91% of People Affected by Dementia See Clear Benefits to Getting a Diagnosis
A survey, conducted as part of Dementia Action Week has revealed evidence showing that 91% of people affected by dementia saw clear benefits to getting…
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Richard Walker Appointed Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Research UK
The Managing Director of Iceland Foods joins in memory of his late mother Iceland Foods Managing Director, Richard Walker, has become the latest Ambassador for…
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Antioxidants Linked to a Lower risk of Developing Dementia
Researchers from the US have found an association between the levels of specific antioxidants in the blood and a reduced dementia risk. Scientists looked at…
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Healthy Lifestyle Increases Life Expectancy and Reduces Years Living with Alzheimer’s
Dr Rosa Sancho Results of new research suggest that having a healthy lifestyle increases life-expectancy and is also linked to a reduction in the number…
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Personality Traits Linked with Memory and Thinking Problems, Study Suggests
Research from the US suggests that people who are organised and have self-discipline may be less likely to develop mild memory and thinking problems while…
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Music Making Sparks Joy for Dementia Residents
Residents at a dementia care home in Plymouth have been enthusiastically singing along with their favourite songs during a specially arranged pre-Easter visit by Plymouth…
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England Team Played Match in Nameless Shirts to Raise Awareness of Dementia
The England men’s team took to the pitch against Switzerland in nameless shirts at the first ever Alzheimer’s Society International match to raise awareness of…
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Dementia Organisations Fly the Flag for Music as New Study Gets Underway
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has joined forces with Music for Dementia, a national campaign, to highlight music as a positive…
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Antibiotic Use in Midlife Associated with Memory and Thinking Decline in Women
Researchers in the US have found that chronic antibiotic use in women during middle age is linked with poorer cognition even seven years later. The…
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Charity Calls on Prime Minister to Convene ‘Dementia Taskforce’ to End Long Wait for Treatments
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has written to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, asking him to convene a new Dementia Medicines…
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Accelerated Deaths of People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Highlights Urgent Need for Funding
Alzheimer’s Research UK said more funding is needed for dementia research after figures reveal COVID-19 pandemic may have indirectly accelerated other causes of death, including…
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Dementia-Arts Collaboration Achieves Awards Success
Where the Arts Belong, a unique arts collaboration between dementia care specialist, Belong, and Liverpool contemporary arts centre, Bluecoat, has won the Creative Arts Award…
Read more...Gut Health Plays a Role in Alzheimer’s Development, New Study Says
A series of experiments presented today (Wednesday 2 March) at the Alzheimer’s Research UK 2022 Conference at the Brighton Centre, has implicated the health of…
Read more...Councils Could Face Budget Blackhole Amid Concerns About Underfunded Adult Social Care Reforms
Of the £36 billion the new UK-wide health and social levy will raise over the next three years, only £5.4 billion is to be ringfenced…
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Garfield Weston Foundation Awards £240,000 to Help Early Career Dementia Researchers
The Garfield Weston Foundation has dedicated funding to the UK’s leading dementia research charity, Alzheimer’s Research UK, to protect the next generation of scientists working
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