Ivelina Dobreva

UCL researchers uncover distinct brain changes in Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia UCL researchers have used advanced brain imaging to uncover the distinct brain changes between people with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, opening the door to more targeted treatments

Really excited to share first published paper of the year! Thank you to @uclbrainscience.bsky.social for highlighting: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc.... We found different organisational changes in Lewy body disease patients with dementia versus those with intact cognition, using structural gradients.

Brilliant co-authors on this work: Sabrina Kalam, Moise Roche, @ecebayram.bsky.social @rimonaweil.bsky.social @angelikaza.bsky.social

Recommendations come directly from the community and are pragmatic and straightforward to implement - e.g maintaining regular communication, sharing group study results, flexible re timing of research project, sharing educational resources and more.

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Pleased to share our new work. Black communities face higher Parkinson’s disease burden, but we know they remain underrepresented in research.
We highlight the key barriers - distrust, stigma, and accessibility - and offer community-driven recommendations to increasing research engagement.

Congratulations @angelikaza.bsky.social on winning ECR Prize for your @braincomms.bsky.social paper at the @brain1878.bsky.social conference 2025