The effect of psychosocial and healthcare interventions on reducing hospitalization in people with dementia: an umbrella review #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠 https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.71323?af=R
Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her)
@albafsanles.bsky.social
Biomed Research 🧬👩🏼💻 (job at UCL) PE/Scicomms 👥 Planet & Equity Advocacy 📢♻️🌍 Expedition #HBAntarctica2025 🐧♀️ 1ªcientífica galega en expedición HB 🕸️ https://linktr.ee/dralbafs_hb8
Open Access UCL Research: Multi-organ structural and functional deficits in association with long COVID: a population-based case-control study discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
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No marked organ deficits found across brain, heart, lung, kidney, or exercise capacity vs three control groups in UK case-control study. Only vascular differences emerged: ~2x higher odds of elevated blood pressure, rising to ~3x in those with fatigue. (n=349) #LongCovid
Multi-organ structural and functional deficits in association with long COVID: a population-based case-control study - PubMed
Jointly funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and UK Research and Innovation (CONVALESCENCE, COV-LT-0009, MC_PC_20051).
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Our new study on long COVID that I shared over the past few days was covered by the Galician press in Spanish, but you can read it in English here: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
Multi-organ structural and functional deficits in association with long COVID: a population-based case-control study
There was no evidence of marked residual subclinical deficits in most systems in people with long-COVID, although there was evidence of persistent deficits in the vascular system, largely related to e...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her)@albafsanles.bsky.social · 6d agoCubierto por Carolina Sertal y publicado hoy en @farodevigo.es: www.farodevigo.es/sociedad/202...
1/ Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges facing our ageing societies. While research continues to advance our understanding of dementia, including prevention, biomarkers and new drugs, we also need to improve how we support people living with dementia today. Did you know... 👇
Grazas por compartir o noso estudo, Carolina/ Gracias por compartir nuestro estudio, Carolina / Thank you for sharing this collective effort, Carolina (FYI, @adh30.bsky.social @ejthompson.bsky.social @dylwil.bsky.social and all authors in the eClinicalMedicine study part of #CONVALESCENCE)
Faro de Vigo@farodevigo.es · 6d agoDescartan daños multisistémicos o multiorgánicos asociados al covid persistente, pero constatan alteraciones en el sistema vascular
Cubierto por Carolina Sertal y publicado hoy en @farodevigo.es: www.farodevigo.es/sociedad/202...
Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her)@albafsanles.bsky.social · last wk.Si no estamos conectados en LinkedIn: 👥Resumen divulgativo (a título personal) de nuestro estudio sobre COVID persistente: albafernandezsanles.substack.com/p/nuevo-estu... #AvancesCientíficosContadosEnEspañol 🎓Estudio detallado en el artículo científico: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... #longcovid
Si no estamos conectados en LinkedIn: 👥Resumen divulgativo (a título personal) de nuestro estudio sobre COVID persistente: albafernandezsanles.substack.com/p/nuevo-estu... #AvancesCientíficosContadosEnEspañol 🎓Estudio detallado en el artículo científico: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... #longcovid
Multi-organ structural and functional deficits in association with long COVID: a population-based case-control study
There was no evidence of marked residual subclinical deficits in most systems in people with long-COVID, although there was evidence of persistent deficits in the vascular system, largely related to e...
thelancet.com
We have just published our paper on the multi-system impacts of long COVID www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... A great team effort. #ALSPAC #TWINSUK #NIHR #UKRI #LongCovid #UCL
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Thank you so much @mhrincubator.bsky.social for such a unique and fantastic experience! And to NIHR RSS advisors and cohort peers for the generous sharings. Hopefully all of us will get funded!
Mental Health Research Incubator@mhrincubator.bsky.social · last mo.The time has really flown by! We had a great time at @gladlib.bsky.social for our Fellowship Planning Retreat 2026, working alongside advisors from the @nihr.bsky.social's RSS. It was great hearing about all of our #mentalhealth researchers' proposed projects & having the chance to network.
