Methodology (302697), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
We should pay peer reviewers Paying reviewers led to faster decisions—an average of 5.5 working days vs 38 days for unpaid reviews And review quality improved (judged by handling editors) Reviewers who delivered a good peer review in 4 days were paid $290 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Malcolm Campbell @malcolmgcampbell.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Excited to share that I’ll be joining Columbia's Zuckerman Institute as an assistant professor of neuroscience, starting in September! 🧵
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Eren Günseli @erengunseli.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join my lab at Sabancı University in Istanbul for a 2-year TÜBİTAK-funded position, with possible extension. Interested candidates can email me with a CV and a brief note about their research interests. More details on gunselilab.com soon.
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Memory, Attention, & Cognitive Control Lab | Istanbul | Sabanci Uni.
Memory, Attention, & Cognitive Control Lab at Sabancı University - Eren Günseli. We study how memory and attention interact, how humans control what to remember, what to forget, what to attend to, and...
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Jeremiah Cohen @jeremiahycohen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Excited to move to the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota in the fall. We will continue our work on neuromodulators and behavior. Positions available in the lab. Please get in touch if interested, and share broadly! hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/374... hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/374...
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Taylor Webb @taylorwwebb.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Very excited to share that my lab will be moving to Princeton (Neuroscience & Psychology) this fall. I'll be recruiting at all levels (more info to come soon), please share / get in touch if you're interested in joining!
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 27/05/2026
The National Science Foundation is terminating and suspending grants again, and at Grant Witness we need you to help to track them! 🧪 We can only identify research being suppressed by under-the-radar suspensions directly from researchers. Please report! grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NSF
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New Grant Disruptions at NSF - We Need Your Help to Report! – Grant Witness
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Hayoung Song @hayoungsong.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🎊New Lab Alert! I'll be starting at the 🧡University of Texas at Austin🧡 this August! More info to come. thesonglab.github.io I send my deep gratitude to my mentors, Monica @monicarosenb.bsky.social, YC @ycleong.bsky.social, ShiNung @shinung.bsky.social & Zach @zreagh.bsky.social, for everything.
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Song Lab
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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NEW: They Got the Best NIH Scores of Their Careers. A Year Later, They Still Don’t Have Funding. As the NIH bankrolls new research at a significantly slower-than-usual pace, I talked to scientists left in the lurch about the toll on their research and careers: www.chronicle.com/article/they...
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They Got the Best NIH Scores of Their Careers. A Year Later, They Still Don’t Have Funding.
The NIH’s spending on new medical research is significantly slower than in previous years, leaving confused scientists in the lurch.
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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This is fucking insanity www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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Report: NIH, NASA Restrict Co-Authoring With Foreign Scientists
The National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are targeting collaborations between U.S. scientists and foreign researchers, Science reports.
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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · 07/05/2026
Neuroscientist Earl K. Miller proposes a new way to think about how brain waves act as an organizing force powering cognition. @earlkmiller.bsky.social vist.ly/53ecb
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Digital Brain with Neural Connections
Neuroscientist Earl K. Miller proposes a new way to think about how brain waves act as an organizing force powering cognition.
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Amar Sahay @amarsahay.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
It takes a village, every step matters. Basic science, NIH funding, Biotech, Patient advocacy, FDA, and Insurance. In a Milestone for A.L.S., a Treatment Helps Some Patients Improve www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/w...
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In a Milestone for A.L.S., a Treatment Helps Some Patients Improve
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Members of the National Science Board, which the US Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination
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Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration
Members of the National Science Board, which the US Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Breaking: Trump has fired the membership of the National Science Board, which is oversees NSF. I have confirmed separately with multiple now-former members of NSB.
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Ranking Member Lofgren Reacts to Latest Trump Scheme to Undermine Science | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
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Akram Bakkour @akrambakkour.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🚨🚨 Job Alert! 🚨🚨 We are seeking a full-time Study Coordinator for a NIMH-funded project that aims to uncover cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying maladaptive food-choice behavior in anorexia nervosa using behavior, eye tracking, fMRI, and computational models. Pls spread the word!
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Study Coordinator
Department SSD Institute for Mind and Biology: Staff and Temporary Employees About the Department The Eating Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the Univer...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
As we’ve come to expect the unacceptable, from the purveyor of misinformation and fabrication
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Ariel Levine @ariellevine.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
📣 Exciting news: my lab is moving to the Krembil Institute at the University of Toronto’s University Health Network in Fall 2026. We’ll be recruiting for all roles, so reach out if you’re interesting in joining us to study spinal circuits for sensorimotor control www.levine-lab.org
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Home | Levine Lab
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Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD @ytquiroz.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Looking forward to presenting as a plenary speaker at the ADI Global Conference in Lyon, France this April 14–16! 🤩 This year’s programme brings together global voices to tackle dementia with innovative solutions for today and tomorrow 🧠 Check out the full schedule: adiconference.org/programme
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Programme | Alzheimer’s Disease International 37th Global Conference
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Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD @ytquiroz.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Seeking a postdoctoral fellow (start: fall) to join my lab at BU. Applicants must have a PhD, experience in neuroimaging (MRI/PET), strong analytical skills, and a publication record. Apply by sending a CV and cover letter (research interests and fit) to mapplab@bu.edu. More info: bostonmapp.org
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MAPP: Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention & Protection Lab
A cultural approach to dementia prevention
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Trump wants you to believe he’s more powerful than he is - and that you have less power than you do. Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather to remind one another where power actually resides in this democracy: with us, the people.
