Elves-Ey-Bodies’ Helping For Alzheimer’s Society
From the youngest to the oldest, Stocks Hall, Ormskirk’s Home, Santa and his team, worked very hard raising money for charity recently. Elf Day held…
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Alzheimer’s
Study Suggests Links Between Hearing Loss And Dementia – Alzheimer’s Society Comment
A study published yesterday (7 December) has suggested that hearing loss could be a risk factor for cognitive decline or dementia. The researchers, based at…
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Dementia Charity Calls On Government To Include Condition In Future Life Sciences Plans
Alzheimer’s Research UK is asking the government to give more priority to dementia as plans develop to support the Life Sciences sector. The Sector Deal…
Read more...Dementia-Friendly Heritage Guide Launches At Hampton Court Palace
Guide to making heritage more dementia-friendly launched with support of Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador Sir Tony Robinson. In an industry first, heritage sites across the country…
Read more...Frailty Associated With Greater Dementia Risk
Researchers at the University College of London (UCL) have studied the effect of frailty on the risk of developing dementia. The study found an association…
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Think Twice if You’re Dealing with Tricky Customers This International Day for Tolerance (Thurs 16 Nov)
South West care charity Milestones Trust offers tips for talking to people with dementia A South West care home charity is calling on people to…
Read more...Memory Brain Areas Particularly Vulnerable To Reduced Blood Flow
A new study from researchers in the US suggests that older people whose hearts pump less blood have reduced blood flow in areas of the…
Read more...Government Plan For New Treatments Welcomed By Alzheimer’s Research UK
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has welcomed a government plan to speed up the way new treatments are introduced on the…
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Mental Health Detention Applications Reach Record Level, Alzheimer’s Society Comments
The number of applications to detain people with mental health issues, dementia or learning difficulties for their own safety has reached the highest level on record. The…
Read more...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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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…
Read more...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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