Blood Test For Tau Protein Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia researchers have found a blood-based marker for the hallmark Alzheimer’s protein, tau, may be able to predict which people without memory and thinking problems
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“A Sector Out Of Options” – Social Care Providers Resort To Offering Care To Fewer People To Manage Spiralling Costs According To Newly Published Report
The number of social care providers who say they have been forced to cut support for vulnerable adults has doubled in the last 12 months
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European Care Home Market Attracts Record Investment
The European healthcare market continues to attract increased investment volumes, with capital targeting the sector having more than doubled since 2015 to €6.5 billion annually,
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Christie & Co’s Business Outlook 2020 Reports Outstanding Year for Care Sector
2019 was an outstanding year in terms of brokerage and advisory activity with their team selling 66% of all the individually transacted care homes in
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Half of Millennials Spend Time with Older Generations Every Week, and Look to Them for Advice
It’s not all bad news this Blue Monday [20 January]. At a time when there are increasing concerns about levels of loneliness among older people
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TV Repeats and Seasonal Songs Can Help People with Dementia
While many of us might get a bit bored of the same old Christmas films, TV repeats and seasonal songs being rolled out each year,
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Scientists Discover Secret of “Supercentenarians”
People that live to be 100 or even older – supercentenarians – may have a specific quirk of their immune systems to thank. That’s according
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Norwich Doctor Raises Awareness of Dementia in Powerful Charity Campaign
Norwich-based clinician and researcher, Prof Michael Hornberger, takes the spotlight in a hard-hitting new charity film, exploring the impact vascular dementia has on the brain.
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Nearly Half of UK Adults Can’t Name a Single Type of Dementia
A new UK-wide poll commissioned by Alzheimer’s Research UK has revealed that nearly half (46%) of UK adults are unable to name a single type
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University of Hertfordshire Leads Research to Enhance Care Home Residents’ Quality of Life
The University of Hertfordshire is leading a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded four-year study to improve how researchers, health and social care
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Can Body Cameras Reduce Violence and Aggression in the Care Industry?
A staggering 71% of care home workers have faced violence and aggression in their workplace, with the most common type of abuse being verbal. In
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People Become More Comfortable Discussing Death as They Get Older, Research Shows
A survey has revealed that people generally become more comfortable discussing death as they get older. The same research also revealed a disparity between the
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Lifestyle Critical Factor In Modifying Alzheimer’s Risk, Studies Show
A study led by researchers in Chicago has explored how our lifestyle choices could influence our risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers analysed health data
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Dementia Experts Identify Gaps Holding Back Potential Treatments
The work, funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, calls for a fresh focus on how research is conducted, including new approaches to clinical trials and incentives
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New Analysis Highlights “Deeply Flawed Assumptions” Behind Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill
New analysis of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill identifies problematic assumptions that could lead to badly implemented law. The analysis of government’s impact assessment identifies a
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