Opera Will Translate Experiences of Dementia into Powerful Performance
A new research-led opera exploring the nuances and experiences of living with dementia will be staged in English and Welsh in north Wales. The one-act…
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Alzheimer’s
Suffolk Gamer Raises Over £72,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK in 32 Hours
For the last two years, Paul, more popularly known in the gaming world as TheRunningManZ, has completed two sponsored 16-hour live gaming streams raising money…
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Photographer Bunshri Chandaria Launches Artist Book Depicting Dementia Experience at Museum Event
On Sunday 29th January 2023, celebrated photographer Bunshri Chandaria is launching Silent Voice, an artist book which depicts a photographic exploration of dementia, at an…
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Government Sets Out Vision to Reduce Ill Health and Tackle the UK’s Dementia Crisis
Alzheimer’s Research UK has welcomed new government commitments to increase healthy life expectancy and reduce ill-health in the UK, as part of its new Major…
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Vicky Mcclure and Dame Arlene Phillips Join Forces With Alzheimer’s Society to Demand Government Make Dementia a Priority
– Alzheimer’s Society Ambassadors Dame Arlene Phillips and Vicky McClure will today deliver an open letter to PM Rishi Sunak calling for him to urgently…
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US Regulator Grants Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer’s Drug lecanemab
The Food and Drug Administration has approved lecanemab, a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, for use across the US. It’s been less than two years…
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The Alzheimer’s Dementia & Care Show
The Alzheimer’s Dementia & Care Show The Business Design Centre London 3-4 March 2023 The Carer is delighted to announce its media partnership with premier…
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NHS Launches New Dementia Diagnosis Drive
Hundreds more people will be checked for dementia thanks to a new specialist service being trialled across the country, the NHS has announced. Care home…
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Alzheimer’s Society Rolls Out Support Programme with County Football Associations
As part of its partnership with Alzheimer’s Society, The Football Association (FA) has launched permanent support schemes in County FAs, offering help and hope to anyone who…
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APPG on Dementia Responds To Results for Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab
Debbie Abrahams MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, comments on the results for Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab. A paper published on Wednesday 30…
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Alzheimer’s Society Comment on Today’s ‘Breakthrough’ Alzheimer’s Drug
Dr Richard Oakley, Associate Director of Research at Alzheimer’s Society, comments on news surrounding breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab. Today’s (November 30) exciting results offer our…
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Carers Trust Reveals Unpaid Family Carers Financial Hardship
A new survey of carers from across the UK provides a bleak appraisal of how many of the UK’s seven million unpaid family carers have…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Welcomes Government’s Recommitment to Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission
The Government’s recommitment to delivering the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission has been warmly welcomed by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity….
Read more...Alzheimer’s Drug Fails to Slow Decline in Phase III Clinical Trial
The pharmaceutical company Roche has announced that two phase III trials of the potential Alzheimer’s drug gantenerumab did not achieve the goal of slowing clinical…
Read more...Cross-Party MP and Alzheimer’s Society Call on Government to Address Social Care Workforce Crisis
Survey of nearly 2,000 people affected by dementia reveals less than half felt care staff had a good understanding of dementia and one in four…
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