Does anyone have a connection with any of the UK research teams contributing to this study: www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....? Looking for contacts working in feline cancer and comparative oncology research, to donate cancerous and normal tissue samples before the opportunity is lost. 1/2
The oncogenome of the domestic cat
Cancer is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in domestic cats. Because the mutational landscape of domestic cat tumors remains uncharacterized, we performed targeted sequencing of 493 feline tu...
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After five years of collaboration with the MR-Preg group, I'm excited to share our latest Mendelian randomization study on maternal blood pressure during pregnancy and perinatal health, published today in BMC Medicine 🎉 Thanks to all those involved! rdcu.be/eY0nB
“E se un pingüín e unha xirafa fosen amigos?” Adaptación en microrrelato do meu conto infantil premiado no concurso "Ciencia-me un cuento". Dispoñible no meu Substack de escritura creativa en galego, baixo subscripción de pago para apoiar o meu traballo independente como conectora ciencia-sociedade:
Un conto para soñar co planeta
Adaptación en microrelato do conto premiado na categoría de galego dun concurso internacional de contos para nenos.
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As the world turns its attention to COP30, let’s remember that we all must match the pace of urgent planetary action. (...) If you are working in this space or are planning to, I would love to hear from you and explore ways to collaborate! 🤝 www.linkedin.com/posts/a-fern...
As the world turns its attention to COP30, let’s remember that we all must match the pace of urgent planetary action. Two years ago, Team HB8 (8th cohort) of the international Homeward Bound… | Alba ...
As the world turns its attention to COP30, let’s remember that we all must match the pace of urgent planetary action. Two years ago, Team HB8 (8th cohort) of the international Homeward Bound initiati...
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🔴Honoured to be one of the awardees of the 6th SRUK's Contest Science-me a story (for children) 🟡Feliz de ser una de las ganadoras del concurso Ciencia-me un cuento para 👧👦 🔵Ilusionada por ser unha das gañadoras do concurso Ciencia-me un conto, na 1ª edición que acepta o galego tinyurl.com/5h46sj8u
It just adds to certain far-from-good-enough experiences, but it’s sad (and frankly demotivating for those who truly believe in collaborative science) to have found our cross-cohort, cross-country, two-stage EWAS of self-reported physical activity from different time periods (2,544 participants 1/
🟦 Un país coa súa lingua: accións urxentes e políticas estruturais "para reverter a situación do galego" 📝 O foro participativo impulsado polo Consello da Cultura para revitalizar o uso do galego condensa o seu traballo nun informe cun cento de propostas praza.gal/cultura/un-p...
Un país coa súa lingua: accións urxentes e políticas estruturais "para reverter a situación do galego" - Praza Pública
O foro participativo impulsado polo Consello da Cultura galega para procurar revitalizar o uso do galego condensa o seu traballo nun informe cun cento de propostas . Cláusulas lingüísticas nos contrat...
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REGISTER NOW! Join us for the launch of the 2025 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown 🗓️ 29 Oct | 14:00–16:00 GMT 🎙️ With @HelenClarkNZ @JuliaGillard @DrTedros & more 📊 Latest climate & health data + insights from global experts 🔗 streamstudio.world-television.com/1486-2798-42... #LancetClimate25
How can we address the underrepresentation of minoritised ethnic groups in dementia research? We spoke to Dr Natalie Marchant (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) about making research practices and recruitment more inclusive. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... #UCLDementia @grandchallenges
Seeking academic collaborators across relevant disciplines to join a small-scale project exploring linguistic diversity in health care use & participation in health research among adults aged 60+ in the UK
Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her)@albafsanles.bsky.social · 11mo ago#PPI #DíaEuropeoDeLasLenguas #InclusiveResearch #CulturalDiversity #LanguageMatters Call for collaborators: www.linkedin.com/posts/a-fern...
