
Cassandra Morrison
@CassMorrison01
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Assistant professor in cognitive neuropsychology studying aging, cognitive decline, and neurodegeneration @Carleton_U @CU_Psychol Tweets reflect personal views.
Ottawa, ON
Joined April 2021
Exciting new research shows the power of combining MRI and clinical data with machine learning to predict AD pathology up to 14 years before death with ~90% accuracy! MRI features are crucial for early prediction. @DadarMahsa @farooqkamal_1
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GeroScience - Predicting Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology prior to clinical diagnosis is important for identifying individuals at high risk of developing AD dementia. However, there remains...
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RT @DadarMahsa: Racial and ethnic differences in white matter hypointensities: The role of vascular risk factors - Alzheimer's & Dementia -….
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INTRODUCTION White matter hypointensities (WMHs) are markers of cerebrovascular pathology associated with cognitive decline. Reports of racial and ethnic differences in WMHs have been inconsistent...
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RT @dlouiscollins: According to dementia costs $40B/y (15B direct + 25B indirect) in Canada. Delaying onset by 1,….
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Excited to attend my first conference as an assistant prof from @CU_Psychology showcasing my students work and new collaborations with @janderz. Be sure to check out our posters Sunday 28 -Tuesday 30 #AAIC2024
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RT @mallarchkrvrty1: Excited to see this work out from @dlouiscollins lab out in @ApertureOHBM !!. 👇🏾👇🏾.
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🔍Exciting opportunity!🧠With CIHR funding, we're seeking a postdoc to delve into Alzheimer's disease in diverse populations like in this paper Join us in uncovering fascinating insights! #Alzheimers @DadarMahsa @DouglasResearch @mcgillu @CU_Psychology.
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RT @DadarMahsa: The influence of APOE status on rate of cognitive decline @CassMorrison01 @farooqkamal_1 .
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GeroScience - Apolipoprotein (APOE) ɛ4 positivity and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) both increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) development. However, few...
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Most research has examined how blood pressure impacts cognitive and brain changes, while ignoring variable BP. Our study found that variable BP results in more cognitive decline and structural brain changes than both normal and high BP! @DadarMahsa .
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Importance Hypertension is a known risk factor for cognitive decline and structural brain changes in aging and dementia. In addition to high blood pressure (BP), individuals may also experience...
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RT @DadarMahsa: Job Alert! Together with @CassMorrison01 we are looking for a postdoctoral fellow interested in studying Alzheimer's disea….
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As my postdoc ends and I begin my career as an assistant professor, I want to send a huge thanks to my incredible supervisor for his guidance and support throughout this journey @dlouiscollins 🙌.
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My final publication as a postdoc examined the fascinating world of #WMH and #sexdifferences🧠🚺🚹! We observed that even with the same amount of WMHs, females showed more cognitive decline than males Special thanks to @DadarMahsa for all her support.
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
BACKGROUND White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are associated with cognitive decline and progression to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. It remains unclear if sex differences influenc...
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RT @dlouiscollins: Worried about sex and WMH? See Cassandra Morrison’s poster.‘The Influence of Sex on White Matter Hyperintensity Burden’….
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RT @RezaRajabli: Are you attending @OHBM and wondering how to apply deep learning to your small yet valuable MRI dataset to make a generali….
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RT @dlouiscollins: Interested in #tau and #AD? See Vlad FONOV’s imaging session poster (July 15) AIC-P-329 (and July 17 P4-397) In vivo d….
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RT @dlouiscollins: Have questions about #WMH & #APOE in #AD? Come see Cassandra Morrison’s poster P2-019 (July 17) Differences in pathology….
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RT @dlouiscollins: Do we really need to normalize #Hippocampus volume in #AD? Comme see Sofia Fernandez-Lozano’s poster P3-389 (July 18) #A….
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RT @dlouiscollins: how does the #NbM change in early #AD? Come see Neda Shafiee’s poster (July 19) P4-360 Nucleus basalis of Meynert degene….
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RT @dlouiscollins: Want robust #ClinicalTrials with #simulation for #AD? Come see Daniel Andrews poster (July 19) P4-641 Simulation-based e….
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