Dementia Research

Source: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/dementia/ Parent: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/experts/eef-hogervorst/

Dementia Research at Loughborough University

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

Dementia Research at Loughborough University

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.

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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.

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Main researchers

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

• Prof. E. Hogervorst\ Diagnostics; hormones; exercise; diet; cross-cultural validity
• Dr. D. Stensel\ 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

• [Prof. M. Zecca](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/meme/staff/massimiliano-zecca/)Sensors; Performance analysis; skill assessment
• [Dr. A. Stolzing](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/meme/staff/alexandra-stolzing/)Regenerative Medicine; Stem cell therapies; pre-clinical studies
• Dr. S. Ghosh\ Biomarker-based sensors; early diagnosis and monitoring

Civil and Building Engineering

• Prof. A. Price
• *E. Pantzartzis*
• Prof. Malcolm Cook**Indoor environment; temperature regulation**

Loughborough Design School

• Prof. S. Hignett\ Task analysis; human-environment interface design; activities of daily living

Social Sciences

• Prof. E. Peel\ Care, gender; sexuality; language and dementia; patients and carer perspectives
• C. Antaki\ Language and dementia; social psychology
• Dr Saul Albert\ Social interaction; conversation analyses; adaptation technology; dementia

Chemistry

• Dr. M. Platt\ 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\ Loughborough University\ Loughborough, UK\ LE11 3TU