#PPI #DíaEuropeoDeLasLenguas #InclusiveResearch #CulturalDiversity #LanguageMatters Call for collaborators: www.linkedin.com/posts/a-fern...
#díaeuropeodelaslenguas #inclusiveresearch #culturaldiversity #languagematters | Alba Fernández-Sanlés
🌍 Feliz Día Europeo das Linguas! / ¡Feliz Día Europeo de las Lenguas! / Happy European Day of Languages! 🌍 🗣️🫂 Normally, my linguistic advocacy and awareness-raising focus on minoritised languages, n...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her)@albafsanles.bsky.social · 11mo ago#PPI #coproduction Agradezco mucho la difusión para llegar a grupos de hispanohablantes 👅 en UK💂♂️ que quieran colaborar en un proyecto de investigación en salud 🏥. También me interesa conocer experiencias de quienes trabajaron en cocreación desde fases iniciales (qué funcionó y qué no).
#PPI #coproduction Agradezco mucho la difusión para llegar a grupos de hispanohablantes 👅 en UK💂♂️ que quieran colaborar en un proyecto de investigación en salud 🏥. También me interesa conocer experiencias de quienes trabajaron en cocreación desde fases iniciales (qué funcionó y qué no).
I'm taking part in the #LondonMemoryWalk organised by the Alzheimer’s Society. Walking with my family for my grandmother, for invisible carers like my mother, and for every family affected by dementia. Join the walk or support the team that speaks to you. Ours? 1st link at linktr.ee/dralbafs_hb8.
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Rosa Color? Flor Rosa con gotas de rocío, Recuerdos. Rosa marchita, Olvidos. Pétalos caídos, Historias para los vivos. #LondonMemoryWalk en memoria de mi abuela y para recaudar fondos para que la Alzheimer's Society siga dando apoyo, orientación y esperanza. Usa el 1º link en linktr.ee/dralbafs_hb8.
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Rosa Cor? Flor Rosa con pingas de orballo Lembranzas Rosa murcha Esquecementos Pétalos caídos Historias para os vivos. #LondonMemoryWalk en memoria da miña avoa e para recaudar fondos para que a Alzheimer's Society siga a dar apoio, orientación e esperanza. Usa o 1º link no linktr.ee/dralbafs_hb8.
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This summer has been brutal for my family, www.linkedin.com/posts/a-fern.... Grieving Allo, worrying for Trasno still sick, & coping with the thought that if things had been handled differently, there may not have been a fatal outcome. Thanks to all humans supporting us in any way during these times
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Thank you to the more than 11,700 researchers, clinicians and dementia professionals who joined us in Toronto & online for #AAIC25! Together, you advanced science and clinical practice and have given hope to all those living with Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. youtube.com/watch?v=6v9iL-EM9Jc
AAIC 2025 Highlights Reel | Alzheimer's Association
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Looking forward to connecting with others attending #AAIC2025 in Toronto! | Alba Fernández-Sanlés
Looking forward to connecting with others attending #AAIC2025 in Toronto! 🌍 🧠 I'll be there with colleagues from the UCL Division of Psychiatry, learning, connecting and presenting early findings fro...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her)@albafsanles.bsky.social · last yr.Attending #AAIC2025🧠? I'll be there with @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social! After 2+yrs diving into brain epidemiology, I'm excited for this opportunity! Would love to connect with others🌍 in dementia research & care. Drop me a message, or come say hi on Monday & learn about the IMPACT study. Safe travels!
Attending #AAIC2025🧠? I'll be there with @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social! After 2+yrs diving into brain epidemiology, I'm excited for this opportunity! Would love to connect with others🌍 in dementia research & care. Drop me a message, or come say hi on Monday & learn about the IMPACT study. Safe travels!
A month ago, we travelled for my friend’s wedding and my dad’s surgery. When we returned on 17th June, we found Trasno, our healthy, energetic cat, seriously unwell: waiting by the door, struggling to breathe, eyes watery and visibly thinner. Since yesterday, we are genuinely happy and relieved. 1/
