Award-winning actors Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter named Ambassadors of Alzheimer’s Research UK. Ruth Wilson MBE is one of Britain’s most celebrated actors, having starred…
Read more...Upton Bay care home in Hamworthy has completed a Memory Walk in support of Alzheimer’s world day. The leisurely stroll took place from Upton Bay…
Read more...A new Research Letter published in Palliative Medicine estimates that the palliative care needs of people living with dementia in England and Wales will be…
Read more...Portsdown View care home recently participated in a ‘coffee and cake afternoon’ at Pompey Health & Fitness Club to help raise funds for Dementia UK….
Read more...In honour of World Alzheimer’s Month this September, Care England is highlighting the outstanding contributions of its members in supporting individuals living with dementia across…
Read more...People who are frail or who live with dementia, Alzheimer’s or a condition affecting their mobility all report poorer than average experiences in hospital, according…
Read more...The UK’s medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) – has given the green light for Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab to be sold…
Read more...A new study has revealed that high cholesterol and vision problems substantially impact dementia risk, and that keeping these factors in check could help prevent…
Read more...Europe’s medicines regulator has rejected a marketing request for a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment, saying the risks of the medicine’s side effects. The medicines regulator…
Read more...Record numbers of people are being diagnosed with dementia in England, NHS figures show. Latest data shows a record 487,432 people in England in…
Read more...The Football Association (FA) and Alzheimer’s Society have today announced a further extension to its charity partnership until July 2025. Alzheimer’s Society became the official…
Read more...The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Alzheimer’s drug donanemab (known commercially as Kisunla) for people in the US with confirmed amyloid…
Read more...Dementia UK has delivered an open letter signed by more than 13,000 people to all major UK political party leaders demanding they put dementia on…
Read more...Leading dementia organisations have joined forces to publish a new Dementia manifesto ahead of the General Election on 4th July. This collaboration from Alzheimer Scotland,…
Read more...Researchers based at leading Scottish Universities have received support from Alzheimer’s Research UK, helping them to develop future treatments for dementia. The £100k is part…
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