Bridging Brazil and Ireland for women's brain health

🇧🇷🇮🇪 It was an honour to welcome to the University of Limerick, from 17-23 June, Drs Sheila Alvim, Yadira Morejón, Rogério Tosta and Gioconda Maritza, researchers from ELSA-Brasil (the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health) and the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil).

ELSA-Brasil is one of the largest and most influential cohort studies in Latin America, following more than 15,000 adults over time to investigate the social, behavioural and biological determinants of chronic disease. The richness and longitudinal depth of its data offer a unique opportunity to study brain health and cognition in the adult population.

Our lab is proud to collaborate on a joint project led by Dr Alvim and funded by CNPq (Brazil), examining how diet and ethnicity influence cognition and functional capacity in women during the menopausal transition, a period of profound endocrine change that remains underexplored from a brain health perspective.

During the visit, the group met with UL researchers to explore new collaborations using the ELSA dataset and to deepen the scientific exchange between our institutions. We came away from these days with renewed ideas and even stronger ties between Brazil and Ireland. 🧠🔬

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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick UL Research