Scott Chiesa
@ChiesaScott
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@AlzResearchUK David Carr Fellow at @UCL @MRCLHA. Now with more real followers than bots.
London
Joined June 2022
Wrote a short piece for the @ConversationUK about obesity, dementia risk, and why the science linking the two can be challenging. @MRCLHA .@ARUKscientist.
theconversation.com
The science linking obesity to dementia is complicated - here’s why
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📢 Very happy to see our DEMON Network WG scoping review on the social determinants of dementia published today. Coincidentally came out on the same day that many of the co-authors met in person for the first time at #AAIC25.
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Dementia risk is influenced by the social conditions in which people live. These social determinants of dementia (SDOD) are potential targets for prevention. We conducted a comprehensive scoping...
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New article in @ConversationUK about the importance of the early-life period for long-term brain health. Thanks to co-authors Francesca Farina and Laura Booi.
theconversation.com
It’s never too early – or late – to protect your brain. Research shows dementia prevention could begin as early as childhood.
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Huge thanks as always my co-authors @vgarfield87 and our fantastic student Arisa Sittichokkananon. @UCL_ICS @UCLHealthPublic @MRCLHA.
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📢 New 🫀🧠 paper published in Circulation. Genetic predisposition for CAD is associated with an increased risk of vascular dementia in old age, but this risk is reduced in those demonstrating healthy lifestyle profiles earlier in the lifespan.
ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Shared genetic and lifestyle risk factors may underlie the development of both coronary artery disease (CAD) and dementia. We examined whether an increased genetic risk for CAD is...
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Interviewed by The Telegraph last week to discuss whether 'middle-age spread' might compromise brain health. TL;DR: Complex area, but it probably does. @MRCLHA @UCL_ICS @UCLPopHealthSci @ARUKscientist.
telegraph.co.uk
A wider waist increases your risk of dementia – but there are simple ways to offset the damage
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The UCL BHF Centre for Research Excellence in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK are seeking to better understand adolescent attitudes to heart & brain health. The short anonymous survey is aimed at anyone aged 16-24 and can be accessed using. . or
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Brief quote from me in yesterday's Daily Mail article on young onset dementia. Was asked to provide a 'robust answer' on whether lifestyle changes could help to prevent the disease. Robustly answered 'maybe'.
dailymail.co.uk
It is the memory-robbing disease that people fear the most as they age - and it is even more tragic when it strikes early. One of those affected is actress Pauline Quirke.
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Bit of media attention today for my recent collaboration with 🫀-🧠 Ageing Group at University of Oxford . Unhealthy childhood could affect brain later in life, study suggests @MRCLHA @UCL_ICS @ARUKscientist @CO90s @eBioMedicine.
independent.co.uk
Having an unhealthy childhood appears to lead to changes to parts of the brain which have been linked with dementia.
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📢 New 🧠 health paper published in.@LancetLongevity. Addresses the importance of young adulthood as a crucial life stage for dementia prevention and provides research and policy recommendations for the field. . @MRCLHA @UCLPopHealthSci @ARUKscientist.
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Huge thanks to co-authors @sanasuri, Raihaan Patel, and the excellent @hollyyhaines. @MRCLHA .@UCL_ICS.@UCLPopHealthSci.@ARUKscientist.@CO90s.
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📢 New 🫀🧠 paper published in EBioMedicine. Cerebral structural differences in regions linked to dementia in old age may be a legacy of developmental differences associated with cardiovascular risk exposure during early life.
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Enjoyed speaking about careers in STEM on the Engage Stage at this year's New Scientist Live. My first time being introduced with the help of a smoke machine and techno soundtrack. Will now be insisting on a similar entrance for all future conference talks.
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Very proud of former @UCL_ICS @MRCLHA Cardiovascular Science students Arisa Sittichokkananon and Priyanka Iyer who presented findings from their excellent iBSc and MSc research projects at #ESCCongress 2024 last week.
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📢 New 🫀🧠 pre-print on MedrXiv. Lifestyle modifications targeting cardiovascular risk may also lower risk of vascular dementia in people genetically predisposed to developing coronary artery disease. @MRCLHA @UCL_ICS @ARUKscientist @vgarfield87.
medrxiv.org
Background Shared genetic and lifestyle risk factors may underlie the development of both coronary artery disease (CAD) and dementia. This study aimed to examine if an increased genetic risk for CAD...
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@Brain1878 @uk_biobank Huge thanks to co-authors @LydiaRader @vgarfield87 @IsabelleFFoote @sanasuri @mendel_random @alundhughes30 @iTomRichardson . @MRCLHA @UCL_ICS @UCLPopHealthSci @ARUKscientist.
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📢New advance article published today in @Brain1878. Using a lifecourse Mendelian Randomization approach in @uk_biobank & ABCD cohorts, we demonstrate long-term impacts of childhood adiposity on numerous adult brain traits.
academic.oup.com
Using a genetic technique known as multivariable Mendelian randomization, Chiesa et al. show that differences in brain volumes that are commonly attributed
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RT @UCL_ICS: We are offering three MSc Cardiovascular Science Bursaries for Home applicants. Click to find out more
ucl.ac.uk
Discover funding support available for students applying to the MSc in Cardiovascular Science at UCL, including bursaries for Home, Overseas, and Widening Participation applicants.
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Great couple of days representing @MRCLHA at #ARUKConf24 with @dylan_wi11iams, @Caterina_Felici, and @Sarah_naomi_1. So glad we all found the time to take this definitely not photoshopped photograph together!
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