Alzheimer Daily Nutritional Drink Fails To Meet “Success Criteria”
The full results from the European LipiDiDiet clinical trial has been published online in The Lancet Neurology today. The trial tested whether a daily medical…
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Alzheimer’s
Study Shows Alzheimer’s Protein Passing from Blood to Brain in Mice
Scientists in China collaborating with the University of British Columbia, have found for the first time that amyloid present in a brain can trigger features…
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Desperate Plea for Funds to Tackle Health and Care Crisis Made by Coalition
A last desperate plea for additional funds to tackle the growing crisis in health and care services ahead of next month’s Budget is being made…
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Memory Walk for Care Home Resident with Dementia
A CARE home resident with dementia has helped raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society by taking part in a three-mile memory walk. Audrey Bracewell, who…
Read more...Lack Of Care Home Choice Leave Families ‘Settling’ For Inadequate Places – Alzheimer’s Society Comment
New research by Which? has found that almost half of people (48%) who had arranged care for themselves or a loved one said there weren’t any places…
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LSD1 Gene Linked To Alzheimer’s And Frontotemporal Dementia
Researchers in the US have found that a protein called Lysine specific histone demethylase (LSD1) could protect against neurodegeneration in mice, and suggest that its…
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Ruth Langsford Unites with 3,000 People at Surrey Memory Walk
Strictly Come Dancing star Ruth Langsford took a break from the dancefloor to join 3,000 people who united against dementia at an Alzheimer’s Society Memory…
Read more...New Research Finds Brain Scan Can Identify Early Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers in New Mexico and Croatia have tested a non-invasive brain scanning technique known as magnetoencephalography, or MEG, as an early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease. The results…
Read more...Lyca Group To Raise Vital Funds And Awareness For Alzheimer’s Research UK
Lyca Group has pledged to donate £100,000 to Alzheimer’s Research UK to kick-off a year-long charity partnership and to raise awareness of dementia among black,…
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Global Experts Seek To End Damaging Dementia Psychosis Cycle
A new research report calls for a change in approach in the treatment of psychosis in dementia, to find alternatives to highly damaging antipsychotics. Up…
Read more...Set-Back For Alzheimer’s Drug In Final Stage Trial
Pharmaceutical company Axovant Sciences has today announced that their drug RVT-101 (also known as intepirdine) has failed to produce a benefit to people living with…
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Survey Reveals A Severe Lack Of Support For Carers Supporting People With Alzheimer’s
A recent survey conducted by Hales Care has found that 65 percent of UK carers have suffered emotional and mental health problems themselves whilst caring…
Read more...Ricoh Joins Fight Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Ricoh is tackling dementia through a pan-European partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK. The partnership will see Ricoh and Alzheimer’s Research UK co-produce a number of…
Read more...Research Suggests Playing Football Before Age 12 Could Have Long-Term Health Effects
Research suggests that playing American football before the age of 12 may have long-term consequences for players’ mood and behaviour. The study is published today…
Read more...Deaths From Alzheimer’s Disease In Scotland Increase By 33.4% In One Year
Deaths from Alzheimer’s in Scotland have soared by 33.4% in a year, according to new statistics released by the National Records of Scotland today. Provisional…
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