Professor Barbara Sahakian: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry
- Quoted on
- Dementia, Women's health & gynaecology, Children's health, Maternity & neonatal
- Tracked press citations
- 6
- Most recently quoted
- 4 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“it's never too late to start reading, as it can bring benefits throughout our lives and into old age”
What Professor Barbara Sahakian has said
“Shared reading groups and book clubs appear to provide additional benefits through social interaction. They can help people feel less isolated and more connected to others, which has been shown to reduce the risk of dementia.”
Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge · Dementia · 30 Sept 2026 · Reading for pleasure cuts dementia risk by third, Cambridge study finds ↗
“The brain regions where we saw these differences are ones that tend to be affected by Alzheimer's disease. Menopause could make these women vulnerable further down the line. While not the whole story, it may help explain why we see almost twice as many cases of dementia in women than in men.”
Senior author and from Cambridge University · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · Menopause linked to Alzheimer's-like brain changes ↗
“Reading is a great way to support our brain health, develop important cognitive skills and boost our wellbeing. It's something we ought to be encouraging from an early age, given the increasing evidence of its benefits, particularly to children, but really, it's never too late to start, and it can bring benefits throughout our lives and into old age.”
Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge · Dementia · 21 Sept 2026 · Reading for pleasure - and for better health ↗
“It is especially worrying that children and adolescents are using these nicotine pouches, as their brains are still in development. It is not known what the effects of these nicotine pouches are on the developing brain.”
Neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge · Children's health · 10 Sept 2026 · Experts concerned over health effects of high-dose nicotine pouches as sales soar in UK ↗
“The brain regions where we saw these differences are ones that tend to be affected by Alzheimer's disease. Menopause could make these women vulnerable further down the line.”
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge · Maternity & neonatal · 10 Sept 2026 · Menopause linked to reduced grey matter in the brain, finds large UK study ↗
Where Professor Barbara Sahakian has been quoted
- Reading for pleasure can improve wellbeing - studybbc.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Reading for pleasure cuts dementia risk by third, Cambridge study findstelegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Menopause linked to Alzheimer's-like brain changesbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Reading for pleasure - and for better healthcam.ac.uk · 21 Sept 2026
- Experts concerned over health effects of high-dose nicotine pouches as sales soar in UKtheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Menopause linked to reduced grey matter in the brain, finds large UK studypulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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