Dr. Helena Blumen
@BlumenAgingLab
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A cognitive scientist @einsteinmed @montefioreGeri @NeuroMonteEinst interested in improving social, #cognitive and physical functions in #aging. Views my own
Albert Einstein College of Med
Joined February 2021
Summer Picnic with Resnick Women in Aging Research Group #WomeninScience #aging #researchers Thanks to co-founder Mirnova Ceide and to Dachel Sanchez-Castellanos for organizing. @MontefioreGeri @EinsteinMed
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Adding @VNagamalla_MD to this post.
Our latest publication: #brain atrophy in mild #cognitive impairment and motoric cognitive risk - with Vineela Nagamalla @DrJoeVerghese @PeepAyers @NirBarzilaiMD Olivier Beauchet Richard B Lipton Hiroyuki Shimada Velandai Srikanth @KargerPublisher
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Our latest publication: #brain atrophy in mild #cognitive impairment and motoric cognitive risk - with Vineela Nagamalla @DrJoeVerghese @PeepAyers @NirBarzilaiMD Olivier Beauchet Richard B Lipton Hiroyuki Shimada Velandai Srikanth @KargerPublisher
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Distinct patterns of atrophy were associated with MCR and aMCI. A distributed pattern of cortical atrophy - that is more consistent with VaD or mixed dementia- was observed in MCR. A more restricted...
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Check out our latest article: #WhiteMatterHyperintensities Are Associated with Slower #Gait Speed in Older Adults Without #Dementia
karger.com
Abstract. Introduction: Slow gait speed is associated with poor health outcomes in aging, but the relationship between cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) pathologies and gait speed in aging is not...
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Hypothalamic aging accelerates systemic and brain aging in mice. Our new study supports the role of the hypothalamus in brain aging in humans. @MD_MilmanS @EricaFWeissPhD @NirBarzilaiMD @MontefioreEndo @BlumenAgingLab @columbiaimaging @EinsteinMed
https://t.co/emTAXCPnnq
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Check out our latest article showing that #Cognitive reserve proxies are associated with age-related #cognitivedecline, but not with age-related #gait decline https://t.co/z1tNeJntea
#aging #dementia #Alzheimer #socialconnection #physicalhealth #cognition
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Congratulations to our Clinical Research Training Program graduates who graduated yesterday with their Master of Science in Clinical Research Methods! #CRTP2024 #CongratsGrads
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Important work regarding the cultural validity of the #MoCA in a diverse primary care setting. It is crucial to ensure that cognitive screening tools work for ALL of our patients! @MarninaStimmel #JoeVerghese @CelesteNsubayi @EricaFWeissPhD #DEI
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Background Efficacy and validity of the MoCA for cognitive screening in ethnoculturally and linguistically diverse settings is unclear. We sought to examine the utility and discriminative validity...
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to the awesome women scientists in @BlumenAgingLab and beyond #WomenInScience
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Please register to join our webinar with Electrophysiology PIA - where I will discuss the #brain substrates and pathologies of #gait and #cognition in #aging and preclinical #dementia with @Pierfiliippo and Amgad Droby. @MontefioreGeri @EinsteinMed
https://t.co/0BsigtyKMf
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Our #Dancing research is featured in this article - with @DrJoeVerghese and others @MontefioreGeri @EinsteinMed How Dancing Helps People With Dementia, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis
readersdigest.ca
Research shows dancing can help improve the lives of people with neurocognitive and movement disorders.
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Thanks to everyone (pictured and not pictured) who contributed to the 2023 Resnick Winter Symposium @MontefioreGeri @DrJoeVerghese @JetMahoney206 @JayakodyOshadi and many more...
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While women now outnumber men in graduate and #medschool, they lag male counterparts in securing institutional support. To address this disparity, three Einstein Board of Trustees members provided financial support to several female researchers. More at https://t.co/Dete0pFMkS
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Pleased to see that WHO has established a Commission on Social Connection #socialconnection #loneliness #socialisolation
https://t.co/kONJMMNOcO
who.int
Anyone, anywhere, can be lonely or socially isolated. The WHO Commission on Social Connection aims to see the issue recognised and resourced as a global public health priority.
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PhD Program at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accepting applications! If you're passionate about groundbreaking research and ready to embark on a transformative academic journey, this is your chance to apply! 🚀 Application Deadline: December 11
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Check out @BlumenAgingLab at #GSA2023 tomorrow/Friday 11/10: @JayakodyOshadi 10-11:30am Room 103 @chavapollak 2-3:15pm Poster #394 @BlumenAgingLab 4:30-6 pm Room 115 #aging #dementia #loneliness #frailty #Dancing
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Check @BlumenAgingLab latest publication. Great job @chavapollak and great collaboration @DrJoeVerghese #socialconnection #socialisolation #loneliness #aging #walking #dementia Longitudinal Associations of Social Support and Gait Speed Decline in Aging
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AbstractBackground. Social support predicts functional and cognitive decline in aging. Yet, the associations between social support and gait speed decline—
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We are celebrating the 15th year anniversary of our geriatrics assessment workshop, part of the introduction to clinical medicine course @EinsteinMed! Thanks to everyone who helped, our patient volunteers and a special #shoutout to Dina! We couldn't have done it without you!
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@BlumenAgingLab celebrated Natalie Delpratt who advanced to candidacy yesterday. Congrats again Natalie!!! (not on social media, but agreed to post). #womeninscience #cognitive #neuroscience #cognitiveaging #longevity @MontefioreGeri @EinsteinMed
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Check out this special issue of Cerebral Circulation: #Cognition and #Behavior - including our article on the #brain patterns of pace and rhythm in #aging with @susmit_tripathi @DrJoeVerghese @MicheleCallisa1 @JetMahoney206 @Velandaisrikan1
https://t.co/aQKs0X4zaN
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