A new report released by Alzheimer’s Research UK highlights the unique challenges faced by carers of people with dementia. There are almost 700,000 people in…
Read more...Researchers based in Denmark set out to understand the impact of alcohol on the lives of people living with Alzheimer’s disease. They followed 321 people…
Read more...The Bank of England, the central bank of the United Kingdom, have raised an incredible £49,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK after staff voted them one…
Read more...How fast older people walk may be related to the amount of amyloid they have built up in their brains, even if they don’t yet…
Read more...Giving up smoking could help reverse the harmful effects it has on the brain, according to recent research from the Disconnected Mind study at University…
Read more...A comprehensive new resource to support health and social care staff and educators who work with people living with dementia and their carers has been…
Read more...Benzodiazepines and related drugs are initiated frequently in persons with Alzheimer’s disease already before the diagnosis, and their use becomes even more common after the…
Read more...Traces of fungus have been discovered in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, a study published today (Thursday 15 October 2015) in Nature’s journal…
Read more...Vivien Hunot, from Maresfield, East Sussex, is nearing the halfway stage of a unique challenge, which is raising funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK. The retired…
Read more...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…
Read more...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...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...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...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...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…
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