A Night Of No Sleep Increases Alzheimer’s Marker In Blood
Researchers from Sweden have found that one night of no sleep increases levels of the Alzheimer’s disease biomarker tau in healthy young men. The results…
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Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s Protein Predicts Future Brain Shrinkage
Brain imaging of pathological tau-protein “tangles” reliably predicts the location of future brain atrophy in Alzheimer’s patients a year or more in advance, according to…
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Potential New Alzheimer’s Drug Presented At Clinical Trial Conference
Pharmaceutical company Biogen has presented further analysis from two phase III trials of the potential new Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab. Results were presented at the Clinical…
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Europe-Wide Initiative On Understanding Alzheimer’s Releases First Wave Of Data
A Europe-wide initiative that has been set up to better understand the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease has released data on the subject for the…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Welcomes Tory ‘Dementia Moonshot’ Funding Pledge
Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes the Conservatives’ pledge to double investment in dementia research as a ‘step in the right direction’. Dementia is the leading cause…
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Dedicated Parkrunners Raise Incredible £1.5m For Dementia Research
Alzheimer’s Research UK and parkrun UK are celebrating their partnership passing the milestone of £1.5million raised for pioneering dementia research. Thousands of parkrunners are being…
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Dementia Research Charity Calls On Political Parties To ‘Face Up To The Challenge’
Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling on all political parties to drive forward efforts to find life-changing treatments for dementia – by urging them to commit…
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Dementia Care Costs To Nearly Treble In Next Two Decades
The cost of social care for people with dementia will nearly treble over the next two decades, according a report published today, commissioned by Alzheimer’s…
Read more...Inability To Manage Finances Could Be Alzheimer’s Early Warning Sign
Families with elderly relatives should keep an eye out for signs they are having problems managing their finances, after a study suggested this could be…
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Halted Phase III Clinical Trial For Alzheimer’s Shows Renewed Promise
Pharmaceutical company Biogen announced they plan to file for US marketing approval of the potential Alzheimer’s drug, aducanumab. Aducanumab is an antibody designed to target…
Read more...Eastenders Star Kellie Shirley Takes On Memory Walk Half-Marathon To Beat Dementia For Barbara Windsor
Former EastEnders star Kellie Shirley joined a tide of people in London to unite against dementia at the first ever Memory Walk Marathon and Half-Marathon…
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Virtual Charity Running Event Hits £1million for Dementia Research
Alzheimer’s Research UK’s annual Running Down Dementia virtual challenge has passed the £1million mark after this year’s participants raised more than £300,000 for pioneering dementia…
Read more...Record Year For Alzheimer’s Research UK As Donations Reach £36.7m
Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced another record-breaking year with its total income reaching £38.5 million in 2018/19. This growth in income for the year was…
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Hospice Launches New Dementia Nurse During World Alzheimer’s Month
This September Garden House Hospice Care (GHHC) is supporting World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise dementia awareness and challenge stigma. Every three seconds…
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New Global Dementia Perceptions Report Shows Stigma Still Rife
Alzheimer’s Disease International have published the World Alzheimer Report 2019, a global analysis that suggests that as many two in three people across the world…
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