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Barry Seemungal

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Fantastic news - well done Paresh!

21.06.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PPIE: vestibular dysfunction in TBI

We are holding a Zoom call to gain additional public and patient opinion into a major research programme looking at the mechanisms of imbalance and dizziness in traumatic brain injury.

Wed 25/06/2025, 13:00 (London time).

Email info@menieres.org.uk to attend

21.06.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dr Toby Ellmers from Imperial College London is the winner of our Rising Star Award - congratulations to him. He told us about his work on fear of falling and his key plans for the funds.

29.04.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Professor Vicki Goodwin (left) and Dr Toby Ellmers (right) were presented their awards by Professor Deborah Dunn-Walters.

Professor Vicki Goodwin (left) and Dr Toby Ellmers (right) were presented their awards by Professor Deborah Dunn-Walters.

Last week at our Annual Symposium, we were delighted to present the 2024/25 Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards to two outstanding researchers: Professor @vickigphysio.bsky.social (University of Exeter) and Dr @tobyellmers.bsky.social (Imperial College London).

06.05.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic result Nir! Looking forward to working together with @tobyellmers.bsky.social using TI to modulate brainstem vestibular function. @imperialbrains.bsky.social

21.01.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Study lead Prof Paul Edison, Professor of Neuroscience, said:

"This has significant implications for the way in which we treat cardiovascular disease in men and women to prevent dementia in future."

28.11.2024 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Men at high risk of heart disease face earlier brain health decline than women | Imperial News | Imperial College London Men at risk of cardiovascular disease may develop cognitive conditions up to a decade before similarly at-risk women

A study using UK Biobank data has found that men at high risk of heart disease face earlier brain health decline than women.

The decline was linked to regions in the temporal lobe which are crucial for memory and sensory processing.πŸ‘‡
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/258793/...

28.11.2024 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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State-of-the-art clinical imaging facility relaunches at Hammersmith Campus | Imperial News | Imperial College London Imperial’s Clinical Imaging Facility provides researchers across the university access to the latest scanning technologies.

Imperial's Clinical Imaging Facility has relaunched and with a brand new whole-body PET-CT scanner.🩻

The facility based at the Hammersmith Hospital Campus provides research support and technology for research activities across the university.πŸ‘‡
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/258853/...

29.11.2024 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of Dr Marco Brancaccio

A picture of Dr Marco Brancaccio

Our Dr Marco Brancaccio (@mbra3.bsky.social) said about the discovery:

"It could potentially lead to new ways to treat disrupted circadian rhythms in insomnia, and even help to slow the onset of dementia."

04.12.2024 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great work! @rmsmithphysio.bsky.social @imperialbrains.bsky.social

04.12.2024 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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