The LAC-CD long term goal is to create a regional task force in LACs focused on research as well as capacity building and implementation science.
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đź“„NEW PUBLICATION | "Dementia research priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean: findings from a multi-country stakeholder survey" in npj Dementia with the participation of some @LACCD9 members.
Access the paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s44400-026-0…
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See you tomorrow at the Stanford Biodesign's next Health Equity Innovation session, where I’ll be talking about digital speech markers for equitable global brain health!
Register here: bit.ly/HE-Biodesign
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Understanding dementia requires integrating genetics, the exposome, and biological aging. At the ReDLat2 Annual Meeting (October 19–21, Santiago, Chile), we will explore how genetic susceptibility interacts with environmental and social exposures to shape brain aging and dementia risk. ReDLat2 will focus on developing multimodal aging clocks that integrate genetics, neuroimaging, molecular biomarkers, and exposome data to capture individual differences in brain health and disease. Join us in Santiago. More info soon.
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Rememver: La plataforma que busca precisar información sobre demencia en Chile | 24horas: 24horas.cl/programas/noticia… Comparto entrevista en @tvn24 @TVN sobre #alzheimer Gracias a Pamela Araya por entrevista @gerochile @ICBM_UChile @uchile @LACCD9
đź“„NEW PUBLICATION | "Speech clocks decode dementia phenotypes, social exposome, and biological aging" in Science advances with the participation of some @LACCD9 members.
Access the paper here 👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
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¡Gran noticia para el equipo de TELL! Estaremos en Bilbao participando en la Biscay Health Tech Mission en el marco de @BIOSPAIN_AseBio 2026 y conectando con referentes, investigadores y empresas lĂderes del sector salud y biotecnologĂa a nivel internacional.
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Culture shapes health across the lifespan. Today, we published two papers in @TheLancet on cultural engagement and arts as a global health resource. For me, this matters because cultural engagement can act as a salutogenic factor, helping prevent disease while actively supporting health and resilience. This may be particularly important for healthy aging, brain health, and dementia. The first paper outlines key priorities for advancing the science of arts and health, from mechanisms and cultural context to stronger global evidence. The second develops roadmaps for translating this knowledge into research, public health, clinical practice, and policy. Congrats to @NishaSajnani & Daisy Fancourt, and the whole team. Delighted to see these publications highlighted at #UNGA. @j_artshealthlab @CULTURUNNERS @UCL_SBB
Read more:
doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(2…
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Our speech may capture how we are aging across brain, molecular, cognitive, and social dimensions. We developed speech age clocks using data from nearly 3,000 people at @ScienceAdvances . Accelerated speech aging was associated with worse cognitive and clinical outcomes, older brain and epigenetic age, higher p-tau217, and more adverse social exposome profiles; it also differentiated healthy aging from Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. Congrats to @HernHdezL , @AdolfoMGarcia , and the whole team! science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
đź“„NEW PUBLICATION | "Time to diagnosis in FTLD-associated syndromes in Latin America" in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring with the participation of some @LACCD9 members.
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Today is a special day. A landmark opportunity for the next generation of brain health leaders and an extraordinary chance to transform local ideas into global impact. The @bankimoon_org , @InstitutCerveau , and Vascular Brain Health Institute are launching the #Global_Brain_Care_Scholars Program, supported by @BrainLat, @GBHI_Fellows & @braincarescore. Deeply honored that BrainLat will coordinate the selection of scholars from Latin America, while GBHI will also support their education, mentorship, and leadership development. Please disseminate & apply (September 22): bankimoon.submit.com/show/30 and learn more here bankimoon.org/our-work/globa…
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Today, the Neuro Climate Working Group launches its Neuro Climates Science & Policy Report, the first report dedicated exclusively to the links between climate change, exposome, and brain health.
Bringing together evidence from 50+ global experts, we examined how extreme heat, air pollution, extreme weather, food insecurity, environmental contamination, and vector-borne diseases affect our brains, while outlining priorities for research, policy, and action. Happy to have contributed to this collective effort led by @burcin_ikiz , the lead authors, the expert committee, and the entire NCWG team!
