A research clinic & program targeting modifiable dementia risk factors - Brain & Mind Centre & Charles Perkins Centre, @prof_naismith @cogsleep @Sydney_Science
Joined May 2020
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🧠 New Deep-Learning Tool for PVS Segmentation
Proud to share a collaborative paper introducing PINGU, a robust model for measuring perivascular spaces (PVS) across diverse MRI data.
🔗 Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🧠 New Paper Alert!
Our PhD student @RachaelYu23 explored how arterial stiffness (PWV) relates to prefrontal cortex structure in older adults.
Findings show higher PWV = thinner cortex highlighting vascular health as key for brain ageing.
Read more 👇
link.springer.com/article/10…
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Celebrating our students at the #BMCSymposium2025
Our talented team presented their research. We’re so proud of their hard work.
Special congrats to Yansen Wang, winner of the Best Poster Award (Master’s category)! 🏆
Thanks to @BrainMind_Usyd for an inspiring event!
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🎉 Big week of celebrations at the HBA Clinic!
👏 Ally submitted her PhD, 🎓 @Nicoleez91 PhD was approved, and Charlotte & Nick completed their Honours!
💛 We also farewelled Lucy, our amazing NeuroMusic Trial neuropsychologist.
We couldn’t be prouder of our HBA team 💫
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🧠💜 World Alzheimer’s Month
This Thursday our team is in the community sharing evidence-based strategies for healthy brain ageing & dementia prevention.
📍 9:30am Woodstock Community Centre
📍 11:30am Petersham RSL
Join us to learn, connect & take action for brain health!
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🌍💤 Our team shared new research at #WorldSleep2025 showing how sleep and its neurobiological markers reveal vital insights into ageing and dementia risk.
👏 Proud of our presenters for advancing the science on the global stage!
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We are delighted to welcome Peta Kazantzis as our new Clinic Coordinator. 🎉
Peta will help streamline clinic operations, support our team and participants, and keep our services running smoothly.
Please join us in welcoming Peta to the team!
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We’re thrilled to have @Nicoleez91 continuing with us in her new role as Postdoctoral Research Associate!
Nicole brings strong expertise in RCTs, neuroimaging, and a deep commitment to prevention in dementia care. We’re excited to see the impact of her work in this next chapter
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Huge congratulations to our PhD student, Nicole Espinosa Zarlenga , on submitting her thesis!
A remarkable milestone and a testament to her dedication and hard work.
We’re so proud of you! 👏🎓
2 Jul 2025
I still can’t believe I’ve submitted my PhD thesis! Grateful for the support along the way—especially my amazing supervisor @Prof_Naismith . Wouldn’t have done it without you. Stay tuned—more to come! 🎓✨
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📢 We’re hiring a Clinic Coordinator at @Sydney_Uni!
Join us to support the Healthy Brain Ageing Clinic, driving dementia care research and patient support.
📍 Camperdown Campus | PT or FT | 1-year fixed term (extension possible)
Apply now 👉 usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com…
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Last week, our team— Prof Lee-Fay Low, @Prof_Naismith , Dr Catriona Ireland & Dr Simone Simonetti—consulted with 23 clinicians 💬 & 5 dementia advocates 🤝 in Orange, NSW📍to localise the Virtual Memory Clinic model for better early diagnosis & dementia care.
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Congrats! 👏🏽👏🏽
5 Jun 2025
Proud to receive the @ADNeT_Australia Mid-Career Award presented by Ralph Martins at the closing of #ADRF2025! 🥂🎉 A shout out & thanks to my team @HBAProgram_USYD, @ian_hickie @BrainMind_Usyd @UsydPsych @Sydney_Science @CPC_usyd.
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Well done!! 👏🏽👏🏽
4 Jun 2025
So honoured to have been invited to present for the Basic Science Symposium at #ADRF2025 this year held in Perth🔬🧠
Thank you so much to my supervisors @Prof_Naismith @ShawnKong11 & Joe Michaelian for all the support 😊
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Thrilled to see our PhDs & postdocs shine on Day 1 of #ADRF2025! 💡
They presented posters & talks on sleep, blood biomarkers, gender differences, and non-pharmacological interventions to support brain health in older adults at risk for dementia 🧠👏
@zoemschrire @Prof_Naismith
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Healthy Brain Ageing Program, University of Sydney retweeted
3 Jun 2025
Come to poster 14 to learn about sex differences in sleep and memory relationships in older adults at risk of dementia! 🎉 @LinaYe5376 @HBAProgram_USYD
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Essential reading for anyone working in ageing and sleep 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
16 May 2025
🚨 New Paper/instrument Alert: Validating the CogSleep Screener in Older Adults 💤🧠
We created a quick and accurate self-report sleep disturbance screening instruments for older adults.
Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
#Sleep #Insomnia #MildCognitiveImpairment
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Healthy Brain Ageing Program, University of Sydney retweeted
16 May 2025
Thrilled to be at the @sydneycon tonight for the Chancellor’s Concert & especially grateful for acknowledgement of our fabulous @BrainMind_Usyd Neuromusic collaboration, seeking to determine if music can promote neuroplasticity & prevent dementia! @Kathy_Refshauge @Sydney_Science
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📢 New preprint alert
Our study supports using plasma pTau181 to boost diagnostic confidence in Alzheimer’s across Australian Memory Clinics—moving closer to routine blood testing!
🔗Read more: medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Congratulations to @Prof_Naismith on receiving over $2.9 million from the MRFF to improve memory clinic access in rural Australia!
An incredible achievement! 🎉
9 May 2025
So thrilled to be doing this important work in these underserved regions! Huge thanks to my co-lead @leefay_low and to supporters @ADNeT_Australia @BrainMind_Usyd!
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Transforming Sleep-Dependent Memory Assessment 💤
Our latest study, led by Dr @SleepyAaronLam is out in JMIR Aging! We co-developed the ‘SleepMemories’ mobile app with older adults to digitalise sleep-dependent memory tasks.
Read more: doi: 10.2196/68147
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