Detecting Dementias
Dementia Research Charity Chatathon
12/09/22
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Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Coco Newton, Research Fellow for EDoN at University College London and Jane Alty, Professor of Neurology & Consultant Neurologist at University of Tasmania.
Dr Coco Newton - I am a cognitive neuroscientist focused on finding ways to detect dementia earlier. In my PhD at the University of Cambridge, funded by the Alzheimer’s Society, I worked on challenging the assumption that memory decline is the first symptom of Alzheimer’s disease dementia - showing instead that navigation impairments may occur earlier. Currently I work as a research fellow within in the Alzheimer’s Research UK ‘Early Detection of Neurodegeneration’ (EDoN) initiative, identifying early-stage technologies that could provide personalised digital biomarkers of different dementia diseases.
Professor Jane Alty - I am an academic Neurologist (clinician researcher) specialising in cognitive and movement disorders. I am Co Director of the ISLAND cognitive assessment and research clinic (Tasmania, Australia). My research involves developing digital biomarkers of Alzheimers, Parkinsons and other neurological disorders.
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The 2022 Dementia Research Charity Chatathon LIVE was held on Friday 2nd December - A non-stop 12.5 hours livestream hosted by Adam Smith interviewing 68 Dementia Researchers and Special Guests working across all areas of discovery to beat Alzheimer's disease and all forms of dementia. Raising money for research and providing insights into the latest research taking place across the UK and Worldwide.
This year we are raising money for four amazing charities who all fund research - Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society, Race Against Dementia and The Lewy Body Society.
For more information and to donate visit http://www.chatathon.uk
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Smart Brain Imaging to understand Dementia
December 8, 2022
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Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Scott Mitchell, Alzheimer's Research UK Ambassador and widow of the incredible Dame Barbara Windsor along with researchers Dr Maura Malpetti, Race Against Dementia ARUK Fellow at University of Cambridge and Zeynep Şahin, PhD Student at King's College London.
Dr Maura Malpetti - My research focusses on inflammation in frontotemporal dementia and related disorders. I use innovative brain imaging techniques and blood tests to measure central and peripheral inflammation in people living with these conditions, relating these markers to clinical outcomes and other measures for disease progression (i.e. brain shrinkage, junk proteins etc).
Zeynep Şahin - Exploring the eye as the window to the brain, with imaging and machine learning: Can Optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the retinal structure and vasculature be used to diagnose and subtype prodromal neurodegenerative disease and visual neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Scott Mitchell - After graduating and taking on various TV and theatre roles, Scott met his future wife, actress Dame Barbara Windsor, who he shared his life with her for 27 years, before she passed away in 2020.
In 2014, Barbara was given the devastating news that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a day that would change both hers and Scott’s lives forever. Although initially kept private, Scott and Barbara went public with the news in 2018. Scott was offered support and advice, entering the 2019 London Marathon with a team of Barbara’s friends and ex-cast mates from Eastenders, known as Barbara’s Revolutionaries. Alongside Alzheimer’s Research UK, Scott raised vital funds for Dementia Revolution. To date it is the record-breaking charity partner for the London Marathon, raising over £4 million. Scott also ran the 2021 marathon, again raising more money for ARUK, which he is now an ambassador for.
Most recently Scott was massivley influential in persuading the goverment provide an extra £95m for dementia research, and start the 'Babs Army' campaign to urge more people to sign up for clinical trials in the UK via Join Dementia Research.
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The 2022 Dementia Research Charity Chatathon LIVE was held on Friday 2nd December - A non-stop 12.5 hours livestream hosted by Adam Smith interviewing 68 Dementia Researchers and Special Guests working across all areas of discovery to beat Alzheimer's disease and all forms of dementia.
Raising money for research and providing insights into the latest research taking place across the UK and Worldwide. This year we are raising money for four amazing charities who all fund research - Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society, Race Against Dementia and The Lewy Body Society.
For more information and to donate visit http://www.chatathon.uk
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Digital tools to help people living with Dementia
December 9, 2022
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Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez, Principal Research Fellow at University College London, Zara Page, PhD Student at University of New South Wales and Dr Tim Shakespeare, Research Acceleration Lead at Zinc.
Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez - In my research I investigate the phenotypic variability of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia. I also work on the development of neuropsychological rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions to improve patient-centred outcomes in this population. I have extensive experience in non-pharmacological RCT, co-production and development and evaluation of digital therapeutic tools. My current work focuses on the use of precision neuropsychology to optimise rehabilitation treatments for people with young onset dementia.
Zara Page - I am a 3rd year PhD Candidate at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, University of New South Wales Australia. My current work aims to explore and compare the cultural and language fairness of face to face and computerised cognitive assessments for older adults from diverse backgrounds. I am hoping to improve the tools available for the rapid and accurate diagnosis of dementia and boost inclusion of culturally and linguistically diverse communities in dementia research.
Dr Tim Shakespeare - I lead the programme of support for the Healthy Ageing Catalyst Awards - helping academic researchers develop new products and services that improve later life. Prior to joining Zinc the focus of my work was using Diffusion Tensor Imaging to investigate changes in the brain's white matter that are associated with Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease, including Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA). I created and directed the online course 'The Many Faces of Dementia' which aimed to give a unique insight into dementia through the stories, symptoms and science behind four less common diagnoses.
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The 2022 Dementia Research Charity Chatathon LIVE was held on Friday 2nd December - A non-stop 12.5 hours livestream hosted by Adam Smith interviewing 68 Dementia Researchers and Special Guests working across all areas of discovery to beat Alzheimer's disease and all forms of dementia. Raising money for research and providing insights into the latest research taking place across the UK and Worldwide.
This year we are raising money for four amazing charities who all fund research - Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society, Race Against Dementia and The Lewy Body Society.
For more information and to donate visit http://www.chatathon.uk
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