Actress Emma Barton Fronts Dementia UK’s Biggest Fundraising Event of the Year
This month, Dementia UK celebrity supporter and TV soap star Emma Barton will be inviting supporters across the country to put the kettle on and…
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AHRC Awards Over £100k to Tackle Bonds Between People with Young Onset Dementia
A pioneering new research project, which will address the impact of diagnosis on the bonds between people with young onset dementia and their caregivers using…
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Major New Report Outlines Plan to Harness the Power of Music to Transform Health, Wellbeing and Communities
Music for Dementia and UK Music have joined forces to publish a new report which outlines a blueprint to use music to help improve the…
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Holistic Programme to Help Care Home Residents with Dementia
Five care homes in Wolverhampton are getting a new holistic programme which uses technology to help those suffering with dementia and other diseases. Social-Ability, a…
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The Belmont Becomes Second Dementia Café in Partnership with Worcester Warriors Community Foundation
From the 26th of April, The Belmont care home will become the second venue to host the successful dementia café, which will take place at…
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Personality Traits Linked with Memory and Thinking Problems, Study Suggests
Research from the US suggests that people who are organised and have self-discipline may be less likely to develop mild memory and thinking problems while…
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Music Making Sparks Joy for Dementia Residents
Residents at a dementia care home in Plymouth have been enthusiastically singing along with their favourite songs during a specially arranged pre-Easter visit by Plymouth…
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42 New Alzheimer’s Risk Genes Discovered in Major Study
Researchers have found 42 new risk genes for Alzheimer’s disease. In total, the new international study identified 75 genes that were associated with an increased…
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England Team Played Match in Nameless Shirts to Raise Awareness of Dementia
The England men’s team took to the pitch against Switzerland in nameless shirts at the first ever Alzheimer’s Society International match to raise awareness of…
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Dementia Organisations Fly the Flag for Music as New Study Gets Underway
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has joined forces with Music for Dementia, a national campaign, to highlight music as a positive…
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Care Home Residents Create ‘Enchanted’ Garden
Residents at a Poole care home have turned their wish for a magical enchanted garden into reality. Colten Care’s dedicated dementia care home, The Aldbury,…
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Antibiotic Use in Midlife Associated with Memory and Thinking Decline in Women
Researchers in the US have found that chronic antibiotic use in women during middle age is linked with poorer cognition even seven years later. The…
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Charity Calls on Prime Minister to Convene ‘Dementia Taskforce’ to End Long Wait for Treatments
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has written to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, asking him to convene a new Dementia Medicines…
Read more...Napping Linked with Dementia and Having Dementia also Linked with More Frequent Naps
Scientists in the US have suggested that those who nap more frequently when they get older are more likely to get dementia, but those who…
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Resident Couple at Care Home Celebrate Platinum Wedding Anniversary
A couple living at a Wolverhampton based care home celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Jack and Rita Nicholls were treated to a special party to…
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