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No Kings March 28th · No Kings on Mobilize
What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democra...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 27/03/2026
Wow, turns out vaccines during pregnancy are... safe and effective, even protecting babies! Incredible! Truly shocking! It's almost like science works?!💉🛡️👶 This admin keeps peddling COVID-19 antivax nonsense, but science prevails.💪 Science: 2,978,547 🧠🪱: -785
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Yep, a mom's COVID shot during pregnancy protects her baby, a large study finds
A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
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Sandro Da Mesquita @da-mesquita.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚨 Our study is online @cp-neuron.bsky.social! A fun read for all you neuroimmunology aficionados! This study proposes that targeting innate immunity/lymphatics in female & male E4 carriers might lead to different cognitive outcomes, highlighting the need for immunotherapies tailored to each sex. 👇
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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Another university getting rid of things you could only ever do at a university and replacing them with stuff a 13-year-old can do on a phone
Post from Andrew A.N. Deloucas
@aandeloucas.com:

In line with discussion about the job market, the latest majors being closed at Syracuse University:

Nine majors "sunsetting":
• Classical civilization
• Classics (Greek and Latin)
• Digital humanities
• Fine arts
• German
• Latino-Latin American studies
• Middle Eastern studies
• Modern Jewish studies
• Russian
ALTThe First University in the Nation to Build a Center Dedicated to the Creator Economy
Syracuse University is creating something that doesn't exist anywhere else in higher education.
The Center for the Creator Economy is the first academic center of its kind on a U.S. college campus. Led jointly by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Martin).
Whitman School of Management, the center reinforces Syracuse University's commitment to bold, forward-looking academic leadership.
By aligning strengths in entrepreneurship, media, communications, athletics and digital infrastructure, the University is charting how higher education can prepare students for the 21st-century economy.
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John Lukens @lukensjohnr.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
2027 Neuroimmune Gordon Research Conference - Jan 24-29, 2027👇 www.grc.org/neuroimmune-...
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Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD @ytquiroz.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
New paper: In Spanish speaking adults from the Boston Latino Aging Study, the LAS-PACC5, a literacy adapted cognitive composite, showed strong performance across memory and overall cognition while clearly distinguishing impairment. Check it out! alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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The Latin American Spanish PACC5 (LAS‐PACC5): Advancing Cognitive Assessment in Latinos
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/03/2026
President Trump has tried to withhold billions of dollars in federal funding to coerce states, punish opponents, remake programs and impose his views. His targets have repeatedly sued to stop him, and the courts have repeatedly rebuked him — only for the president to try again and again.
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Trump Keeps Finding New Ways to Withhold Money Even After 198 Lawsuits
If the courts force the administration to restore money to one group, it moves on to another.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I regret to inform America that this was just posted by the HHS Secretary.
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American Aging Association @americanaging.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
📢 Applications open for the 2026 Butler-Williams Scholars Program from the National Institute on Aging! 📅 Aug 3–6, 2026 | Rockville, MD ⏳ Deadline: March 31, 2026 A training opportunity for junior faculty & postdocs entering aging research. Apply: www.nia.nih.gov/news/butler-... #AgingResearch
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Art Walaszek, MD @walaszek.art · 15/03/2026
The Trump administration is worsening mental health care for American veterans. Fewer psychiatrists, psychologists & social workers --> less access & longer wait times for veterans with mental illness. www.propublica.org/article/vete... #medsky
Bar graph of addition/loss of social workers, psychologists & psychiatrists. The losses under the new administration amount to 4% of the agency’s psychologists, 6% of psychiatrists and 3% of social workers.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/03/2026
Research suggests that this technique may mimic what the brain does naturally when you’re trying to fall asleep. Learn how to do it:
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Have trouble falling or staying asleep? Try cognitive shuffling.
Cognitive shuffling is a method that can help you stop worrying and get some sleep.
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This article tells the story of what researchers have been going through over the past 14 months. As funding dries up, professors struggle to keep people employed and to keep doing the work. The Trump Administration is destroying so much science in this country. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...
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His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then Came the Cuts.
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Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD @ytquiroz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Do sex diff shape white matter vulnerability in autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease? Our new paper in Brain Communications suggests they do, revealing sex-specific patterns of microstructural alterations linked to pathology and structure-function coupling. Check it out! doi.org/10.1093/brai...
