Dr. Valia Rodriguez
@valiarodriguez
Cuban doctor and scientist living in the UK. She works as an academic at Aston University.
Loneliness and social isolation of ethnic minority/immigrant older adults: a scoping review New paper led by @drmengxing Ethnicity/immigration-specific factors & general factors shape ethnic minority older adults' experiences of loneliness & isolation ⬇️ cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Today Aid 4 Cuba's 40ft container of medical aid left for the port. For customs we have to list each item with their market cost. Thanks to Doctors @valiarodriguez and @cuba_palacios this figure was put at an unbelievable £1,806,332.56! 🇨🇺✊️
What do we know about #frailty in England? A new Evidence Brief from @carole_fogg @NIHRresearch @NIHRevidence @GeriSoc @FinCH_Study @CommonsHealth @ZEjebu @AlisonProf @NIHRARCs @NIHRCRNWessex @HIOW_ICS @OurDorsetICS
Do you already have evidence that a particular intervention or service you’ve developed can support older adults’ independence? Then our open #FundingOpportunity could be for you 👇 Register for our webinar on 17th July to find out more: eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting-o…
Exercise boosts brain health with ageing. And new data shows just how long the benefits can last. In older adults aged 65-85, markers of cognitive health linked to memory (hippocampal-dependent spatial learning) were improved for up to 5 years after 6 months of high-intensity…
Excellent exchange with #HallGreen community groups and #Birmingham City Council Public involvement group discussing collaborations and work in the community around wellbeing, better ageing and Birmingham future. #buildingbridges
Do you deprescribe or review medicines💊 for older pple w frailty, polypharmacy, multimorbidity? Check out my article published in @PrescriberUK wchh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Tips & resources for pt centred #SMRs #Deprescribing #SDM conversations & more @pcpa_org @PrescQIPP @MorphCLtd
Delighted to announce the 2nd issue of UKAN Newsletter is live (shorturl.at/XjYBl), featuring event listings, pages of funding opps, network & GPA news PLUS spotlight features from @vita_dao, @alzassociation journal, @Hm_Weavers PP project, and a profile on @ATTAIN_network
We are very excited to announce a joint sandpit event with @CARINAnetwork and @Food4Years and our final hackathon meeting which will take place on 1st & 2nd October in London. More details to follow. If interested, please email [email protected] @UkAgeing
"When the hospital gets busy, immediate reaction from the people with managerial roles is to post a message in a large group asking clinicians to discharge patients. These can be sent at any hour, blurring the lines between professional and personal time." bgs.org.uk/blog/we-need-d…
The @CogFrailNetwork held a workshop at the Annual meeting of @britgerontology at @UniofNewcastle. Promoting awareness on #CognitiveFrailty
Looking forward to presenting a novel data-driven approach for #healthyageing through monitoring hearing health #inequalities #BSG2024 @bsg2024 1.16 Frederick Douglass Centre @EqualAgeingNCL at 11am buff.ly/3L6ny3b funded @ResEngland
Scientist Training Programme (STP) 2024 applicants can now check the status of recruitment to each of the specialties nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/stp…
We finished the 2nd Conference of the @CogFrailNetwork at @LancasterUni with very good presentations and exciting projects ideas.
Exercise is a drug! - Exercise is one of the most potent interventions we have to improve health and reduce risk of cancer, heart disease, metabolic syndrome and neurodegenerative disease. - Exerkines are compounds released within our body in response to exercise that signal…
Aerobic and resistance exercise both induce hippocampal neurogenesis and increased cerebral blood, potentially leading to enhanced memory… ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
We know exercise can be impactful - particularly in the context of ageing. Here’s the difference just 1 year of exercise can make for the physical function of older adults (aged 70+). A decision to be more physically active can be a true “sliding doors” moment for physical…
#geriatrics #Ageing #gait #brain
Our paper on Gait Speed decline associated with Mild Brain Dysfunction is out. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
Poor Diet Tied to Brain Changes Linked to Depression A new study shows that a poor diet leads to brain changes associated with depression and anxiety. Brain scans of 30 volunteers revealed that unhealthy eating reduces grey matter volume and alters neurotransmitter levels,…
Our paper on Gait Speed decline associated with Mild Brain Dysfunction is out. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…