
Prof@RushMedCollege| ResDir.Rush Heart Ctr for Women|#FieldNeurologist| @RushAlzheimers |#PALFer |#Dementia#Disparities#Advocacy| https://xitter.cf/t.co/fvMBZAZcYo
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Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Congratulations to @avolgman, MD — @AmericanHeartIL's Go Red for Women 20th Anniversary Legacy Honoree. Volgman has been a champion of Chicago’s @GoRedForWomen initiatives and has led the expansion of the RUSH Heart Center for Women, dedicated to women's unique heart concerns.
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Congrats to @Debette4 and her superb team!!👏👏
The SHIVA cohort reaches 100 participants! Congratulations to the SHIVA clinical team in Bordeaux/Paris for their efforts and investment in this great achievement. The study is still recruiting 60+ patients with high blood pressure and memory complaints! @CHUBordeaux @APHP
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Check out our new #GAAINDataPartner, @NIHAging's Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA), which has demographic, health history, physical measures such as gait speed, and neurocognitive test data in the #GAAINInterrogator 🇺🇸
Start an analysis today: gaaindata.org/partner/BLSA
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Metformin use is associated with a reduced risk of dementia in elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus academic.oup.com/brain/advan…
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
This study found that frequent exercise, housework, and social visits were associated with a reduced risk of dementia, independent of polygenetic risk score, APOE genotype, or family history of #dementia. Read the article: bit.ly/3pHaV3X
#NeuroTwitter
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
I am honored to be the new director of the Rush Heart Center for Women. Thank you to my mentor, predecessor, & founder for her 20yrs of amazing work. @avolgman you are a trailblazer and inspiration. Thank you to @braun_lynne @fareedmoses @DoctorADDA & all of our amazing team
We celebrated 20 years of helping women w/ CVD by the @RushMedical Heart Ctr for Women! Thanks to so many who have helped. We also announced a new director @RupaSanghaniMD! We honored @fareedmoses @braun_lynne @DoctorADDA & 3 @WomenHeartOrg champions! @cardio10s @DrMarthaGulati
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Congratulations to the @RushUniversity Class of 2023 — you’ve made your family, friends and all of RUSH proud. #RUSHGrad2023
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
The DASH diet is the best diet for heart health, according to a new ranking from the American Heart Association. ❤️ wb.md/3Vn6omj
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Nearly half of all older adults now die with a diagnosis of #dementia listed on their medical record, up 36% from two decades ago ihpi.umich.edu/news/half-old… by @UM_IHPI
#Alzheimers #publichealth #epidemiology
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
An impossible R01 submission w/ 4 MPIs, 3 cohorts, 2 measures of reserve/resilience, 1 beautiful idea. 🙏Humbled to work on this international effort to understand bilingualism on brain health in Indians, Chinese, and Mexican Americans w/ @alladi_suvarn, Sid O’Bryant, & Boon Tee.
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Thanks @kevindharker for announcing that @RushMedical @RUSHCardiology Heart Ctr for Women will be honored at the 2024 @GoRedForWomen 20th year anniversary! We have been there from the beginning! @DrMarthaGulati @psharmadoc @DoctorADDA @gina_lundberg #AHAWIC #ACCWIC @DrToniyaSingh
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
More evidence of vascular-AD interactions. Using data from #Rush, we show that CAA interacts with parenchymal Aβ to accelerate cognitive decline. Interestingly, this interactive association was mediated by tau. Published in @Brain1878 and thread below. academic.oup.com/brain/advan…
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Medicine, expectation vs reality.
(Art by @fosslien)

ALT Image by Liz Fosslien, two panels side by side. First one shows a stick figure at the top of a mountain exclaiming “I did it!”. The caption is “the strength we’re taught to admire.” The second panel shows a stick figure climbing out of an abyss. The caption is “the strength we should also admire.”
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Getting ready for @FPOP_2022 See you there?
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
Today is ladies day at Ascot & 1000+ of us Asian women were there wearing sarees & fascinators. This event has been led by a group called Doctors in Sarees from the NHS. It’s the first time so many sarees were seen there. A little nudge towards fostering belonging. 😉
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
We now have presentations and panel discussion on global perspectives of CST. Our first speaker is Dr Sridhar Vaitheswaran from India, presenting on Challenges and Solutions in Delivering CST in LMIC settings.
#CSTintConference2022 #CSTforDementia #Dementia #Alzheimers #London
Dr. Neelum T. Aggarwal retweeted
I’m so proud! Lp(a) is finally getting the recognition it deserves for it’s importance in atherosclerosis, inflammation & thrombosis. A real ASCVD risk factor, entirely genetic & only needs one test. @MarlysLPA @Lpa_Doc @TheFHFoundation @nationallipid @lipiddoc @Lpa_CARE #Lpa



















































