Sarah J. Eley

Nov 28, 2024 | journals.rcni.com | Sarah J. Eley |Gearóid K Brennan |Andrew C Stanfield

Sarah Eley Research nurse, The University of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland Gearóid Brennan Nurse, NHS Lothian, Scotland Scott Tayor Nurse consultant, NHS Lothian, Scotland Andrew Stanfield Senior clinical research fellow, honorary consultant psychiatrist, The University of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland Why you should read this article: • To recognise the importance of people with learning disabilities receiving appropriate physical health...

Nov 27, 2024 | bmjpublichealth.bmj.com | Vahe Nafilyan |Sarah J. Eley |Emilie Courtin

Higher levels of education are associated with slower cognitive decline and a lower risk of dementia and the relationship is likely to be causal. One mechanism is that education may increase or help maintain the underlying ‘brain reserve’ of the individual but there is limited evidence to support this theory. Another mechanism could be that education improves health knowledge and, more specifically, knowledge of the risk factors for dementia.

May 3, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Damien Wright |Kennedy Tower |Aisling Kenny |Sarah J. Eley

INTRODUCTION SYNGAP1-related intellectual disability (hereafter SYNGAP1-ID) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by pathological variation of the SYNGAP1 gene. Truncating mutations are the most commonly reported in the literature, though others including missense and microdeletions have also been described (Berryer et al., 2013).

Apr 23, 2023 | ons.gov.uk | Sarah J. Eley

1. Main pointsOn Census Day 2021 (21 March 2021), more unpaid carers were disabled (27.5% and 29.8% in England and Wales, respectively) compared with non-carers (17.8% and 21.4% in England and Wales, respectively). In unpaid carers, the most common ethnic group was “White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British” in both England (78.3%) and Wales (92.9%).