Contact information
klaus.ebmeier@psych.ox.ac.uk
klaus.ebmeier@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
__________+44 (0)1865 613100
__________NHS 9am-5pm: 01865 904010 __________NHS 5pm-9am: 01865 901000
+44 (0)1865 618212
ebmeier.pa@psych.ox.ac.uk
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX
he/his | er/sein
Research projects
European Commission
Healthy Minds from 0-100 years: Optimising the use of European brain imaging cohorts ("Lifebrain"); 2017-2022; Co-applicant with Kristine B. Walhovd, University of Oslo [N, S, GB, D, E, DK, CH]
Medical Research Council (UK):
(1) Predicting MRI abnormalities with longitudinal data of the Whitehall II Substudy; 2012-17; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03335696; PI - co-applicants: Geddes, Kivimäki, Mackay, Singh-Manoux, Smith.
(2) Adult Determinants of Late Life Depression, Cognitive Decline and Physical Functioning - The Whitehall II Ageing Study; 2013-18; Co-applicant with Kivimäki et al., UCL
Klaus Ebmeier
MD FRCPsych
Professor/Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist
Linacre College
Public Engagement
Genetic study provides evidence that alcohol accelerates biological aging
Any amount of alcohol consumption harmful to the brain, finds study (Guardian)
READ All LIFEBRAN NEWS STORIES ON ITS Project WEBSITE
Meeting the Stars of R-OpenSci: Researching Our Brain with the Magic of the R-Universe
How to promote people’s brain health?
The relationship of education and income to brain and cognition varies across groups of people
Higher education does not influence how the brain ages
Interview on Lifebrain site (2021)
READ ABOUT WHITEHALL II (ALSO KNOWN AS THE STRESS AND HEALTH STUDY) ON ITS Project WEBSITE
Research Funding:
European Union:
Diagnostic Molecular Imaging (FP6)
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST:
Research into Ageing and Dementia 2012-2024
Team Website:
Recent publications
-
Development and Validation of a Dementia Risk Score in the UK Biobank and Whitehall II Cohorts
Journal article
Anatürk M. et al, (2023), British Medical Journal Mental Health
-
Sleep duration and brain atrophy – phenotypic associations and genotypic covariance
Journal article
Fjell AM. et al, (2023), Nature Human Behaviour
-
Association of Gout with Brain Reserve and Vulnerability to Neurodegenerative Disease
Journal article
TOPIWALA A. et al, (2023), Nature Communications
-
Is short sleep bad for the brain? Brain structure and cognitive function in short sleepers
Journal article
Fjell AM. et al, (2023), The Journal of Neuroscience
-
Stakeholder engagement in European brain research: Experiences of the Lifebrain consortium
Journal article
Budin-Ljøsne IS. et al, (2023), Health Expectations
-
Characterising the Covariance Pattern between Lifestyle Factors and Structural Brain Measures: A Multivariable Replication Study of Two Independent Ageing Cohorts.
Journal article
DEMNITZ N. et al, (2023), SSRN
-
Associations between abdominal adipose tissue, reproductive span, and brain characteristics in post-menopausal women.
Journal article
Schindler LS. et al, (2022), Neuroimage Clin, 36
-
People’s interest in brain health testing: findings from an international, online cross-sectional survey
Journal article
Carver RB. et al, (2022), Frontiers in Public Health
-
Individual differences in brain aging: Heterogeneity in cortico-hippocampal but not caudate atrophy rates
Journal article
Nyberg L. et al, (2022), Cerebral Cortex