A biweekly podcast for early career researchers, bringing together fantastic guests to discuss their research, careers + much more. Dedicated to sharing the science, encouraging collaborations, attracting more people to the field of Alzheimer's and other dementias research, and supporting those already here to succeed. Brought to you by https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk at University College London, in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society…
Changing the course of dementia depends entirely on where you are standing, and this panel is standing in four different places. Recorded in front of a live audience at the Alzheimer's Research UK Thames Valley Network Dementia Research Day 2026, Professor Emma Mead , Chief Scientific Officer at the ARUK Oxford Drug Discovery Institute, puts the question to four people who see the problem from…
Around 80% of women worldwide will become mothers, and pregnancy triggers the largest hormonal shift the body will ever experience. So what does it do to the brain, and does any of it last? In this episode of XXplored, host Dr Laura Stankeviciute , University of Gothenburg is joined by Dr Magdalena Martínez-García , Scientific Director of Maternal Health at the Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health…
In this episode, we share highlights from the fourth day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Adam Smith chats with Dr Niying Li, Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia; Dr Natasha Anita, a Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital; and Lillian Morgado, Research Coordinator at Georgia State University. The AAIC brings…
In this episode, we share highlights from the third day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Adam Smith chats with Cari Randa-Beaulieu , Provincial Coordinator, Knowledge Mobilization at the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia and Yukon; and Abrar AbuHamdia , a PhD candidate at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. The AAIC brings together researchers from all…
In this episode, we share highlights from the second day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Adam Smith chats with Nathania from Universitas Airlangga in Indonesia, Dr Arezoo Talebzadeh from Ghent University in Belgium, and Dr Suelyn Koerich from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston The AAIC brings together researchers from all areas of research…
In this episode, we share highlights from the first day of the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). Adam Smith chats with Sarah Graef from Rush University Medical Center and Muthia Huda Islami from the National Brain Centre Hospital Mahar Mardjono in Jakarta. The AAIC brings together researchers from all areas of research to share their work, theories and breakthroughs…
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the mic from one ISTAART PIA to the next, giving you an honest, peer-to-peer tour of where dementia research is actually heading, from wearables and biomarkers to policy and trial design, in the run-up to AAIC . Series closer, and the relay…
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the mic from one ISTAART PIA to the next, giving you an honest, peer-to-peer tour of where dementia research is actually heading, from wearables and biomarkers to policy and trial design, in the run-up to AAIC . Most people with hypertension…
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the mic from one ISTAART PIA to the next, giving you an honest, peer-to-peer tour of where dementia research is actually heading, from wearables and biomarkers to policy and trial design, in the run-up to AAIC . Lewy body pathology shows up in…
Welcome to the seventh season of the Dementia Researcher X ISTAART PIA Relay Podcast. Across six episodes, leading early career and senior researchers hand the mic from one ISTAART PIA to the next, giving you an honest, peer-to-peer tour of where dementia research is actually heading, from wearables and biomarkers to policy and trial design, in the run-up to AAIC . Almost everyone born with Down…