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Perminder Sachdev @sachdevps

Neuropsychiatrist, Dementia Expert, Writer, Poet.

Joined February 2015
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Anthony David@ProfTonyDavid
8 Feb 2024
Calling all neuropsychiatrists! ina2024.com.au/ina2024-call-… @SecretaryINA @The_BNPA @neuropsych_ucl @rcpsychNeuro @UCLBrainScience @KingsIoPPN

Call for Abstracts - 2024 International Congress on Neuropsychiatry - Melbourne Convention and...

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Australian Dementia Network - ADNeT@ADNeT_Australia
16 Feb 2024
Early bird registration are open for the Australian Dementia Research Forum. Register today for discounts, including special venue accommodation rates. Interested in Continuing Education sessions? You can view our CE speakers here ➡️ buff.ly/3UFbr36 #ADRF2024
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Both Biden and Trump are too old to run for President. It is not too late to find new candidates. economist.com/by-invitation/… @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA
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Evidence of prion-like transmission of Alzheimer's. Iatrogenic Alzheimer’s disease in recipients of cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone | Nature Medicine @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA @ADNeT_Australia
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Wi-Fi for neurons: first map of wireless nerve signals unveiled in worms nature.com/articles/d41586-0… @SecretaryINA @CHeBA_UNSW

Wi-Fi for neurons: first map of wireless nerve signals unveiled in worms

Nature - Studies find a densely connected network of neurons that communicate over long distances, rather than across synapses.

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@Avaaz
14 Nov 2023
Right now 36 tiny babies are in a battle for their lives in al-Shifa hospital in Gaza - their time is running out. @POTUS @JoeBiden: Show America is great enough to save the lives of these innocent babies. The world is watching. #CeasefireNow #LetThemGrowUp
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Daily multivitamin-mineral (MVM) supplementation for 3 years improved global cognition, episodic memory, and executive function in older adults. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w… @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA @ADNeT_Australia

Effects of cocoa extract and a multivitamin on cognitive function: A randomized clinical trial

Introduction Dietary supplements are touted for cognitive protection, but supporting evidence is mixed. COSMOS-Mind tested whether daily administration of cocoa extract (containing 500 mg/day...

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Why BMI is flawed — and how to redefine obesity nature.com/articles/d41586-0… @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA

Why BMI is flawed — and how to redefine obesity

Nature - The main diagnostic test for obesity — the body mass index — accounts for only height and weight, leaving out a slew of factors that influence body fat and health.

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An atlas of the brain bit.ly/46OwUJA @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA
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Beyond middle age, people get happier as they get older. Old age ain't bad. bit.ly/3DPaZG1 @CHeBA_UNSW
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It is, in principle, possible to stop life for more or less an indefinite time and then restart it. Worms Revived After 46,000 Years Frozen in Siberian Permafrost. bit.ly/3qcqTHg @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA

Worms Revived After 46,000 Years Frozen in Siberian Permafrost (Gift Article)

Scientists want to understand how the worms survived in extreme conditions for extraordinarily long periods of time.

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A round-up of studies finds no link of depression with serotonin economist.com/science-and-te… @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA

A popular medical explanation for depression is rebuffed

A round-up of studies finds no link with serotonin

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Ths stability-plasticity dilemma in relation to the brain. economist.com/science-and-te… @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA

How adult brains learn the new without forgetting the old

They keep a stock of unused synapses in reserve, to be activated as needed

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Becoming a father shrinks your brain, as does becoming a mother. economist.com/science-and-te… @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA

How becoming a father shrinks your cerebrum

That may help form parental attachments

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Brain Waves Synchronize when People Interact - Scientific American @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA
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A pair of scientists has produced a research paper in less than an hour with the help of ChatGPT file:///C:/Users/z8700122/AppData/Local/Temp/MicrosoftEdgeDownloads/ffe58ce2-c11e-4e8c-8d55-7eee84896955/data-to-paper-diabetes.pdf @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA
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Donald Triplett was autism’s “Case 1” economist.com/obituary/2023/… @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA

Donald Triplett was autism’s “Case 1”

The first man diagnosed as autistic died on June 15th, aged 89

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Lecanemab gets green light in US as Australia evaluates application abc.net.au/news/2023-07-07/a… @CHeBA_UNSW @SecretaryINA @DementiaAus

Promising Alzheimer's drug gets green light in US as Australia evaluates application

US officials grant full approval to the closely watched Alzheimer's drug Leqembi, as Australia receives an application.

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Fungi bacon and insect burgers: a guide to the proteins of the future nature.com/articles/d41586-0… The clear winner is minimally processed plant-based sources of protein.

Fungi bacon and insect burgers: a guide to the proteins of the future

Nature - Humanity needs to eat less meat. Here are seven alternatives.

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Last Tue was the hottest day ever recorded. It will get worse. El Niño is here — how bad will it be? nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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