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Sex differences in diffusion weighted imaging outcomes in autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease
Giudicessi et al. report that females with inherited early-onset Alzheimer's disease carrying the presenilin-1 mutation show preserved connections between
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
<sigh> One reviewer used AI to review our manuscript. How do we know? Suggested papers to cite that do not exist. Some titles correct, but everything else is wrong or just fabricated out of whole cloth. Requested citations for things I’ve said in review papers that were citing other papers.
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Lauren Atlas @laurenatlas.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
NIH is requesting comments on a new draft policy that may require human brain imaging data (and other data) from nih-funded research to only be shared via controlled access, & only with certain countries. I suggest neuroimagers read closely & submit comments by 3/18. osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form...
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Comment Form: Draft NIH Controlled-Access Data Policy and Proposed Revisions to NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy (OSP): Request for Information on Draft NIH Controlled-Access Data Policy and Proposed Revisions to NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Predicting Alzheimer's disease up to 25 years in advance of any symptoms with the p-tau217 biomarker blood test, among 2,766 women mean age 70 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Plasma Phosphorylated Tau 217 and Incident MCI and Dementia in Older Women
This cohort study examines associations of baseline plasma phosphorylated tau 217 with incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia and whether associations vary by age, race, APOE ε4 carrier ...
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Jeremy Day @daylab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
UAB is recruiting neuroscience faculty at two different levels - come join our vibrant neuroscience community!
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The Lancet Neurology @thelancetneuro.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
With linked Comment on the implications of the API ADAD Colombia Trial for future Alzheimer's disease prevention research: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The Lancet Neurology @thelancetneuro.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
ICYMI in our February issue: results from the API ADAD Colombia Trial, which evaluated the safety and efficacy of crenezumab in cognitively unimpaired mutation carriers at risk for autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Safety and efficacy of crenezumab in cognitively unimpaired carriers of the PSEN1Glu280Ala mutation at risk for autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease in Colombia (API ADAD Colombia Trial): a phase 2,...
Crenezumab therapy administered for 5–8 years did not result in significant benefits on our primary clinical outcomes in cognitively unimpaired participants predisposed to developing ADAD dementia; se...
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Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD @ytquiroz.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Excited to share our new paper! Check it out! 🤩 Lower spindle activity was associated with greater long-term forgetting and higher tau burden, suggesting that disrupted sleep spindles may link early tau pathology to memory decline. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Long‐term forgetting, sleep, and tau in autosomal‐dominant Alzheimer's disease
INTRODUCTION Accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) may represent one of the earliest cognitive changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, whether ALF emerges in the preclinical stage of autosoma.....
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DZNE research center @dzne.science · 27/02/2026
Researchers from #DZNE & partners have developed a method to quantitatively measure pathological #AlphaSynuclein in cerebrospinal fluid, which may facilitate the identification of individuals at elevated risk of #dementia. 👉 www.dzne.de/en/im-fokus/...
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New Assay Helps to Identify Elevated Dementia Risk
The approach relies on the detection of pathological alpha-synuclein proteins.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This week's cover @thelancet.com
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Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD @ytquiroz.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Happy to announce that, together with colleagues from CADLAS, we’re organizing a symposium on Latinos, Aging, and Dementia, taking place September 24–25, 2026, in Boston, MA. Abstract submissions are now open, and registration opens in February. More info on our website: cadlas.org/symposium-20...
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Symposium 2026 - US Consortium of Aging, Dementia & Latino Studies
Symposium Details: Date: September 24-25, 2026Location: Boston, MA About the Symposium: The symposium is designed to strengthen research collaborations, expand scientific capacity, enhance community e...
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Tom Wallis @tsawallis.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
**Postdoc position in human category learning** @thecharleywu.bsky.social, Frank Jäkel and I are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to lead a joint project on human category learning at the Centre for Cognitive Science @tuda.bsky.social. www.career.tu-darmstadt.de/tu-darmstadt...
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Brad Postle @bradpostle.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
It’s out!
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Predicting when symptoms of Alzheimer's disease will occur with a single elevated p-tau217 blood test and a person's age, even 20+ years in advance @naturemedicine.bsky.social nature.com/articles/s41...
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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
ACTIVE Study 20 year follow-up results out in #TRCI! What are the long-term effects of brain training on AD risk? (🧵1/4) Results demonstrate robust effects of cognitive speed training and reduced risk of ADRD diagnosis🧠 Full article: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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STAT @statnews.com · 07/02/2026
“As a scientist, I am disgusted. As an NFL widow who witnessed unimaginable suffering, I am furious,” writes Eleanor M. Perfetto. www.statnews.com/2026/02/07/s...
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As a scientist and NFL widow, I am furious about a recent NFL Players Association-funded CTE study
“As a scientist, I am disgusted. As an NFL widow who witnessed unimaginable suffering, I am furious,” writes Eleanor M. Perfetto.
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