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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2d

Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-fi fans can also look forward to fiction from astronaut Chris Hadfield and award-winning authors Ken Liu and Mary Robinette Kowal

The best new science fiction books of October 2025

Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-fi fans can also look forward to fiction from astronaut Chris Hadfield and award-winning authors Ken Liu and Mary Robinette Kowal

www.newscientist.com

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · 5d

Interested in non-modifiable risk factor research in the dementia field? Check out this 🧵featuring papers in the A&D journal family #AlzResearch

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Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · 9d

4 Ways to Get Someone with Dementia to Change Clothes dailycaring.com/4-ways-to-ge...

#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving

4 Ways to Get Someone with Dementia to Change Clothes – DailyCaring

A common challenge for caregivers is how to get seniors with dementia to change clothes. Get 6 reasons they refuse & 4 ways to encourage changing more often

dailycaring.com

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · 10d

Found this - and I love it. @asavage.bsky.social is an amazing person. "Everything good I have in my life is because of empathy and kindness. Me too my friend. Me too. imgur.com/gallery/mr-s...

Mr Savage on empathy

Discover topics like awesome, empathy, mr savage, and the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertainin...

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · 12d

Beautiful study from a stellar team!!

Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · 12d

Early neuroinflammation in people with Down syndrome may explain high prevalence of Alzheimer's disease agencia.fapesp.br/people-with-... by @agenciafapesp.bsky.social

#Alzheimers #dementia #DownSyndrome #inflammation

People with Down syndrome have early neuroinflammation

Researchers at the University of São Paulo identify a new factor that explains the high prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in older people with Down syndrome. The discovery paves the way for disease pr...

agencia.fapesp.br

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · 13d

Love it!!!

Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you for saying this.

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · 13d

Will miss her.

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 13d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Molecular Neurodegeneration @molneurodegen.bsky.social · 15d

✅ Our "Emerging Insights into #LewyBodyDisease" review series is now complete!

Dive into the full collection covering diagnosis, management & mechanisms of LBD

Explore all articles here ➡️ biomedcentral.com/collections/...

#synucleinopathies #Parkinsons #microbiome #neuroimaging #sleep

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you for including me on your list!!! This made me smile!

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · 21d

But also will add - did not mean to sound negative - fantastic overview!

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · 21d

One day - would hope to see Down syndrome included in Figure 1.

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Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · 23d

Large PET scan study links genetics, gender and age to Alzheimer's tau buildup www.medicine.lu.se/article/larg... by @lunduniversity.bsky.social

#Alzheimers #dementia #genetics #gender

Largest ever TauPET study of Alzheimer’s deepens understanding of the disease

Lund University. “Such an extensive study of Alzheimer’s disease has never been done before – in terms of both the number of participants or the wide geographical spread,” says Rik Ossenkoppele, resea...

www.medicine.lu.se

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Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · Sep 13

Childhood Loneliness and Cognitive Decline and Dementia Risk in Adulthood jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#Alzheimers #dementia #loneliness #mentalhealth #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence

Childhood Loneliness and Cognitive Decline and Dementia Risk in Adulthood

This cohort study examines whether childhood loneliness is associated with cognitive decline and dementia risk in midlife and older age and whether adult loneliness mediates or modifies these associat...

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Alzheimer's & Dementia Journals @alzdemjournals.bsky.social · Sep 8

Globalizing ancestral diversity in AD genetics is essential to identify interventions across populations. Learn about critical efforts to address this need in this #TRCI article🧵

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Tal Nuriel, PhD @talnuriel.bsky.social · Sep 3

A cool (and potentially paradigm shifting) study from the Liddelow lab

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Sep 3

Astrocytes are connected by gap junctions in large, plastic networks that link brain regions not connected by neurons, a new preprint shows.

By @callimcflurry.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/astrocytes/a...

Astrocyte networks span large swaths of brain

The networks are plastic, connect brain regions that aren’t connected by neurons and may enable long-distance communication between astrocytes, a new preprint shows.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · Sep 2

Negroni!

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanhneville.medsky.social · Aug 31

Super excited to be one of the speakers for this course! I’ll be speaking about our experience with the @3wishesprogram.bsky.social at @uclahealth.org and how to start such a program! @harvardmed.bsky.social

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · Aug 23

Beautifully written @talnuriel.bsky.social.

Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · Aug 23

"I don’t pretend to have all the answers to the complex issues in this country, but it’s hard for me to believe that damaging the greatest biomedical research system in the world is the way to solve any problems, let alone the problem of antisemitism."

Tal Nuriel, PhD @talnuriel.bsky.social · Aug 22

A little hesitant to post this on here, as I wrote it specifically for the Jewish community in Detroit...but maybe it'll inspire other scientists to write articles in their hometown papers. www.thejewishnews.com/opinion/biom...

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Prof Malú Gámez Tansey @malutansey.bsky.social · Aug 19

Excited to share this review from Mackenzie Bolen Kelly Menees, PhD and University of Florida UG Aidan Dupreez in #TanseyLab3ptO on #irondysregulation in the #brain and #periphery in #Parkinsons. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Iron mishandling in the brain and periphery in Parkinson’s disease - npj Parkinson's Disease

npj Parkinson's Disease - Iron mishandling in the brain and periphery in Parkinson’s disease

www.nature.com

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thanks for sharing !

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · Aug 10

Love the work you are doing - so important!!! Also looking at this topic in women with Down syndrome with @ejdrews.bsky.social ! Amplifying so more people can hear about your study #bhammstudy

M. Natasha Rajah 🇨🇦 @mnrajah.bsky.social · Aug 10

Thank you Jennifer Yoon & @CBCNews for reporting on our Brain Health at Midlife & #Menopause (BHAMM) study!

If you live in Toronto or Montreal, are generally healthy & interested in participating please sign up at: bheamlab.ca/participate

#bhammstudy

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M. Natasha Rajah 🇨🇦 @mnrajah.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thank you Jennifer Yoon @CBC The National for highlighting our work the importance of studying menopause in our quest to understand why more women are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease!

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Learn more about the #BHAMMstudy findings here:

bheamlab.ca/publications

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · Aug 7

I have a pizza too!

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Elizabeth Head, Ph.D. @elizabethhead.bsky.social · Aug 6

Taco blanket??

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