Michael Okun

michaelokun.bsky.social

04 November 2025 12:34

Iron is not a 'villain' just rusting the brain, it may be trying to heal it. Check out this 2025 update on brain iron in Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and beyond. Their work reframes iron not just as a villain, but also as an essential player in brain health whose imbalance can be damaging.

Ian Kremer

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04 November 2025 12:33

Physical activity as a modifiable risk factor in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease www.nature.com/articles/s41... via @natmed.nature.com #Alzheimers #dementia #publichealth #exercise #fitness #geriatrics #GeriSky

Thomas Yeo

bttyeo.bsky.social

04 November 2025 12:33

Preprint is now published: doi.org/10.1002/hbm.... Special thanks to co-authors @twktan.bsky.social @kimnganngt.bsky.social @csabaorban.bsky.social

Michael Okun

michaelokun.bsky.social

31 October 2025 11:50

Do you know what the brain 'looks like' when you have both essential tremor and dementia? Spoiler alert: Think Alzheimer's changes. New paper in Neurology that when folks w/ essential tremor develop dementia, their brains at autopsy frequently show Alzheimer-type changes.

Andy Marshall

fotofacade.bsky.social

08 August 2025 23:52

Unlike many other chapter houses, the ribbed vaulting of Southwell Minster's C13th chapter house doesn't have a central pier. It hovers over the space like a starburst in dramatic light.