Dementia Experts To Hold Free Public Open Day In Cardiff
Ageing and dementia experts in Wales are holding a free public open day in Cardiff to help people understand more about dementia. The event is…
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Leading A Healthier Lifestyle Can Delay Dementia, Disability And Frailty In Later Life
People should be encouraged to stop smoking, be more physically active, reduce their alcohol consumption, and adopt a healthy diet to help lower the risk…
Read more...Care Home Staff Not Receiving Adequate Training In Dementia, Research Finds
Care home staff are not being provided with the training they need to support adults with dementia, joint research by Community Care, the online magazine…
Read more...Line-Up Of Leading Global Dementia Experts Announced For UK’s First Cross Sector International Dementia Conference
Further presentations from specialist architects, nurses and occupational therapists as well as dementia experts from housing, local authorities and care homes www.internationaldementiaconference.co.uk Taking place 3…
Read more...$100m Dementia Discovery Fund Launches To Support Pioneering Research
The Dementia Discovery Fund, a groundbreaking new initiative designed to speed up the discovery and development of new treatments for dementia, has launched after securing…
Read more...Dementia In The Americas Set To Increase From 9.4 Million To Almost 30 Million People By 2050
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) agency for the Americas, has become the first region to adopt a Regional Plan…
Read more...One In Three People Born In 2015 Will Develop Dementia, New Analysis Shows
Alzheimer’s Research UK has renewed its call for urgent action on dementia as new analysis estimates that one in three people born this year will…
Read more...Lord Mayor And TV Star Officially Launch Manchester Dementia Café
The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Cllr Paul Murphy OBE, officially launched a North-Manchester support service for people affected by dementia and signed up to the…
Read more...Accuracy Of Dementia Brain Imaging Must Improve
MRI scans and other tools to detect and diagnose dementia are helpful but not definitive – according to new research from the University of East…
Read more...Awareness Of Memory Loss May Decline Before A Diagnosis Of Dementia, Study Suggests
People who go on to develop dementia may begin to lose awareness of their memory problems two to three years before the diagnosis of the…
Read more...Helping To Bridge The Gap In Support For Family Carers Planning Dementia-Friendly Activities
A new survey has revealed that 70 per cent of family carers who support loved ones or friends living with dementia face challenges when taking…
Read more...Cure For Dementia Moves Forward As Thousands Volunteer For Research
Government ambition to find cure for dementia by 2025 boosted by large rise in people volunteering to take part in research studies. During the last…
Read more...PrimeLife Works with Age UK Training to Roll Out Dementia Focused Training Course
Leading care home group, PrimeLife Ltd, is trialling a new dementia focused training course in several of its UK care homes. Working with Age UK…
Read more...Cure For Dementia Moves Forward As Thousands Of New Volunteers Join The Fight
The Government’s ambition to find a cure for dementia by 2025 has been boosted by a dramatic rise in people volunteering to take part in…
Read more...Research Study To Help Shape Future Of Dementia Care
A study, which will shape the future of education and training around dementia within the NHS, has been launched by health researchers at three Yorkshire…
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