
To mark World Lewy Body Dementia Day, Professor John O’Brien shares the importance of taking part in research to find better ways to treat Lewy body dementia. Learn how you can get involved in dementia research today⬇️joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk
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Prof of Old Age Psychiatry, supporting delivery of best dementia care today whilst researching better ways to diagnose and manage it in the future-views my own.

To mark World Lewy Body Dementia Day, Professor John O’Brien shares the importance of taking part in research to find better ways to treat Lewy body dementia. Learn how you can get involved in dementia research today⬇️joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk





Thrilled to announce Catherine Mummery as our #CTAD24 Keynote Speaker "Next Generation of Clinical Trials for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders" will be an insightful exploration of cutting-edge advancements in Alzheimer's research. buff.ly/3AMjLCY @UKDRI






Congratulations to our #Translation2024 poster prize winner Dr Elijah Mak @Cambridge_Uni "The in vivo associations between microglial activation and free water diffusivity in dementia with Lewy bodies" Presented by @ARUKscientist Dr Sheona Scales #dementia #research

Dementia with Lewy bodies is the third most common form of dementia, affecting around 100,000 people in the UK. I’m proud to share this new film from @AlzResearchUK featuring Des, who is living with the condition 🧡 youtu.be/GDvn2qVtMcM






The wonderful @KateLeeCEO talking about the challenges of getting an early and accurate diagnosis of dementia @WorldDementia summit.



Thanks so much to the 800+ participants in @AD_PREVENT whose commitment generates the knowledge to influences practice to prevents dementia. #PREVENT10years party all thanks to @alzheimerssoc believing in us 10 years ago @ProfJTOBrien @WillStewNeuro @LorinaNaci @DementiaHealth






It’s a full house for Professor John O’Brien’s informative and engaging presentation on psychiatric and cognitive manifestations of cerebrovascular disease. Thank you for sharing these important studies with us at the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age Conference. @ProfJTOBrien