Dementia Researcher Blogs

Dr Anna Volkmer, narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Research in dementia is developing at a great pace. The race for a ‘cure’ may not be as close as we wish but there is so much more …

Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Sam has been doing some soul searching recently, and he got to thinking about health, remembering something that was mentioned in a re…

Dr Clarissa Giebel narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Only a few short years after completing a PhD you will (hopefully) find yourself as a new principal investigators (PIs), thrust i…

Dr Aida Suárez-Gonzalez narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Lately Aida has been involved in many interview panels and, coincidentally, also in helping a substantial number of colleagu…

Beth Eyre narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Giving presentations is something that you can’t always hide from in science, and it’s one of those things that if you put off, they just …

Nathan Stephens narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Earlier this month Nathan attended the Alzheimer’s Society annual conference at the Park Plaza Hotel London. This was his first in p…

Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.

OK so this one is going to be dull (Yvonne's words, not ours). There, I’ve said it. There will be no humour, no fun his…

Hannah Hussain narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

For today’s blog Hannah provides provide a guide on how to go about your first literature review. It may sound super daunting. But do…

Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and Sam thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about something that he has recently started …

Adam Smith narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.

It's Mental Health Awareness Week and in this blog Adam discusses his own problems with anxiety, how he is coping and explores where they…

Dr Clarissa Giebel narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, followed by Dementia Action Week next week. So what better time to focus on the ment…

Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.

This is going to be an advice column for those of you currently applying or considering applying for fellowships. Pre-w…

Dr Kamar Ameen-Ali narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

In biomedical research there has historically been a tendency towards sole inclusion of males, particularly in preclinical animal…

Beth Eyre narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

By the time this blog is published, Beth will have finished all of her PhD experiments. That’s right, no more countless hours in a dark ro…

Nathan Stephens narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Have you ever been questioned by a supervisor, colleague, or member of the public about what a certain term actually means? For Nath…

Masha Burelo narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.

Just like drinking coffee to feel awake, many substances can affect the dynamics of our circadian cycle. Cannabinoids are a…

Clíona Farrell narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Down syndrome is caused by having a third copy of chromosome 21, and each year on the 21st of March (the 21st day of the third month)…

Hannah Hussain narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

As we’re in the middle of the holy month of Ramadhan, this got Hannah to thinking... was there a deeper, scientific reason behind fas…

Dr Anna Volkmer, narrates her blog written for Dementia Researcher.

As a researcher and a clinician, it is part of Anna's mission (so to speak) to spread awareness of some of the lesser known aspects…

Dr Yvonne Couch, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.

This time Yvonne goes through the ins and outs of a good scientific presentation. What to do and what not to do. Yvonne…