Dementia UK’s Helpline was recognised and celebrated for its work in providing information, support and advice to improve the lives of families with dementia at the 2019 Helplines Partnership Annual Conference and Awards ceremony. The Helplines Partnership Awards are now ...

Researchers in the US have identified an individual with a genetic mutation that causes Alzheimer’s disease, who did not develop memory problems until three decades after the expected age of onset. The findings of a scientific case study are reported ...

Devonshire Court, RMBI Care Co.’s ‘outstanding’ rated care home in Oadby, Leicestershire, has celebrated the opening of its new leisure mall, designed to “bring the outside in.” The Lifford Mall offers a dementia friendly environment with facilities which include a ...

LifeDementia researchers at University College London (UCL) found that eight-year-olds’ scores on memory and thinking tests predict how they will perform on similar cognitive tests at the age of 70. The findings from the Alzheimer’s Research UK-funded Insight 46 study ...

The Guinness Partnership is proud to announce its support for a new campaign to ensure lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people affected by dementia have their voices heard and can get better access to support and advice services. Working ...

A new survey conducted by care home reviews site, carehome.co.uk, has found nearly two-thirds (59%) of staff working in care homes think it is a good idea to wear pyjamas at night, so people living with dementia know it is ...

Alzheimer’s Research UK is urging people to gear up for a cycling challenge this winter and help leave dementia out in the cold. Cycling Down Dementia challenges supporters to ride either 300 miles (Pioneer), 1,000 miles (Epic) or their own ...

Residents, team members and the local community were thrilled when a generous donation from Dementia Club UK, which is supported by Saracens, led to Carlton Court care home in Barnet being gifted an OM game system, which is an interactive ...

A study of 7,676 ex-professional footballers commissioned by the Football Association (FA) and the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has today revealed that despite a number of health benefits, male former professional Scottish football players were three and half times more ...

Following the recent announcement that Dementia Revolution raised a record-breaking £4 million, Virgin Radio DJ Chris Evans will be running the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 20 October for the campaign. Chris will be joined by Vassos Alexander, Tequila Tash, ...