Dame Judi Dench Backs Call For Government Action On Dementia Diagnosis
Oscar winner and seven-time Academy Award nominee Dame Judi Dench is supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK’s latest campaign – Dementia Unseen – and urging the public…
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ARUK And Cure Parkinson’s Join Forces To Find New Treatments For People Living With Parkinson’s And Dementia
Two of the UK’s leading medical research charities have announced a landmark partnership that could dramatically speed up the development of treatments for millions of…
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Benefits Of 2 Alzheimer’s Treatments Remain Too Small To Justify The Additional Cost To The NHS
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has concluded that the benefits from donanemab (also called Kisunla and made by Eli Lilly) and lecanemab…
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Frank Rothwell Awarded OBE For Charitable Services To Dementia Research
Alzheimer’s Research UK supporter, Frank Rothwell, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for his charitable services to dementia research. The…
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Singing Gives RAF Veteran Living With Dementia A New Lease Of Life
An RAF veteran who is living with dementia is enjoying a new lease of life, thanks to his passion for music. Staff at Royal Star…
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My Choice Healthcare Strengthens Its Presence In Wales With Latest Care Home Acquisition In Powys
Care provider, My Choice Healthcare, has expanded its presence in Powys with the acquisition of The Mountains Care Home, a specialist 50-bed nursing care facility…
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Hope Rises As More Alzheimer’s Drugs Enter Clinical Trials
There are more potential new medicines being tested for Alzheimer’s disease, according to an annual review published today, which reports that 138 drugs are currently…
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Celebrities Launch Alzheimer’s Society’s Forget Me Not Appeal With Striking New Portrait Series
Today (Monday 2 June) dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society, has released a new photography series to launch its 2025 Forget Me Not Appeal which aims to…
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Sleep Problems Could Double Risk Of Dementia In Later Life Research Reveals
People who experience sleep disorders are at greater risk of developing dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions later in life, new research led by Prof Valentina…
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Anchor Care Home Residents Get Creative In Dementia Charity Fundraiser
Residents across Anchor care homes in Yorkshire created their own unique hats to help raise money for a dementia charity. Townend Close (Keighley), The Mill…
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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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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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