Results from a new study have revealed that care home residents living with dementia displayed signs of memory recall after playing the keyboard, as well…
Read more...An official ceremony has marked the ‘topping out’ of HMT Littlehampton, a brand-new dementia specialist care home in Climping, near the seaside town of Littlehampton,…
Read more...A new survey which polled 4,027 across England has found that one in four people are supporting someone living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society responds to news that the average waiting time from referral to dementia diagnosis has increased to 17.7 weeks. The National Audit of Memory…
Read more...A new report launched by Alzheimer’s Research UK and The Health Policy Partnership, supported by leading UK sporting bodies including the FA, and RFU and…
Read more...Boris Johnson has recommitted to doubling dementia research funding to £160m a year by 2024, as set out in the Government’s 2019 election manifesto. The…
Read more...The use of antipsychotic drugs to people suffering with dementia has increased by over 50% on average in care homes during the pandemic, new research…
Read more...New research suggests that people who develop high ‘cognitive reserve’ by the time they reach 69 years old may reduce their likelihood of memory and…
Read more...Research presented today at the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in San Diego links socioeconomic deprivation, including neighbourhood disadvantages and persistent low wages, to…
Read more...A retired Cornish farmer has been encouraged to pursue his life-long hobby of drawing after staff at his Dorset dementia care home staged an exhibition…
Read more...Researchers in China have found a link between a diet containing ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of developing dementia. The findings were published in…
Read more...Children from Whitefield Primary School in Everton have been busy fund raising to help buy sensory equipment for local people with dementia. The school children…
Read more...New research by the journal Neurology suggests that more mental and physical activity may help to preserve thinking skills of women, more so than men….
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes the publication of the first ever government-led Women’s Health Strategy for England, following the charity’s calls for action to tackle dementia’s…
Read more...Researchers from Sweden have found that people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease had an increased risk of dementia. For people with this form of liver…
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