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…
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Alzheimer’s
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…
Read more...New Report Celebrates Role Of UK Bioscience In Dementia Research
The UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) has today launched the next phase of its Celebrating UK Bioscience campaign to highlight the impact that the UK bioscience…
Read more...Aerobic Exercise May Slow Memory Decline
Neurology: Aerobic exercise and vascular cognitive impairment. A randomized controlled trial. A new interventional trial of exercise has shown a small but significant improvement in…
Read more...Prostate Cancer Treatment Linked To Dementia Risk
New research has highlighted a possible link between a prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and the risk of dementia. The findings are…
Read more...New Research In Mice Hints That A Gene Therapy Holds Potential To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
New research published today this week in the journal of Proceedings of the National Academy, holds potential to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The research shows how…
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Footballers Join Elderly For Alzheimer’s Memory Walk
HARTLEPOOL United players Ben Dudzinski and Jordan Richards joined elderly residents from Queens Meadow Care Home for a charity sponsored walk. The footballers took time…
Read more...Women With Early Memory Problems Have Better Verbal Memory Than Men
A team of researchers from the US has reported that women with early memory problems called mild cognitive impairment (MCI) show better verbal memory then…
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