Read and share the report: report-2026.neuroclimate.org…
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Los invitamos a nuestro Simposio Regional sobre Salud Cerebral y Demencias đź§
📅 17–18 de septiembre | Bogotá
Reuniremos expertos nacionales e internacionales y lĂderes de polĂtica pĂşblica para conversar sobre #SaludCerebral, #Demencias y envejecimiento, incluyendo a la senadora Norma Hurtado, con quien hemos trabajado en la construcciĂłn de la Ley Nacional de Demencias.
Un espacio para conectar ciencia, práctica clĂnica y polĂtica pĂşblica y avanzar en una agenda de salud cerebral para Colombia y AmĂ©rica Latina.
Felices de contar con el apoyo y liderazgo de @DiegoAguilar_78 @ManesF @HarrisAEyre Victor Valcour y lĂderes de la @pahowho
¡Bienvenidas y bienvenidos! @MedicinaPUJ @UniJaveriana @HUSI_Investiga @GBHI_Fellows @UCSFmac @LACCD9
We invite you to our Regional Symposium on Brain Health and Dementia đź§
📅 September 17–18 | Bogotá
We will bring together national and international experts, as well as public policy leaders, to discuss #BrainHealth, #Dementia, and aging—including Senator Norma Hurtado, with whom we have been working on the development of Colombia’s National Dementia Law.
A space to connect science, clinical practice, and public policy and advance a brain health agenda for Colombia and Latin America.
Everyone is welcome!
We are delighted to have the support and leadership of @DiegoAguilar_78, @ManesF, @HarrisAEyre, Victor Valcour, and leaders from @pahowho.
Everyone is welcome! @MedicinaPUJ @UniJaveriana @HUSI_Investiga @GBHI_Fellows @UCSFmac @LACCD9
đź“„NEW PUBLICATION | "Rethinking risk factors for global dementia prevention" in The Lancet with the participation of some @LACCD9 members
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Can we rethink the future of dementia riskS and prevention globally? Today in @TheLancet , we propose 5 priorities: 1. Expand the risk landscape: identify and test emerging exposome, biomedical, social, and gene–environment factors that may reshape current models; 2. Capture complex risk interactions: move beyond isolated or additive factors to non-linear, synergistic patterns; 3. Bridge individual and structural prevention: address unequal risk exposure and structural constraints alongside weighted individual choice; 4. Broaden evidence standards for multimodal risks: complement RCTs with natural experiments, policy evaluations, mechanistic studies, Mendelian randomization, and implementation science; and 5. Build glocal infrastructures: locally led and globally connected research where future dementia burden will increasingly concentrate. Great to develop this piece with @nanosanta; Thanks @BeaGPerezNievas for the excellent editorial handling, and @Gill_Livingston for the reply &  openness: thelancet.com/journals/lance…
đź“„NEW PUBLICATION | "Automated segmentation of postsurgical resection cavities on magnetic resonance imaging in focal epilepsy: A Multicentre Epilepsy Lesion Detection study" in Epilepsia with the participation of some @LACCD9 members.
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Los marcadores digitales del habla permiten detectar el Parkinson y estimar la severidad de los sĂntomas motores tanto en casos de inicio tardĂo como temprano. Más sobre nuestro estudio en esta nota para @IntraMedNet.
Nota: tinyurl.com/3x52vadh
Paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4245…
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Functional assessment key drivers of Alzheimer and Frontotemporal dementia severity @gerochile @ANID_Chile @ReDLat_Dementia @LACCD9 @hsalvadorcl @uchile
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Wonderful discussion about the future of healthy aging and dementia in global settings
Amazing speakers Julia Neitzel, Ludovica Griffanti, and @MiiaKivipelto, chairs David Cash and @sylv_villeneuve .
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How do we talk to our elders and what does science have to say about it? Check out my perspective on elderspeak, out now in npjDementia. tinyurl.com/zpbvxtvj
@CNCUdeSA @UdeSA @UsachFAHU @GBHI_Fellows @atlanticfellows @include_network @LACCD9 @gerochile @ReDLat_Dementia
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Can economic interventions improve brain health? Cash transfers, school feeding, unemployment grants, social pensions, and sovereign debt relief may be particularly relevant for underserved populations. In Nature Health, we develop an intergenerational social welfare agenda embedded in brain health strategies to reduce economic and health risks across generations in Africa. Congratulations to Cyprian Mostert (@CYPRI2003 ) & colleagues! @EoinCotter2 , @HarrisAEyre , @joaquin_migeot doi.org/10.1038/s44360-026-0… @NaturePortfolio
