2024 Douglas Barrett Project

Project Details Supervisor Dr Doug Barrett Project area or title Development and evaluation of a clinical test battery to measure age-related changes in sensation and cognition Description Ageing is associated with decreases in sensory acuity as well as changes in...

2024 Elizabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska Project

Project Details Supervisor Elizabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska Project area or title Discovering blood-based RNA biomarkers for improving clinical diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies Description Accurate distinction between Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer’s...

2024 Carlo De Lillo Project

Project Details Supervisor Carlo De Lillo Project area or title Refinement and validation of a new computerised tool for the culture-fair screening for early signs Alzheimer’s disease Description It is crucial to distinguish Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from...

2024 Michael Chappell Project

Project Details Supervisor Michael Chappell Project area or title Establishing confidence in the sensitivity of Arterial Spin Labelling Perfusion MRI for diagnostic applications in dementia Description Brain health critically depends on high levels of tissue perfusion...

2024 Martin Orrell Project

Project Details Supervisor Martin Orrell Project area or title Needs in people with dementia Description People with dementia admitted to general hospital beds often have a variety of medical and mental health needs. Many such admissions can be for problems which with...