Lisa Barnes

You were hilarious!

So happy to see you’re running for President for INS! I think you would be great in this role and INS and all of its members would benefit from your servant leadership. Good luck in the election! #TeamMelissa 💯

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🧵

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Modernizing diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: A review of global trends and Asia‐specific perspectives The landscape of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD) diagnosis is evolving rapidly, driven by advances in disease understanding, biomarker tools, and disease-modifying therapies. M...

Highlights from the 2024 AAIC Advancements: Modernizing Diagnosis, out in Alzheimer’s & Dementia! This paper explores modern biomarker-based frameworks for AD/ADRD diagnosis, and strategies to ensure equitable global access to diagnosis and treatment #AlzResearch

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We had a wonderful time at the Caregiver Meet & Greet at Nancy's Home Health Care on Saturday, August 2!

@beyoung40.bsky.social, Associate Director of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, spoke to various community groups and caregivers along with other members from the RADC team.

A&D Journal Events at #AAIC25- Sunday July 27

☑️ Meet the Editors- All journal editors (10:30-11a.m.)
☑️ Meet the Editors- BSEA Editor in Chief: Crystal Glover @cgster.bsky.social (12:30-4p.m.)

📍@alzassociation.bsky.social booth (1010)

@alzdemjournals.bsky.social Deputy Editor and consummate colleague, Dr. Lisa L Barnes always supports me! I am so grateful! @beyoung40.bsky.social

Learn about world class research published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia journal family at #AAIC25!

Attend the A&D journal family sponsored session: Heterogeneity in Alzheimer's Disease!

⏰Tuesday, July 29 (9-10:30am ET)
Convention Center Room 701

Are you an @istaart.bsky.social member who is eager to understand the scientific peer review process?

Attend ISTAART Peer Review Workshop on Monday, July 28 at #AAIC25 to meet Alzheimer’s & Dementia Journal family editors and learn about the peer review process.

Come prepared with questions!

Interested in learning more about scientific publishing at #AAIC25?

Stop by Booth 1010 to learn more about Alzheimer's & Dementia, the official journal family of the Alzheimer's Association. Meet the Editors sessions will be held throughout the conference!

Come by and meet us! We’d love to hear about your work!

New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.

Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.

arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...

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Representation in research is being spearheaded by the CARE Registry. Recent A&D article highlights the efforts to enroll 10,000+ Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) adults #AlzResearch

Learn more about the strategies:
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Activity variability: A novel physical activity metric and its association with cognitive impairment INTRODUCTION Evidence suggests that engaging in a high volume of daily or weekly physical activity may reduce the risk of cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD)...

Lower minute-level physical activity is associated with higher odds of cognitive impairment in older adults

A&D: Transitional Research & Clinical Intervention reports activity variability could indicate cognitive health status #TRCI #AlzResearch

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

⏳One month left to submit your paper(s) to the @naccdata.org and #NIAfundedADRC Special Issue of @alzdemjournals.bsky.social !

Submit your paper by May 31, 2025: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

Please consider sending your work to our call on the Practice of Inclusion Science. We want to showcase the great work you all are doing in this space!

Does segregation impact cognition and everyday functioning among Black older adults?

Research in A&D: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging shows higher segregation is associated with accelerated cognitive decline over time. #AlzResearch #BSEA

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Neighborhood disadvantage and the incidence of dementia in US Black women INTRODUCTION We investigated the association of neighborhood disadvantage with the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) in the longitudinal Black Women's Health Study (BWHS).....

🚨 Our new @alzdemjournals.bsky.social paper on neighborhood disadvantage and dementia in in the Black Women's Health Study (BWHS). Honored to be part of this collaboration @bostonu.bsky.social @rushalzheimers.bsky.social & more
@beyoung40.bsky.social @zinzinator.bsky.social
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Is histone deacetylase-11 inhibition a therapeutic target for AD? #AlzResearch

Research in Alzheimer’s & Dementia report improvements in AD models:
⬆️cognitive function
⬇️amyloid burden
⬇️neuroinflammation

Full A&D article: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Driving research on successful aging and neuroprotection in Latin America: Insights from the inaugural symposium on brain resilience and healthy longevity INTRODUCTION Global life expectancy has steadily increased in recent decades, resulting in a significant rise in the number of individuals aged 80 years and older. This trend is also evident in Lati...

The journal's link is now working: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Driving research on successful aging and neuroprotection in Latin America: Insights from the inaugural symposium on brain resilience and healthy longevity - PubMed Uncovering the genetic and physiological drivers of cognitive resilience, neurodegeneration resistance, and healthy longevity is essential for maintaining brain function as we age. "Superagers" and co...

Last August, we hosted the inaugural Latin American Symposium on Brain Resilience, launching the Latin American Network in this field! 🎉 The summary of our discussions is now available in @alzdemjournals.bsky.social —check it out! Thanks to all who made it possible!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40145291/

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"Without research to point toward a healthier country, there will be poorer national health and less capacity to do what people do...on either end of the political spectrum."

Read the Editorial. https://ja.ma/4j6ZTyN

Some of our esteemed faculty yesterday at the 2025 Denis A. Evans Lectureship featuring Professor Laurel A. Beckett, Ph.D. @anacapuano.bsky.social @beyoung40.bsky.social @doctoradda.bsky.social

Aww he still has your name listed on the faculty slide. ❤️

😭😭. Can’t believe this.

Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...

Move clear evidence of the systemic plan to undermine both the efficient functioning of essential government functions and vital scientific innovation. Crippling #NIH hurt taxpayers and cruelly harms people facing #Alzheimers, #cancer, #heartdisease, #diabetes, #autism, #mentalhealth disorders, etc.

🧪 #publichealth
Newly funded NIH grants = new job offers. Renewed grants = jobs retained. Musk has paralyzed NIH funding. NIA council recommends funding for grants, meets 3x/year. The January meeting was cancelled and has not been rescheduled. Red state people please call, email your reps/senators.