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Dementia Research at 黑料网

We investigate early diagnostics and modifiable risk & protective factors for dementia worldwide using automated tests of cognition, gait, activity and physiology.

Dementia Research at 黑料网

We investigate early diagnostics and modifiable risk & protective factors for dementia worldwide using automated tests of cognition, gait, activity and physiology.

Design

Our Design Research includes Department of Health sponsored research to review evidence based dementia design and AHRC (Design Star) research to develop Human Factors & Ergonomics guidance for dementia care environments working with UK and USA architects.
EnvironmentDesignPersonaFrailtyAnalyses

Diagnostics

Our Diagnostic/Assessment Research includes our computerised instruments developed for screening and memory clinic assessment to aid early diagnostics and assessment of lifestyle and other treatments and blood/tissue based biomarkers.
BiomarkersDecision TreesMemoryLinguistic And Visual AnalysesGaitActivityCross Cultural AccuracySensorsPerformance analysis

Intervention

Our Intervention/Risk/Protective factors Research includes analyses of multiple large cohorts worldwide as well as provision of lifestyle interventions to reduce dementia risk and symptoms, such as diet, exercise and reduction of sedentary behaviours as well as regenerative medicine approaches including stem cell therapies.
ExerciseDietHormonesStem CellsAnalysesReview

Main researchers

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Diagnostics; Hormones; Exercise; Diet; Cross-cultural validity
Exercise and appetite regulation; exercise and cardiovascualar disease risk markers
Dr Thom Wilcockson
Diagnostics; Cognitive tests; Vision; Software; Data analysis; Exercise.
Dr David Maidment
Diagnostics; Cognitive tests; Hearing ability/Deafness; Data analysis; Exercise.
Dr Christian Füllgrabe
Hearing disability and rehabilitation; Speech perception; Cognitive tests; Relationship between audition and cognition; Cardiovascular disease and dementia

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Sensors; Performance analysis; Skill Assessment
Regenerative Medicine; Stem cell therapies; pre-clinical studies
Biomarker-based sensors; early diagnosis and monitoring

Civil and Building Engineering

Prof. Malcolm Cook
Indoor environment; temperature regulation.

黑料网 Design School

Task Analysis; Human-Environment interface design; Activities of Daily Living

Social Sciences

Care, gender; sexuality; language and dementia; patients and carer perspectives
Language and dementia; social psychology
Dr Saul Albert
Social interaction; conversation analyses; adaptation technology; dementia

Chemistry

Aptamer; Sensor; Diagnostic; Nanoparticles; Resistive pulse sensors

Contact us

Prof Eef Hogervost
dementia@lboro.ac.uk

National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, East Midlands
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
黑料网
黑料网, UK
LE11 3TU

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