@samirshah.bsky.social
Chief Clinical Information Officer, Old Age Psychiatrist & Dementia specialist (NELFT) | Started https://Dorothy.app | Digital Health Consultant | Winner WISH World Innovation in Healthcare Award | Location : London Status : Held hostage by a toddler
I hacked car charging to work with my electric bike!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Iyu...
These people are poison. They will unleash racist thugs on the streets of this country and call it security. They will subjugate us to the US and call it patriotism. They must be stopped. There is no more important task in politics.
Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use
techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/m...
🧪 AI-assisted NIH grant proposals are 4% more likely to be funded, unlike those at the NSF. These applications often resemble previously supported work. AI tools may favor established patterns over high-risk ideas, which has people concerned it will push submissions towards the mean.
#AcademicSky
BREAKING: The web domains andyforleader.co.uk, edforleader.co.uk and yvetteforleader.co.uk have all been registered this afternoon.
As events in America are now showing, democracies are only as strong as their weakest point. And right now, the weakest point in our own democracy is the continued rise of one Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Meanwhile, Britain finds itself lost between two worlds. We were told we didn’t need Europe, we could rely on the transatlantic relationship. They couldn’t have been more wrong.
Reminder that you can watch Starfleet Academy premiere FOR FREE RIGHT NOW ON YOUTUBE!!
youtu.be/n0sjDkoNgfY?...
Is your home suitable for your needs?
"There are currently 12.8 million more Disabled people than there are accessible homes, leaving many people without the homes they need." Says our Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager for Homes, Christos Tuton.
❓"Do you think that Brexit has actually delivered what people were promised?"
⬇️ "An economy that look's like it's 8% smaller. Trade down 18% on 5 years ago. Food and drink down 24%."
❌ "16,500 firms have stopped trading with Europe."
📝 "Paperwork costs appear to be about £8.5 billion/year."
HOLY SHIT!
Ministers to announce new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester!!!
(I suspect it will be not quite as gold-plated as the original HS2 plan.)
www.ft.com/content/a8be...
Wanted: a normie centre-right party.
The Tories' defence of Britain's fiscal watchdog offers a rare encouraging sign.
My newsletter, out now.
In the first instance I’d email them for advice, often we’re doing things 95% in the same way they would. The rest depends on the specialist nature of the service and where it was. Patients can pick where they want to be treated but it can be impractical. We can also make referrals to tertiary.
Manchester is the UK hub for AAIC Neuroscience Next 2026. A full day on cognition, imaging, fluid and digital biomarkers. Apply for a ticket by 31 January.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...
From glowing neurons to newborn memories, here are the most fascinating brain discoveries of 2025
Evidence for a detrimental causal effect of social isolation on cognitive function in older adults
academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...
Optimism is currently unfashionable. The newly published Community Life Survey asks, "do you agree or disagree that this local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together?" I wondered if we might see a sharp decline this year; it has gone down 1%, to 80% agreement.
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
This is how the Mail has covered a 70% fall in net migration.
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
Semaglutide (Ozempic) failed to have clinical impact for slowing progression in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease in 2 large, placebo-controlled trials
novonordisk.com/content/nnco...
Turnout in the NYC mayoral election is the highest since 1993.
We in the UK will work out far too late that this is a bad thing.
The fun thing about having a small team working with you is you can say "hey you're spending this week digging for stolen mobile phones in London flowerbeds, I promise you it's a thing". www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
Your daily reminder that the government continues to commercially support an individual who wants to destroy it through fascist violence.
"While public concern often focuses on youth violence, today, a man aged 31 to 50 is more likely to be admitted to hospital with a violence-related injury than a boy aged 11 to 17."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
London: safer than ever. Because we all need reminding of good news!
Exposure to sugar early in life: a natural experiment among >63,000 @uk_biobank participants: rationing of sugar was associated with less cardiovascular risk in adulthood www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"They need us more than we need them"
