A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carried out in mice and zebrafish at the University of Cambridge A common feature of these diseases ...

A ground-breaking £20m research centre will develop new technologies to create dementia-friendly ‘Healthy Homes’ and provide insights into how dementia develops. The new Care Research & Technology Centre at Imperial College London joins six national discovery science centres that collectively ...

RESIDENTS and staff have raised hundreds of pounds for a dementia friendly sensory garden at their care home. A 3.5-mile sponsored walk around Carr Ellison Park, in Hebburn, near Newcastle, generated more than £280 in sponsorship. The funds will be ...

A paper published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association found that Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendance among people with dementia in their last year of life is common and is increasing. In recent years, ...

A care provider has partnered up with community services to help pioneer dementia care awareness. Springhill Care Group, based in Accrington, Lancs, has teamed up with members of The Hyndburn Dementia Action Alliance (HDAA), a local association of the national ...

Dulux Trade has been awarded the prestigious Exceptional Contribution to Dementia Care Award at the Dementia, Care and Nursing Home Expo Awards 2019. The Dementia, Care and Nursing Home Expo Awards 2019 celebrate the very best in the world in ...

Research in recent years has shown the benefits of physical exercise with people suffering from dementia or similar illnesses, as it can help to stimulate them and relive stress and boredom. To better support people living with dementia to walk ...

The arts have been shown to affirm dementia care staff skills and confidence, enabling meaningful exchanges with residents that can be creative, ‘in the moment’, spontaneous and improvised. A partnership between Bangor University’s DSDC Wales Research Centre (the research group ...

A dementia unit at a south Shropshire care home has undergone an innovative transformation to provide a more stimulating environment for residents.  Specially designed wall features and doors have been introduced at the 15-bed unit at Stone House in Bishops ...

KNITTING boards are helping elderly residents build their hand strength, hand-to-eye coordination and concentration. The toys, which resemble cross-stitching, are being used at The Beeches Care Home, on Green Lane, Stockton-on-Tees. They were originally designed as an educational and development ...