Angela Rippon ‘Humbled’ By CBE In New Year’s Honours List
Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador Angela Rippon has been awarded a CBE for services to dementia care in the New Year’s Honours list. Angela has been inspired…
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British Scientists Explore Drug Target Against Neurodegeneration In Mice
A team of researchers from the UK, US and Australia has discovered that chemicals to mimic the action of a chemical messenger called acetylcholine could…
Read more...Statin Use Linked To Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk In People With High Cholesterol
Researchers from the US have reported findings from a study of 399,979 people with high cholesterol aged over 65 showing that statin use is associated…
Read more...Women With Dementia Receive Less Medical Attention, Finds Study
New research by UCL suggests that women with dementia have fewer visits to the GP, receive less health monitoring and take more potentially harmful medication…
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Running Down Dementia Is A Huge Success For Alzheimer’s Research UK
Running Down Dementia challenged participants to run 100km over summer 2016 and raise £100 for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The charity launched the mass participation running…
Read more...Occupational Therapy Doesn’t Slow Loss Of Function In Alzheimer’s
A study by researchers in the US have found that in-home occupational therapy was not able to slow the decline in day-to-day activity experienced by…
Read more...Lilly Alzheimer’s Drug Fails To Show Benefits In Final Stage Clinical Trial
Eli Lilly and Company has announced that their drug solanezumab has failed to meet its primary endpoint of slowing cognitive decline in people with mild…
Read more...Study Shows Decline In Dementia Prevalence In The US
New research has suggested that the prevalence of dementia in the United States has declined in the last decade. The study is published on Monday…
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Lack of Training Affecting Dementia Homecare
An Alzheimer’s Society investigation has exposed a vicious cycle where a lack of dementia training for homecare workers results in intolerable stress for people with…
Read more...New Figures Show Dementia Is Leading Cause Of Death In England And Wales
New figures released by the Office of National Statistics show that for the first time, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are the leading cause of…
Read more...Memory Clinic Referral Criteria May Delay Dementia Diagnosis
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine: General practitioner referrals to memory clinics: are referral criteria delaying the diagnosis of dementia? A comparison of memory…
Read more...Size Of The Brain’s Memory Centre Indicates Risk Of Dementia With Lewy Bodies
A US study of people with mild memory and thinking problems suggests that monitoring the size of a brain structure called the hippocampus could indicate…
Read more...Loneliness May Predict Alzheimer’s Disease, Suggests A New Study
A study suggests people who had high levels of the protein amyloid in their brain were more likely to be classified as lonely. The study…
Read more...Minister Calls On People With Dementia To Share Views In New Survey
A drive to ensure people’s experiences of dementia are heard and acted on has been launched today by care minister David Mowat. People with dementia…
Read more...Resistance Exercise Improves Cognition In People With Early Memory Problems
A trial into the benefits of muscle strengthening exercise and cognitive training has revealed that a programme of resistance exercise can improve cognition in people…
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