Braintree Care Homes’ Memory Walk Raises Over £1,500 For Alzheimer’s Society
On Saturday 26 September staff and relatives of residents from The New Deanery and St Mary’s Court residential care homes near Braintree, completed a six…
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Alzheimer’s
One In Three People Born In 2015 Will Develop Dementia, New Analysis Shows
Alzheimer’s Research UK has renewed its call for urgent action on dementia as new analysis estimates that one in three people born this year will…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society Calls For The UK To Defeat Dementia Stigma By Becoming Dementia Friends
Nearly 1.3 million people have now joined the biggest social movement of its kind On World Alzheimer’s Day, Alzheimer’s Society is urging the British public…
Read more...New Molecular Test Reveals Biological Age And Could Help Detect Alzheimer’s
A collaborative research team involving scientists at King’s College London, and funded in part by Alzheimer’s Research UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC), has…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Researchers Investigate Diabetes Link
Researchers in Australia have explored possible reasons why people with diabetes are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings suggest that diabetes…
Read more...World Alzheimer Report 2015 Reveals Global Cost Of Dementia Set To Reach US $1 Trillion By 2018
The World Alzheimer Report 2015: ‘The Global Impact of Dementia: An analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and trends’ finds that there are currently around 46.8…
Read more...World Alzheimer Report Shows Global Increase In Dementia Cost And Prevalence
A new report estimates that the number of people affected by dementia worldwide has increased to 46million, with the number expected to reach 74.7m by…
Read more...Devon Scientists to Host Free Dementia Information Day
Leading South West dementia scientists will come together on Thursday 3 September to hold a free public event in Devon to discuss current dementia research….
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society Responds To New Statistics From The HSCIC On Patient-Led Assessments Of The Care Environment
Results of the Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) are published today (Tuesday 11 August 2015) by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)….
Read more...Aberdeen Researcher Secures Funding To Power Much-Needed Dementia Research
A research team based at the University of Aberdeen has secured £15,000 of funding from Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading charity funder of dementia…
Read more...Alzheimer’s The Greatest Concern For Over-60s
Researchers at pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly say its new drug, solanezumab, has been shown to slow the progression of the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease by…
Read more...Exercise Can Have A Positive Effect On Alzheimer’s Disease And Vascular Dementia, Studies Find
Regular physical activity could play a role in protecting the brain from cognitive impairment as well as helping people with dementia to live better. According…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society Comments On The Following Research Presented At The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference Today
Potential new symptomatic therapy for Alzheimer’s disease Use of medication may reduce agitation of people with Alzheimer’s Amyloid brain scans may change Alzheimer’s diagnosis and…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society warns of effect of heat on people with dementia
Alzheimer’s Society is warning that today’s high temperatures could lead to severe health problems among vulnerable people with dementia unless they take special precautions to…
Read more...Table Tennis As A Drug-Free Way To Improve Brain Function In Alzheimer’s Disease
The Bounce Alzheimer’s Therapy (BAT) Foundation, a charity aimed at building awareness in the UK of table tennis as a proactive treatment for Alzheimer’s, are…
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