Ash Venkataraman

Q: if monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's were available now, how many people in the UK would be eligible? A: 30,200 people/yr (less than expected) applying trial criteria to real populations in Cambridge + South London. Read our paper here ⬇️ bit.ly/addemand

Neither of today's decisions in UK regarding lecanemab should bring forth social media fist pumping or expressions of 'I was right' or 'they are wrong'. These are complex issues - antagonism without appreciation of nuances does an injustice to people with AD and their families.

Our paper is published in @TheLancetPH - thanks to co-authors @seb_walsh @Gill_Livingston @sudha_md and many others. Mapping #dementia #risk factors and prevalence/incidence of dementia over time eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Huge congratulations to the amazing @lucyl_lucy for passing her PhD viva. 🎉🎉🎉 @KCL_OAP @AarslandDag @jpmkane @rcpsychOldAge

Come and do a PhD on ultra low field portable MRI in memory clinic with myself and the amazing @AarslandDag @frantisekvasa & Steve Williams. Please share widely, closing date 14th Feb: kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f… @KCL_OAP @NIHRMaudsleyBRC @demrescommunity

The @NIHR_MindTech and IoPPN are offering a new PhD studentship to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of ultra-low-field MRI in assessing brain changes in dementia patients. #neuroscience #Psychology Apply before 31 Jan: kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f…

New research alert! This paper by @MiguelGBorda2 , @AarslandDag and colleagues discusses the lack of awareness and research into Dementia with Lewy Bodies in Latin America and the implications. Read more here: …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md…

The SLaM Brain Health Clinic now published in BJPsych Open here doi.org/10.1192/bjo.20… @KCL_OAP @hrcbrainhealth @AarslandDag @Clive_Ballard @KingsIoPPN @MaudsleyNHS @NIHRMaudsleyBRC @ARK_KCL @rcpsych @rcpsychOldAge @alzheimerssoc @AlzSocResearch @ARUKscientist Summary 🔽

Academic psychiatry is everyone's business. Our @TheBJPsych editorial says why: cambridge.org/core/journals/… Thanks to all co-authors. @CFWilsonJones @srchamb @sameerjauhar

Why we need a revolution in clinical research. New editorial @Brain1878 academic.oup.com/brain/article/… @NIHRresearch @The_MRC @UKRI_News @wellcometrust @wesstreeting

Excited to share our work on between-scanner test-retest reliability of ultra-low-field brain MRI morphometry and correspondence to high-field MRI: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… | We scanned 23 healthy adults (20-69 y) on two identical 64 mT @Hyperfine Swoop systems and 3 T MRI (1/n)

Portable ultra-low-field brain MRI! Great work from @frantisekvasa and team. Lovely to be part of this work going forward. @KCL_OAP @KingsIoPPN @MaudsleyNHS @NIHRMaudsleyBRC ⬇️ Preprint and summary here ⬇️

Having 1 copy of a rare APO allele (Christchurch) provides some protection, 4-5 year delay, from a familial autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… @NEJM @ytquiroz @DrJoeArboleda despite increased β-amyloid, but less Tau accumulation

Two new preprints about physical space (geometry) and the brain. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… biorxiv.org/content/10.110… /n

NEW! 🚨 from @preventiveneur1 @sam_ereira @adeelrazi We describe a technique to predict who will get dementia up to 9 years in the future. New paper and explanatory 🧵 1/n doi.org/10.1038/s44220…

Looks like my friend Dr Laurrel made the cover of @TheBJPsych @DrBenUnderwood1 @AshwinVV

Mark your calendars for the 11th June for the launch of the The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Health, led by @AarslandDag and @Clive_Ballard , and hosted by @NIHRMaudsleyBRC @SouthLondonNHS More info here: kcl.ac.uk/events/launch-…

Paper out now and open access: @NIHRMaudsleyBRC CRIS study showing that people with MCI and loneliness or relationship problems had a higher risk of being diagnosed with dementia later. A potentially modifiable target for intervention at the MCI stage. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/DJVT436K…

📢Pre-print alert! 📢 Our systematic review *pre-print* protocol on retinal diagnostic methods and neurodegenerative disease detection is live! Reach out if you want to talk more about neurodegeneration and retinas 👁️🧠 medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Today the @alzheimerssoc has released our report on the economic burden of dementia. Here are some of the key findings: (1/7)