{"id":50,"date":"2018-10-01T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T11:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/ar-for-dementia\/?p=50"},"modified":"2018-10-01T12:18:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T11:18:23","slug":"first-day-at-designability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/ar-for-dementia\/2018\/10\/01\/first-day-at-designability\/","title":{"rendered":"First Day at Designability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is my first day at Designability. I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone here over the next few weeks, as well as starting the new research project properly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/ar-for-dementia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181001_111221428_BURST000_COVER_TOP2-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"Designability First Day\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/ar-for-dementia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181001_111221428_BURST000_COVER_TOP2-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/ar-for-dementia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181001_111221428_BURST000_COVER_TOP2-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/ar-for-dementia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181001_111221428_BURST000_COVER_TOP2-1024x964.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/ar-for-dementia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181001_111221428_BURST000_COVER_TOP2-228x215.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Day at Designability<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I will be settling into my new role with plenty of induction events, whilst learning more about dementia and existing technologies for managing symptoms and helping people living with dementia. I have already had a few tours of my new office and the Royal United Hospital, Bath, where Designability is based.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for my first day, I met with someone yesterday who studied dementia prevention during her master's degree, because she had offered to give me an overview of this area at the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/ar-for-dementia\/2018\/09\/19\/alan-event-september-2018-follow-up\/\">last ALAN meeting<\/a>. It was really fascinating: she told me that around a third of Alzheimer's Disease is thought to be preventable, with Alzheimer's causing between sixty and eighty percent of dementia.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth knowing the risk and protective factors in order to decrease your chances of getting dementia.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the protective factors include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>physical activity;<\/li>\n<li>social interaction; and<\/li>\n<li>carrying out cognitively stimulating leisure activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Essentially, keeping your brain and body active can help protect against dementia.<\/p>\n<p>Some risk factors are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>high blood pressure in middle age;<\/li>\n<li>obesity in middle age;<\/li>\n<li>diabetes; and<\/li>\n<li>smoking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learning about dementia prevention made me very excited to learn more about other aspects of dementia, and I look forward to sharing what I find with you in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading, and keep an eye out later this week for a summary of my first days at Designability!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is my first day at Designability. 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