Seaside Memories Spark Joy
Residents at a specialist Wellington dementia care home have been enjoying all the fun of the seaside without the bother of making the journey, thanks…
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Dementia
One in Five People Who Died from COVID-19 During 2020 and 2021 had Dementia
Alzheimer’s Research UK says Government must take greater action to speed up the development and deployment of new dementia treatments after it’s been revealed that…
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Care Home Residents Walk to Windsor to Help Hospice
Residents of a care home strode the equivalent distance from Poole to Windsor Castle to raise money for a local hospice. Colten Care dedicated dementia…
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Dementia Campaigner to be Honoured at the Palace of Westminster
Nicolas Kee Mew, from Hainault, Essex is one of only 25 individuals to be recognised at the Palace of Westminster with the prestigious British Citizen…
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Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Post COVID-19 Danish Researcher Suggests
New research findings presented at a conference suggest that those who had COVID-19 are at increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Researchers from Denmark…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK backs Government Vision for the Future of Clinical Research Delivery
Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes new Government plans to make the UK a world leader in delivering cutting-edge clinical research, but says more must be done…
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£4 Million Prize to Develop Life-Changing Technology for People with Dementia
Alzheimer’s Society, Innovate UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have announced a partnership to launch a new multi-million pound Longitude Prize on Dementia. Opening…
Read more...Computer Approach with Brain Scan Helps Predict Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers from the UK have accurately predicted Alzheimer’s disease using a computerised approach coupled with MRI brain scans. The scientific journal Nature Communications Medicine published…
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Gwynedd Council Pays £44,500 Care Home Fee Arrears After High Court Bailiff Threat
A Gwynedd care home boss who took a council to court over unpaid fee arrears has accused the authority of blocking families from accessing specialist…
Read more...Single Brain Scan Can Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
A single MRI scan of the brain could be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research by Imperial College London. The research uses…
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Sponsored Walk Raises Awareness About Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Staff at Moorgate Hollow Care Home in Rotherham have helped raise awareness of dementia with a sponsored walk around a country park, while in fancy…
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FA Helps to Net Hundreds for Alzheimer’s Society with Charity Tournament
The Football Association (FA) hosted an inaugural mixed six-a-side tournament in Battersea, with teams from the Premier League, English Football League Trust, DCMS, Football Foundation…
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Heart Conditions Linked with an Increased Risk of Dementia
Researchers have found those with heart conditions have an increased risk of dementia, even when they accounted for the impact of genetics. Alzheimer’s Research UK…
Read more...Social Isolation Linked to Lower Brain Volume and Higher Dementia Risk
Researchers from China and the UK have found that social isolation, but not loneliness, is linked to lower brain volume in regions associated with cognition…
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Dundee Researcher Receives £235k Funding Boost for Dementia Science
A Scottish researcher based at the University of Dundee has received £235,000 to investigate how changes to the barrier between the blood supply and the…
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