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…
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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…
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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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Musical Memory Group Launches In The Borders
LOCAL people in the Borders are being invited to take a dance down memory lane at a new reminiscence group. Bield’s Turnbull Court in Duns…
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Innovative Technology Improving Care Outcomes For Alzheimer’s Patients In Maidstone Hospital
To coincide with World Alzheimer’s Day this Saturday, and the one-year anniversary of the launch of RemindMeCare at Maidstone Hospital in 2018, Bluebird Care Maidstone has announced that the trial has been a…
Read more...Samuel L. Jackson Stars In Powerful Dementia Campaign
Alzheimer’s Research UK has joined forces with Samuel L. Jackson to battle the serious misconception that dementia is an inevitability of old age. The ‘#ShareTheOrange’…
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Borough Care Marking World Alzheimer’s Month
Borough Care is marking World Alzheimer’s Month, as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia affect many of its residents. September 2019 marks the 8th World…
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ADI Launches ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia’ Global Campaign For World Alzheimer’s Month
This September, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) launches a global campaign under the theme of ‘Let’s Talk About Dementia’ for World Alzheimer’s Month. Every September, World…
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We Salute You, Captain Glass
Captain Duncan Glass retires after ten years as Chairman of The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society After a decade at the helm as Chairman of Trustees…
Read more...£250m In AI Could Help Improve Diagnosis For People With Dementia
Alzheimer’s Research UK is has welcomed news from the Department of Health and Social Care that £250m will be invested toward artificial intelligence to improve diagnosis for…
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