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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Vesa Kiviniemi: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Vesa Kiviniemi
Professor, head of the Functional Neuroimaging Research Group at the University of Oulu
5
Nov 2026to date
5
press citations on 1 topic since 3 Nov 2026 · last quoted 11 Nov 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Vesa Kiviniemi: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor, head of the Functional Neuroimaging Research Group at the University of Oulu
- Quoted on
- Dementia
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 11 Nov 2026
- First quoted
- 3 Nov 2026
04 The signal · where Vesa Kiviniemi sits on dementia
Ranked 55= of 100 voices quoted in the press on dementia, level with 20 others on 5 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1Lesley PotterClinicianAdmiral Nurse, Dementia UK52
- 2
Dr Sheona ScalesSector leaderDirector of Research, Alzheimer's Research UK46 - 3
Dr Richard OakleySector leaderAssociate Director of Research and Innovation, Alzheimer's Society30 - 55=Neal K ShahSector leaderAmerican healthcare researcher5
- 55=Natan Feter, PhDAcademicUniversity of Southern California in Los Angeles5
- 55=Vesa KiviniemiAcademicProfessor, head of the Functional Neuroimaging Research Group at the University of Oulu5
- 55=Hannah FryAcademicProfessor and mathematician5
- 55=Tim BeanlandSector leaderHead of knowledge and learning, Alzheimer's Society5
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05 On the record · press
What Vesa Kiviniemi has said
By outlet · linked articles
- getsurrey.co.uk1
- independent.co.uk1
- mirror.co.uk1
- newscientist.com1
- technologynetworks.com1
Where Vesa Kiviniemi has been quoted
- 01How a vibrating bed could reduce your chances of getting Alzheimer'sindependent.co.uk · 11 Nov 2026
- 0240-minute task may help 'clear Alzheimer's plaques from brain'getsurrey.co.uk · 6 Nov 2026
- 03'40 minutes' on special mattress could 'clear Alzheimer's plaques'mirror.co.uk · 6 Nov 2026
- 04Scientists Boosted the Brain's Waste Clearance System in Awake Volunteerstechnologynetworks.com · 6 Nov 2026
- 05Vibrating mattress helps clear Alzheimer's protein from the brain | New Scientistnewscientist.com · 3 Nov 2026
Verbatim
“For the first time, we obtained evidence that brain-derived proteins passed directly into the large veins at the back of the brain, something that has not previously been observed even in animal models”
“This should be long enough to detect any improvements in cognitive abilities, like memory and problem-solving”
“This should be long enough to detect any improvements in cognitive abilities, like memory and problem-solving”
“Alzheimer's disease and many other diseases that cause dementia are characterised by the gradual accumulation of harmful proteins in the brain over decades. Now that we can safely enhance the brain's own clearance system, which gradually becomes less effective with age, while people are still healthy, it may be possible in future to prevent these diseases, or at least slow their progression”
“nitric oxide can reduce blood pressure, and if one happens to have low blood pressure to begin with, taking a pill might lead to loss of consciousness”
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