More than 10,000 researchers from around the world descended on London this week for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), the world’s largest gathering dedicated…
Read more...A landmark inquest finding is putting fresh pressure on football authorities to do more for former players living with dementia — a message that will resonate strongly with the UK’s care home sector, which supports a growing number of ex-sportspeople affected by neurodegenerative disease.
Read more...World champion boxer and Merseyside legend Tony Bellew has officially opened a newly refurbished Dementia Pub at Arrowe Park Hospital, helping to create a more familiar and comforting environment for patients living with dementia.
Read more...Springfield Vale, an Exemplar Health Care home in Barnsley, has achieved a Gold Design Award from the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling…
Read more...Leading Scottish life sciences firm TauRx Therapeutics Management Ltd. today hailed the influence of patient advocacy groups on the Alzheimer’s disease community…
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Dr Adrian Richardson, Director of Partnerships and Transformation at Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
A new community-based pilot is bringing dementia diagnosis closer to home for people across Kent and Medway, to help more people gain access to assessment and diagnosis closer to home.
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK has taken its campaign for greater investment in dementia research directly to Westminster, hosting a major parliamentary event that brought together MPs…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society have warned dementia is taking a growing and disproportionate toll on women, after new analysis found deaths among women in England and Wales have climbed…
Read more...The Dementia Trust has announced the first recipient of its new Impact Accelerator programme, awarding £45,000 to K.i.M, a sensory tool designed to improve the lives…
Read more...Six new Clinical Fellowships have been announced to help bring cutting-edge dementia research closer to the people who need it most…
Read more...A new dementia wing designed to support men with complex care needs has opened offering specialist dementia placements unavailable in much of Scotland.
Read more...Scientists at King’s College London and the UK Dementia Research Institute have made a significant advance in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) damage the brain.
Read more...Zippy Magana, care home manager at Coxwell Hall has won the Dementia Registered Manager Award at the national Dementia Care Awards 2026.
Read more...Scientists in the United States have proposed a new theory that could reshape understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease develops, offering potential new directions for future treatments and research.
Read more...A new King’s Fund report has today [23rd June] said that addressing the ‘dementia data gap’ is key to delivering on the future recommendations of the Casey Commission and Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia.
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