Chronic Inflammation Accelerates Ageing
Inflammation could be a key factor in the ageing process academics at Newcastle University have found, and the discovery could help scientists identify new ways
Read more...Inflammation could be a key factor in the ageing process academics at Newcastle University have found, and the discovery could help scientists identify new ways
Read more...An independent review for the government has concluded that more NHS organisations should be encouraged to become public service mutuals. The review, led by Chris
Read more...ILC Global Alliance calls for a global response to dementia The projected global increase in the incidence of dementia, from 35.6 million cases in 2010
Read more...A High Court Judgement[i] passed down this week (Thursday 17 July 2014) will have profound implications for the funding of care home residents throughout the
Read more...Hundreds of fundraisers laced up their walking boots in Milton, Cambridgeshire earlier this week (Sunday 13 July) for Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Big Walk – raising
Read more...Special measures regime to be introduced for care homes, as a similar scheme for hospitals show improvements Care homes and home care providers treating vulnerable
Read more...Reports in the news suggest that B vitamins are unlikely to help prevent memory loss in old age. The study, which has been published in
Read more...A drug that is commonly used for arthritis has been shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s. A small randomised control study at the University
Read more...With less than six months to go until the introduction of new allergen legislation, research conducted for Unilever Food Solutions has revealed that over half
Read more...Labour has called on the Government to commit to a two-year deadline to end the practice of placing vulnerable people with learning disabilities in Assessment
Read more...The Care Bill after long and detailed consideration in both the House of Lords and the House of Parliament, passed its final parliamentary hurdle on 14
Read more...Having raised the cap on long-term social care funding far beyond the recommended level, the Care Act 2014 looks set to leave the majority of
Read more...The latest quarterly monitoring report from The King’s Fund once again illustrates the huge pressures on NHS finances, with a quarter of NHS trust finance
Read more...Action on Elder Abuse (AEA), the charity challenging elder abuse, has warned that there are no satisfactory safeguards in the draft Bill proposed by Lord
Read more...The GMC has launched a new online resource to support doctors in their day-to-day care of older patients: Better care for older people It has
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