Charity Launches Immersive VR Dementia Training
A new training resource, launched by Alzheimer’s Research UK and Bournemouth University, uses virtual reality to help healthcare professionals improve their understanding of the symptoms…
Read more...A new training resource, launched by Alzheimer’s Research UK and Bournemouth University, uses virtual reality to help healthcare professionals improve their understanding of the symptoms…
Read more...Three out of five politicians say people in their constituencies are suffering because of cuts to social care, with three quarters saying there is a…
Read more...New research from the University of Cambridge has suggested that virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests…
Read more...Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have received a £160,000 funding boost from Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. The announcement comes…
Read more...Researchers in the US have linked high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to the risk of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The scientific journal, JAMA Neurology, publishes the…
Read more...Older people who experience significant weight gain or weight loss could be raising their risk of developing dementia, suggests a study from Korea published today…
Read more...Researchers at the University of Southampton have received a boost of £50,000 from Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. The announcement comes…
Read more...Older adults who regularly take part in word and number puzzles have sharper brains, according to the largest online study to date. The more regularly…
Read more...“As a cross party group of MPs committed to improving support for people with dementia, we are calling for concerted government action to tackle the…
Read more...Researchers in the US have reviewed the latest evidence that a protein TDP-43 is implicated in a new disease process called Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK scooped the top prize in the Large Charity category at The Running Awards earlier this month. Having taken bronze last year and…
Read more...A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer’s – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers…
Read more...Estimates on the number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease could be well below the actual number, according to an expert. Dr Clifford Jack, an…
Read more...Nature Neuroscience: Working memory revived in older adults by synchronizing rhythmic brain circuits New US research has shown that a non-invasive brain stimulation procedure could…
Read more...The UK’s leading event for dementia is on 7–8 June 2019 at Olympia London. The two-day conference and exhibition is designed to provide help, resources,…
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