David Smith on Dementia

For the Inaugural Radcliffe Lecture 2014 Professor Hugh Watkins explores the success and limitations of genome sequencing in simple Mendelian diseases and in complex disorders, against the backdrop of his ground breaking research into heart disease. The Radcliffe Lecture series p ... Show More

Professor Irene Tracey talks about her research into pain through using brain imaging technology to see exactly how the brain is affected by pain while discussing its implications to how we understand pain in society. 

Head of the Department of Biochemistry Professor Kim Nasmyth talks about the department and what it means to be a biochemist at Oxford. 

Research into effective ways to prevent or slow down the onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease has come a long way, according to researcher and neuropsychologist Glenn E. Smith, PhD. In this episode, he discusses the causes of dementia as well as the effectiveness of activiti ... Show More

Dr Emma O'Brien, Science Communications Officer, Alzheimer's Research UK gives a talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing. There are many opportunities for medical students and doctors to undertake research relevant to old age psychiatry, particularly dementia. Emm ... Show More

An overview on Dementia and why Alzheimers Research UK is here 

Prof. Klaus Ebmeier is the Foundation Chair of Old Age Psychiatry. In this interview he gives his point of view on dementia, normal aging and why new treatments are not yet effective. He also explains why failure is the bread-and-butter of research and gives valuable advice to fu ... Show More

Join Naz Hernandez (Specialist Registrar in Care of the Elderly) as she is being interviewed by Xin You (Neurologist) about Dementia. 

Dr Clare Mackay, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, gives a talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing. The MRC Dementia's platform is facilitating greater connections between dementia research cohorts to boost research. Clare Mackay describes the breadth ... Show More

<p>This episode covers dementia.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/moremedicine/psychiatry/dementia/'>https://zerotofinals.com/moremedicine/psychiatry/dementia/</a> or in the psychiatry section of the Zero to Finals More Medicine book (due l ... Show More

Dr. Kenneth Langa discusses his paper, "Estimating the Prevalence of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the US". Show references: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2797274?resultClick=1 This episode is brought to you by Mass General Brigham De ... Show More

<div><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Amanda Grant Smith is a geriatric psychiatrist with decades of experience treating patients with dementia and Alzheimer's ... Show More