@charlesmarshall.bsky.social
Professor of Clinical Neurology. Clinical Director for Dementia for NHS London. Interested in dementia diagnosis, treatment and health inequalities
Golnaz Atefi presenting DeNPRU-QM work at Alzheimer's Europe Conference in Bologna, October 2025
Great to see researcher Golnaz Atefi present 'Attitudes Toward Brain Health and Dementia Risk Reduction Among Minoritised Ethnic Communities in the UK' at #35AEC. Project led by Prof Naaheed Mukadam #denpruQM @claudiacooper.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social
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TWO @nihr.bsky.social Academic Clinical Fellowship opportunities are currently available to come and work with us @preventiveneur1.bsky.social
Get in touch to discuss, and if you need any persuasion, hereβs what our team say about what itβs like to work here!
www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
π¨ New pre-print! π¨
Dr. Avi Chandra and Ben Jacobs study dementia genetics in underrepresented populations. π§¬β¨
In 51,000+ British South Asians, they show APOE influences dementia risk, underscoring the need for equitable care.
Read more: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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π Recruitment for DIADEM is closed!
The DIADEM study is exploring if central hearing tests can help detect dementia.
Over 450 participants across 17 UK sitesβhuge thanks to all involved! π
Shoutout to DIADEM top recruiters Lauren Bishop & Dicky Lim, whoβve seen over 100 participants together! ππ
Harriet standing by a poster on dementia risk reduction policy at AAIC 2025 in Toronto
A lot of early interest in #denpruQM consensus on dementia risk reduction policy at #AAIC25 presented by our great post-doc @hdemnitzking.bsky.social with the project led by @charlesmarshall.bsky.social Paper available later this year. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social
30.07.2025 13:31 β π 16 π 11 π¬ 0 π 2What does the public think about preventing dementia, MS & Parkinsonβs? @denpru-qm.bsky.social has just released findings from our YouGov poll, surveying 1,700 people in England, to explore attitudes to neurological prevention: bit.ly/3TwiN7l
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π§ π Dr Avi Chandraβs latest research links hearing lossβespecially centralβ to Alzheimerβs pathology including increased AΞ² and tau burden.
β But what is the underpinning relationship between these factors?
Watch this space!π§¬π§©
To read more β¬οΈ
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The front slide of a PowerPoint presentation. The text reads 'Reducing the risk of dementia: policy recommendations from a panel of experts'. Harriet Demnitz-King and Debs Smith.
Debs Smith and Harriet Demnitz-King presenting
Great to be at the @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social Science Festival 2025 today πͺ
@hdemnitzking.bsky.social (Early Career Researcher at #denpruQM) and Patient and Public Engagement Group member Debs Smith presented findings from our consensus workshop on public health policy for dementia prevention.
Fabulous work by Phazha Bothongo!
2 years and several near mental breakdowns for us both in the making!
π§ Causes and consequences of vascular dementia across the life course: Evidence from a UK Biobank phenome-wide and Mendelian randomization study π§
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Listen hereβ‘οΈ
Curious how divorce and widowhood affect the brain? π§
Take a deep dive into how these major life events may be linked to cognitive decline with Dr. Avi Chandra in the latest episode of ISTAART Voices.
ποΈ Listen now: alz.org/ISTAARTpodcast
πΌ We're looking for a mixed methods Research Assistant to join our team from August.
π You'll work across a range of projects utilising quantitative & qualitative methods, which may include health economics.
β° Apply via our website by Tuesday 6th May: shorturl.at/NxSqe
Please share widely!
Join NIHR DeNPRU-QM at Queen Mary as a Research Assistant to support dementia & neurodegeneration policy research. 18-month role, apply by 6th May @denpru-qm.bsky.social
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...
Come and work with us! Excellent research and policy research experience in a supportive socially active team
11.04.2025 12:44 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0π£ We're recruiting a mixed methods Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our team from August 2025 π£
You'll have a PhD (or near completion) & enjoy working with large data sets. Apply here:
shorturl.at/Z4SHk
@claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social
Please do think of joining us or pass this on to someone you know who might fancy it. I am, of course, rather biased but I think we are a lovely bunch, trying to help answer some really important questions. Always happy to chat to anyone who is interested!
09.04.2025 17:15 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1
Excited to share a new PhD studentship, using fMRI and MEG to detect early changes in Alzheimer's disease, fully funded for a UK student by @alzheimersresearchuk.org . Situated at UCL in Queen Square, London. Join us! tinyurl.com/nvmgroupphd
02.04.2025 10:40 β π 16 π 6 π¬ 1 π 1π¨Fantastic job opportunity for neurology trainees
Neurology Clinical Lecturer post in Dementia with us @qmuldementia.bsky.social now open to applications!
Please DM me for info and to discuss
www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...
Early presentations of dementia in a diverse population alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
27.02.2025 14:44 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0I think yes to both. We also need to look at combinations of features and consider the idea of automated dementia risk flags in primary care in the next phase.
26.02.2025 16:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New research, born out of community engagement work, shows that the symptoms people report prior to receiving a dementia diagnosis vary across ethnic groups.
www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
@qmulfmd.bsky.social @charlesmarshall.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
Thanks and congrats to the whole team involved @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmuldementia.bsky.social @preventiveneur1.bsky.social
26.02.2025 12:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
What symptoms do people tell their GP about when they are developing dementia?
Lots of non-cognitive symptoms - and in a highly diverse population we can see that it is culturally influenced.
Recognising this is key to equitable diagnosis
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Introducing Avi π!
He is a postdoctoral research assistant at CPN, working on the ABATED project to advance automated brain image analysis for equitable dementia diagnosis. He completed his PhD at Kingβs, focusing on genetics and in vivo biomarkers in MCI & AD.
Watch to hear from Avi!
πExcited to share the first published output from the ABATED studyπ
The commentary in JAD, "Cultural variation in trust and acceptability of AI diagnostics for dementia," explores key considerations from diverse focus groups, focusing on trust, training, and autonomy.
doi.org/10.1177/1387...
Introducing Natalia π!
She is a NIHR Doctoral Fellow in CPN's Dementia team. Her PhD research explores Alzheimer's blood biomarkers in ethnic minority groups, supervised by Prof, @charlesmarshall.bsky.social , Prof @claudiacooper.bsky.social & Dr. Ashvini Keshavan (UCL).
ICYMI: New online! Moving towards meaningful patient and public engagement https://bit.ly/4aUOcs2
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ICYMI: New online! Nothing about us, without us β establishing a patient and public involvement and engagement group https://bit.ly/4aUOfEe
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academic.oup.com/braincomms/a... delighted to finally see this out. We asked the question - could we identify different subtypes of CBS using SuStaIn algorithm applied to a baseline structural MRI scan and if so did these associate with underlying pathology? Read the paper to find out!
12.02.2025 07:38 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Weβre revisiting the insightful focus group we held for the DIADEM project six months ago.
A huge thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to the valuable discussions. Your involvement continues to drive the progress of our research.
