ADI Launches the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has launched the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas (AD Atlas), a first of its kind platform highlighting how countries diagnose, treat and support…
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Dementia
PM Warns of NHS “Collapse” Without Social Care Overhaul, but Stops Short of Setting a Timetable
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned that the NHS could ultimately “collapse” unless adult social care in England is fundamentally reformed, while declining to…
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New WHO Guidelines: Up to 45% of Dementia Risk Could be Prevented or Delayed
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, providing countries with evidence-based recommendations to help prevent…
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New Treatments and Blood Tests Bring Fresh Hope in Fight Against Dementia
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…
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Coroner Links 1966 World Cup Winner’s Dementia to Football Heading, Renewing Calls for Better Support for Ex-Players
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.
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Tony Bellew Officially Opens Newly Refurbished Dementia Pub at Arrowe Park Hospital
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.
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Springfield Vale Recognised with University of Stirling Gold Dementia Design Award
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…
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TauRx Welcomes Summit With UK’s Top Patient Advocacy Groups
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
New Community Dementia Diagnosis Pilot Brings Assessment Closer To Home
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.
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Alzheimer’s Research Takes its call for Greater Investment to Westminster
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…
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Dementia Deaths Among Women at Highest Level in Five Years
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…
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The Dementia Trust Launches New Impact Accelerator Programme
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…
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New Clinical Fellowships Set to Bring Better Diagnosis and Treatments Closer for People with Dementia
Six new Clinical Fellowships have been announced to help bring cutting-edge dementia research closer to the people who need it most…
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Specialist Dementia Wing Opens to Meet Scotland’s Growing Demand for Complex Care
A new dementia wing designed to support men with complex care needs has opened offering specialist dementia placements unavailable in much of Scotland.
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Scientists Discover Mechanism For Brain Cell Death In Alzheimer’s Disease
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.
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