Rise In Deaths In 2015 Due To Impact Of Dementia And Respiratory Disease
Provisional analysis into a spike in deaths during 2015 has shown that the increase was largely due to deaths from Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and…
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Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s Society Launches 20,000 Reasons To Take Action On Dementia Campaign
The campaign is calling on all political parties to support the 20,000 people estimated to be living with dementia in Northern Ireland. Nearly 7,000 have…
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Coronation Street Director Donates Book Proceeds To Alzheimer’s Research UK
Kay Patrick is self-publishing her first novel this year and has chosen to donate all of her earnings to Alzheimer’s Research UK after her sister…
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Boost In Funding And Awareness For Rare Dementias
Over 40,000 people in the UK develop dementia under the age of 65 and many experience atypical symptoms such as visual disturbances, problems speaking and…
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Stansted World Duty Free Staff Launch £150k Dementia Research Partnership
Staff at World Duty Free in Stansted Airport have helped kick-start a nationwide £150,000 partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK by hosting an ‘Orange Day’ launch….
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Coconut Oil Curing Alzheimer’s?
By Lauren Gill from Corfe Hills School Coconut oil continues to become more and more popular; due to its healthy benefits it seems we like…
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Can Computer Science Solve the Complexities of Neurodegeneration?
A researcher based at UCL (University College London) has been awarded just over £100,000 (USD$150,000) to use complex computer modelling to map the start and…
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Women More Severely Affected By Alzheimer’s Than Men
Women with Alzheimer’s have poorer cognitive abilities than men at the same stage of the disease, reveal academics from the University of Hertfordshire in a…
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Oxford Dementia Scientists To Share Latest Research With The Public
Dementia researchers in Oxford are holding a free public meeting on Saturday 19 March to discuss the latest research findings. The event will involve short…
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Do Know A Caring Hero?
One of the most disappointing and challenging issues facing the industry in my opinion is the constant negative publicity/stories that we read on an almost…
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Cambs MP Sponsors Westminster Exhibition For Alzheimer’s Research UK
Heidi Allen, MP for South Cambridgeshire, has sponsored an exhibition in the upper hall of Westminster to help raise awareness of dementia research with the…
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Head Injury Link To Alzheimer’s Brain Changes
Neurology: Amyloid pathology and axonal injury after brain trauma Researchers in London have found evidence of a hallmark Alzheimer’s disease protein building up in the…
Read more...Seafood Consumption Linked To Lower Levels Of Alzheimer’s Hallmark Features
JAMA: Association of seafood consumption, brain mercury level and APOEɛ4 status with brain neuropathology in older adults A team of scientists in the US has…
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Southampton Scientists Awarded £100k For State-Of-The-Art Equipment
Scientists at the University of Southampton have benefitted from £100k of funding from Alzheimer’s Research UK, the country’s leading dementia research charity. The award is…
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Alzheimer’s Society Responds To The Public Administration And Constitutional Affairs Committee Report On Charity Fundraising
A report out by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has addressed the reasons behind last summer’s charity fundraising scandals. The report found…
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