Infection That Causes Cold Sores Could Be Linked To Alzheimer’s, Study Suggests
A new study published in BMJ suggests that the herpes simplex virus type 1 could have a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Herpes…
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Dementia
The World Health Organization Extends Global Action Plan on Dementia to 2031
194 Member States of World Health Organisation have now formally adopted an extension to the Global Action Plan on dementia until 2031. As the international…
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Chesterfield Care Home Steps Out in Style for Dementia Action Week
If you happened to be in Chesterfield city centre yesterday, you may have spotted a group of people in colourful and quirky costumes. Curious about…
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Dementia Carers Count at 10 Downing Street
A delegation from Dementia Carers Count handed in a collection of dementia carers’ testimonials to the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer yesterday (May 22). Over…
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Beatlemania Sweeps New Forest Care Home
Music fans at a dementia care home in Lymington rolled up for a magical mystery tour on a Beatles-inspired day of fun. Team members at…
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Global Dementia Emergency: Only One In Five Countries Has A Plan, As Cases Set To Nearly Triple
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) today warns that the world is heading towards a global health crisis, with just 45 (23%) of the World Health Organization’s…
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Dementia UK Launches Second Series Of ‘My Life With Dementia’ Podcast
This Dementia Action Week (19th – 25th May), specialist dementia nursing charity Dementia UK will launch the second series of its podcast ‘My life with…
Read more...CQC Shines a Light on the Challenges That People with Dementia Face
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published a report on the experiences of individuals with dementia interacting with health and social care services, and…
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UK Launch World’s Largest Global Dementia Prevention Research – Open for Online Enrolment
Every three seconds someone in the world develops dementia and the rate is increasing. Billions of dollars have been spent on the search for a…
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Adept Care Homes Announces the Return of ‘The Big Dementia Talk’ for Dementia Action Week 2025
Following the overwhelming success of last year’s inaugural event, Adept Care Homes is proud to announce the return of ‘The Big Dementia Talk’, a virtual…
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Europe-Wide Gene Therapy Trial Being Delivered In Cardiff
A groundbreaking Europe-wide gene therapy trial, delivered in Wales by the Advanced Neurotherapies Centre, funded by Health and Care Research Wales, could potentially stop the…
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Over Half Of People With Dementia Are Either Undiagnosed Or Have No Care Plan
A new publication by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC), supported by the Alzheimer’s Society and the Peter Sowerby Foundation, warns that the nearly one…
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Scotland Says No To Second Alzheimer’s Drug, Donanemab
People with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease in Scotland will not be able to access the drug donanemab on the NHS, after it was rejected for use…
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Watford Care Home Staff Runs London Marathon To Support Dementia UK
Caroline Page, an Administration Assistant at RMBI Care Co. Home Prince Michael of Kent Court, in Watford, has run her first London Marathon to raise…
Read more...Doctors And Hospital Bosses Back Blood Tests To Boost Dementia Diagnosis And Treatment
New blood tests could transform dementia diagnosis – and NHS clinicians are excited by the prospect. With 94% of the UK public saying they would…
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